Technology and Digital Use Policy

Socrates Preparatory School uses computers, computer software, the Internet and other electronic and digital platforms to support learning and to enhance instruction. Therefore, each student is REQUIRED to have a working laptop computer. The Internet allows our students to communicate with other students and professionals around the world, visit electronic libraries, research a variety of subjects, take online classes, and participate in special projects with students from all points on the globe. The use of computer software and networks allows students to experience learning from a technological standpoint. The objective is to promote educational excellence in school by facilitating resource sharing, innovation and high-tech communication. The use of technology will benefit all students as they prepare to enter an ever-increasingly technological industry and society.

While such wide-ranging access to the Internet provides great benefits, it also entails great responsibility on the behalf of all users in order to protect the integrity of the network and system for both Socrates Preparatory School and the individual students and teachers. The students are expected to follow all guidelines stated below, as well as verbal instructions of the faculty, and to demonstrate ethical behavior of the highest order in using computers, laptops, computer software, the Internet, and other electronics at the school.