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Computer Lab Rules

The document outlines 17 rules for students to follow when using computers in the classroom lab. The rules include: 1) focusing attention on the teacher rather than computer screens, 2) turning off monitors when instructed, 3) only accessing approved websites, 4) no food or drinks around computers, 5) washing hands before use to prevent dirty keyboards, and 6) only using assigned computers. The rules are intended to minimize distractions and prevent damage to equipment.

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Computer Lab Rules

The document outlines 17 rules for students to follow when using computers in the classroom lab. The rules include: 1) focusing attention on the teacher rather than computer screens, 2) turning off monitors when instructed, 3) only accessing approved websites, 4) no food or drinks around computers, 5) washing hands before use to prevent dirty keyboards, and 6) only using assigned computers. The rules are intended to minimize distractions and prevent damage to equipment.

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Computer Lab Rules

1. Eyes On The Speaker


It is so frustrating when you start speaking and … the whole class
keep clicking away at their screen. For some reason, computers are
just so addictive for students. They will be so engrossed in their task
that they totally ignore your voice.

2. Turn Monitors Off When Asked


Another way of reinforcing the “Pay attention to your teacher!” rule is
to make all the students turn their monitors off when you’re giving
instructions or having a class discussion. When monitors go black, the
computer stops being a distraction. It’s rendered impossible to use.

3. No Going On Websites That Are Not


Approved
This rule can be a catch-all for preventing the distractions of endless
(and unrelated) internet searches. So, instead, consider a list of
websites that you don’t want your students to use, such as: Social
Media Websites, Gaming Websites and Sites Unrelated to the Task.

4. No Food Or Drinks
I actually like letting my students have food and drinks in class. I
usually approve of drink bottles on the desk to sustain hydration and
general health. But I don’t let students have food and drinks around
technology – ever.

5. Wash Your Hands Before Using The


Computer
Students walk into the classroom with dirty, sticky and snooty
hands all the time. This is especially true of classes that take place
straight after a lunch break.
No one wants sticky keyboard that, so one or later, will end up with
with broken and useless keys.
6. Only Use Your Assigned Computer
It can get really frustrating when students keep jumping back and forth
all around the classroom trying to find the “best” or “fastest”computer.

7. Don’t Change The Settings


Ever logged onto a computer and realized… damnit, a student has
changed the computer’s default language is now Russian.

8. Ask Permission To Download


This rule is a catch-all for preventing all bad downloads. It prevents
downloading of viruses, software, different browser versions, updates,
etc. etc. etc.

9. Save Often
A diligent student has created an interactive presentation. Then that
generic 15 year old boy suddenly had an insane compulsion to unplug
her computer from the wall.
10. Ask Permission To Print
Ever had a student try to print one page but … oh no, they printed the
same page 100 times!?I have trained my students to put their hands
up whenever they want to print. It saves paper, ink, time, and
frustration.

11. Report Bad Behavior


You don’t want your students to be endless tattle tales.

But you also want your students to be diligent and help you enforce a
positive classroom culture with high expectation.A part of the
collective positive culture is to have a no tolerance for bad behavior
and to reinforce that it’s our collective civic duty to police it. As a
group. As a team.

12. Keep Passwords Secret


Like: “did you hear about the one where Student X downloaded a
malicious virus when they were logged on to Student Y’s account?
Student Y got suspended from school for it!!!”
The moral of the story is, simply, you can have your identity stolen. Do
you really want that?
13. Log Off Before Leaving
Reinforce to students that logging off is necessary for protecting your
identity.
I usually spend the first two months of the year doing a very explicit,
guided ‘Log-Off’ task. I end the class 5 minutes early to give time for
saving files and logging off. 

14. Do Not Remove Anything From The Lab


Computer labs are full of very valuable items.

Even things that might appear not to matter may be important. It might
be a poster or even a post-it note someone has left on a computer
from a previous lesson. But, because computer labs are shared by so
many people in the school community, it’s important to leave things
where you found them.

15. Wait For Permission To Log On


students run into the classroom, boot up their computers, and they’re
off and away fiddling around on their screens.

This is a sure fire way to lose your class before it even begins!

In my classes, students enter in an orderly fashion, sit at their


computer desks, and wait for instructions.

16. Turn The Volume To Mute


The minute music starts playing, the whole class is distracted!.
Students are therefore asked to mute their computers at all times.

17. Do Not Install New Software


You would think this was common sense. But I can’t count the amount
of times a student has downloaded a different type of web browser to
change the interface up … or downloaded a .docx to .pdf conversion
app. Who knows how many viruses that thing’s got on it

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