| Feature | Uses
(likely encouraged/ allowed) | Abuse (likely disallowed) |
Cellular voice calls
Note: Avoid ear contact and use headset or handsfree | - Calling an external expert or outside agency to find information
- Allowing students to leave voicemail reminders for themselves about school work
- ESL oral language practice via telephone
| Taking personal calls in class. |
| Still Camera | - Taking picture of class notes for personal use
- Capturing group work for projection to class
- Send photos (e.g., art work) to email or another phone or a picasa web album for peer/teacher feedback
- Taking photos of student work for reflection, goal-setting, sharing at student-led conferences
| - Taking photos of anyone without permission
- Sharing any photo anywhere without written permission
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| Video Camera | - Media work (e.g., interview)
- Record demonstrations, inquiries, projects, performances for self-reflection, peer/teacher feedback, use in student-led conferences
- Recording science experiments, especially those where students need to time something quick
| - Recording “gotcha" video
- Sharing any video anywhere without written permission
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| Audio recording and files | - Documenting evidence of conversations (e.g., student-teacher conference)
- Recording music performances for self-reflection
- Managing audio files for music, communications technology classes
| - Recording somebody speaking without their permission
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| Browser | - Web-based apps to work on an assignment
- Reference (instructional videos, dictionary, wikipedia, ebooks, etc.)
- Access to library services digital media
| - Getting distracted by social sites (e.g., Facebook)
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