District 146 has made a significant commitment to technology and provides these resources to its students, staff, School Board members, and volunteers for educational and other appropriate professional activities. The goal in providing these resources is to develop thoughtful and responsible users of technology by promoting educational excellence and fostering high quality personal learning. District 146 firmly believes that technology resources, including the use of the Internet, are of great importance in today’s environment. At the same time, the District recognizes the need to develop guidelines in relation to the use of these resources.To this end, the following acceptable practice guidelines have been developed to protect District 146’s investment in technology and to inform users of appropriate and responsible usage. Since access to the technology resources of District 146 is a privilege and not an entitlement or right, these guidelines are provided so that users are aware of the responsibilities they are about to acquire.