Class Agreement Starter: Screen-Time & Device Rules

This editable template helps teachers create simple classroom rules for using devices, screens, and digital tools responsibly.

Purpose

A class agreement helps students understand when, why, and how devices should be used for learning. It also supports safety, attention, respect, and fair access.

  • Reduce distraction during learning.
  • Protect student privacy and wellbeing.
  • Encourage respectful and responsible device use.
  • Make expectations clear before problems occur.
How to Use This Template
  1. Read the sample rules with your students.
  2. Ask students which rules are most important for their class.
  3. Edit the rules to fit your classroom context.
  4. Agree on 5–7 final rules together.
  5. Display the agreement and review it before digital lessons.
Editable Class Agreement Template

Class: ____________________________

Date: ____________________________

Teacher: ____________________________

Use devices for learning

We use phones, tablets, laptops, panels, and computers only for the learning task given by the teacher.

Follow screen-time signals

When the teacher says “screens down,” “eyes here,” or “pause,” we stop using the device and pay attention.

Protect privacy

We do not share anyone’s photo, video, name, marks, address, password, or private message without permission.

Ask before recording or sharing

We ask the teacher before taking photos, recording audio or video, or sharing class materials online.

Be respectful online

We write polite messages, do not tease or insult others, and report hurtful or unsafe content to the teacher.

Share devices fairly

If devices are shared, everyone gets a turn and no one changes another person’s work without permission.

Leave devices ready for the next user

We save work properly, close files, log out of accounts, and handle devices carefully.

Quick Classroom Discussion
  1. Which rule will help us learn better?
  2. Which rule will help us stay safe?
  3. What should happen if someone forgets a rule?
  4. How can we remind each other respectfully?

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⤕⤕āĨā¤ˇā¤ž: ____________________________

ā¤Žā¤ŋ⤤ā¤ŋ: ____________________________

ā¤ļā¤ŋ⤕āĨā¤ˇā¤•: ____________________________

⤉ā¤Ē⤕⤰⤪ ⤏ā¤ŋā¤•ā¤žā¤‡ā¤•ā¤ž ā¤˛ā¤žā¤—ā¤ŋ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤— ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨ‡

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⤏āĨā¤•āĨā¤°ā¤ŋ⤍ ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ā¤•ā¤ž ⤏⤂⤕āĨ‡ā¤¤ ā¤Ēā¤žā¤˛ā¤¨ā¤ž ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨ‡

ā¤ļā¤ŋ⤕āĨā¤ˇā¤•⤞āĨ‡ “screens down”, “eyes here” ā¤ĩā¤ž “pause” ⤭⤍āĨā¤¨āĨā¤šāĨā¤ā¤Ļā¤ž ā¤šā¤žā¤ŽāĨ€ ⤉ā¤Ē⤕⤰⤪ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤— ⤰āĨ‹ā¤•āĨā¤›āĨŒā¤ ⤰ ⤧āĨā¤¯ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤Ļā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤›āĨŒā¤āĨ¤

⤗āĨ‹ā¤Ē⤍āĨ€ā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ⤏⤂⤰⤕āĨā¤ˇā¤Ŗ ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨ‡

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⤰āĨ‡ā¤•⤰āĨā¤Ą ā¤ĩā¤ž ā¤ļāĨ‡ā¤¯ā¤° ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨā¤…ā¤˜ā¤ŋ ⤅⤍āĨā¤Žā¤¤ā¤ŋ ⤞ā¤ŋ⤍āĨ‡

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ā¤…ā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤žā¤‡ā¤¨ā¤Žā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤ŽāĨā¤Žā¤žā¤¨ā¤œā¤¨ā¤• ā¤ĩāĨā¤¯ā¤ĩā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨ‡

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⤉ā¤Ē⤕⤰⤪ ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤žā¤¨ ⤰āĨ‚ā¤Ēā¤Žā¤ž ā¤Ŧā¤žā¤ā¤ĄāĨ‡ā¤° ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤— ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨ‡

⤉ā¤Ē⤕⤰⤪ ā¤¸ā¤žā¤ā¤ž ⤗⤰āĨā¤Ļā¤ž ⤏ā¤ŦāĨˆā¤˛ā¤žā¤ˆ ā¤Ēā¤žā¤˛āĨ‹ ā¤Ļā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤›āĨŒā¤ ⤰ ⤅⤍āĨā¤Žā¤¤ā¤ŋ ā¤Ŧā¤ŋā¤¨ā¤ž ⤅⤰āĨ‚⤕āĨ‹ ā¤•ā¤žā¤Ž ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ŋā¤ĩ⤰āĨā¤¤ā¤¨ ⤗⤰āĨā¤ĻāĨˆā¤¨āĨŒā¤āĨ¤

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⤛āĨ‹ā¤ŸāĨ‹ ⤕⤕āĨā¤ˇā¤žā¤—⤤ ⤛⤞ā¤Ģ⤞
  1. ⤕āĨā¤¨ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Žā¤˛āĨ‡ ā¤šā¤žā¤ŽāĨ€ā¤˛ā¤žā¤ˆ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ŽāĨā¤°āĨ‹ā¤¸ā¤ā¤— ⤏ā¤ŋ⤕āĨā¤¨ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤— ⤗⤰āĨā¤›?
  2. ⤕āĨā¤¨ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Žā¤˛āĨ‡ ā¤šā¤žā¤ŽāĨ€ā¤˛ā¤žā¤ˆ ⤏āĨā¤°ā¤•āĨā¤ˇā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤–āĨā¤›?
  3. ⤕⤏āĨˆā¤˛āĨ‡ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž ā¤Ŧā¤ŋ⤰āĨā¤¸ā¤ŋ⤝āĨ‹ ⤭⤍āĨ‡ ⤕āĨ‡ ⤗⤰āĨā¤¨āĨā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤›?
  4. ā¤šā¤žā¤ŽāĨ€ ā¤ā¤•â€“ā¤…ā¤°āĨā¤•ā¤žā¤˛ā¤žā¤ˆ ā¤¸ā¤ŽāĨā¤Žā¤žā¤¨ā¤œā¤¨ā¤• ⤤⤰ā¤ŋā¤•ā¤žā¤˛āĨ‡ ⤕⤏⤰āĨ€ ā¤¸ā¤ŽāĨā¤ā¤žā¤‰ā¤¨ ⤏⤕āĨā¤›āĨŒā¤?
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