Bandwidth Management: Firewall technology has been installed to monitor and control traffic flow on our internet connection. This technology ensures the bulk of our internet traffic is devoted to educational use. It does this by limiting the bandwidth consumed by online gaming and user-to-user file sharing. Students should make no effort to circumvent this technology. Internet Connection Termination: If a student is found subverting our safeguards and using large amounts of bandwidth, their internet connection can be terminated or restricted without notice. To restore their internet privileges, students will need to seek out a member of the IT Department and explain their conduct. Internal Network Security: A computer firewall sits between our network and the internet to protect our computers from outside hackers. Students should, in no way, try to subvert this security or provide others with a means of attacking our network.
Expectations for Online Conduct Email and Edsby Accounts: School-provided email accounts are made available to students during their career at St. Anne’s School. Once students leave the school, their Outlook email, Office 365, and Edsby accounts are deleted. Students should have a separate outside email account to register for personal online services. Email Etiquette: Students should always follow email etiquette. Failure to do so could result in the restriction of Edsby messenger and Outlook email privileges. Behaviour Expectations: Using the internet, email, text messaging, and other social media platforms to intimidate, threaten, exclude, put down, mock, or spread rumours about someone is unacceptable behaviour. Students should not assume another person’s identity online, impersonate another person as the author of content or messages posted on the internet, or post inappropriate material that one or more individuals may access. The administration will investigate students engaging in online behaviour that breaches the school’s Code of Conduct, Mutual Respect Policy, or negatively impacts the school community. Students may face disciplinary consequences for their actions. Our Domain: Students must be conscious that all communication from the school includes the St. Anne’s School internet domain name of stannes.ca; thus, they involve the school in all their communication. Conferences, Teams, and Groups: Be aware that community standards apply to class, group, and chat messages. Do not let the tone of classes, teams, or groups get out of hand. Students and teachers moderate most classes, teams, and groups. Responsibility: Students are responsible for messages sent using their account, whether they wrote them or not. Suspensions: If a student’s email is suspended, they cannot use another user’s account. Attachments: Do not send games, hacking utilities, pornography, or any unacceptable material via email or through conferences, teams, or groups (executable text, sound, image, or video). Large Attachments: Avoid sending large files as this may fill up your and others’ email storage quotas. Sharing large files with teachers through MS Teams file uploads is a good option. Academic & Personal Use Only: Your email account is provided for your academic use. You should not use your account for commercial, personal, or illegal activities. 32
