Task for bachelor degree students for creating appropriate use policies for schools from diverse backgrounds and contexts in Namibia.

1. Creating Appropriate Use
Policy for Schools in Namibia
Catering for School Diversity

2. Introduction
1. What is an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)?
 It is a set of guidelines and principles that govern the use of digital facilities and
equipment at a school.
2. What is the purpose of an AUP?
 To keep learners and staff safe on the Internet;
 To control learners’ and staff’s use of the Internet without harming others nor
negatively affecting school’s mandate;
 To promote ethical uses of digital facilities for learning & teaching purposes.
3. Why do Namibian schools need AUPs?
 Schools are using ICTs and therefore need guidelines on how to regulate their use to
ensure they are appropriately used for learning purposes.
4. Why do different schools need different policies?
 Because the digital circumstances of each school are different and the policy should
speak to their unique realities.

3. AUP Task Procedure
1. Read through the Appropriate Use Policy examples given and familiarize
yourself with the content and structure
2. Understand the profile of the school category assigned to you
3. Brainstorm individually and later as a group to gather ideas of
technology use guidelines for the school type assigned
4. Draft the AUP policy
5. Share the draft with the lecturer & colleagues (PowerPoint): on the 19
September 2016 during practical class
6. Use the feedback given to finalize the policy
7. Share the policy on Moodle (group submission folder would be created)

4. Category A
• Broadband
Internet
• Wireless
Internet
• 2 or more
computer labs
• BYOD allowed
4 teachers &
learners
• Internet
accessible on
ODs
Category B
• Broadband
and wireless
Internet
• 1 or 2
computer labs
• BYOD 4
teachers only.
• Teachers’ ODs
can be
connected to
Internet
Category C
• Only
Broadband
Internet
• 1 computer
lab with no
Internet
• BYOD for
teachers only
• Teachers’ ODs
cannot be
connected to
Internet
Category D
• No Internet
• No computer
lab
• 1-3 computers
for admin
purposes
• Computers
used mainly
by secretary,
Principal &
computer few
savvy teachers
Category E
• No electricity
• No computers
• No Internet
• Teachers may
bring ODs
power
charged
elsewhere
• School relies
on outside
support for
ICTs
School Digital Profile Categories in Namibia

5. Group Allocation
Category A
• Hilde &
Maggy
• Rosalie &
Elbury
Category B
• Claudia &
Karolina
• Hans &
Tulonga
Category C
• Selma &
Kun-Hilde
• John &
Musenge
Category D
• Queen &
Lucas
• Nangula
&
Johannes
Category E
• Jonas &
Olavi
• Alina &
Naemi