4.+Permissions+and+Safety+Letters

[|Purdue Online Writing Lab on APA]



= Permission to Blog and Safety Statement: =

Dear students, welcome to CMST 200 (Speech). Unlike many of your other classes in this class we will use many online multimedia tools to help you critique your speeches and collaborate on group projects; something that I believe is befitting of a modern Communication course. All the tools we will be using are free and accessible on the class Learning Space http://speechlearningspace1.wikispaces.com/. Students will not only be provided tools for conducting and editing their speeches but will be expected to contribute to class discussions and turn in homework and in-class assignments using the readers and outlines provided on the speech learning space. With this being the case, it will be required that students use the internet to access these tools.

The tools presented on the class Learning Space are all safe, previously reviewed applications, and the Wikispace that has been used to create the Learning Space is also a safe learning environment accessible only by the class. While this is the case, with the web being as it is there is the potential for people to access and abuse the tools and sites presented here for educational purposes and there is some risk in their use. This document is a signed agreement that use of the tools and class Wikispace will be for constructive educational purposes only, and that breach of these terms of agreement could potentially constitute failure of the class or expulsion from the university.

Furthermore, due to the collaborative nature of many of the assignments and the need to access materials for reference on speech outlines, in signing this document the student is acknowledging that all work presented in this class is their own and in cases where needed they will reference material used in contribution to their ideas according to APA 6th edition format and following the Copyright and Fair Use PDF attached to the class learning pace.

Permission is required to display photos or work of a student. Teachers and students will endeavor to withhold personal information including full names, addresses and email addresses. I have read and understood these class web use terms and conditions; and agree to uphold them to the furthest extent possible.

Student Name (Print):

Student's signature:

Parent or Guardian’s signature (if student is under 18 years of age):

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