Q:
What
is Internet safety?
A:
Internet safety, in the context of classroom education, are the
precautions taken to protect students’ privacy, to protect them from
exposure to inappropriate sites, and to educate and prepare students on
how to appropriately “surf” the Internet.
Q:
Why should we let students go online during school?
A:
I’ll borrow a quote from Parry Aftab, a lawyer who is very involved in
developing cyber safety issues and the author of The Parent’s Guide
to Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace, who states “The Internet
isn’t optional anymore---it’s essential to our children’s futures (p.1). The Internet should
be used in education when it is “worth” it, meaning it allows us to do
something we couldn’t do before or it allows us to do something better
than we could before. The
Internet creates engaging activities, increases productivity, swells
resources, and expands horizons beyond the typical school boundaries.
STUDENTS,
Each of you will be receiving a copy of the School’s AUP (Acceptable Use
Policy) and signing it before you will be able to use the Internet in
school. Your parents will also be receiving a copy; please review it
together.
PARENTS,
You will receive a copy of your child’s school AUP (Acceptable Use
Policy). Please review this
with them and utilize the following resources at home.
Remember, Internet safety should be practiced at home as well as at
school.
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