Thursday, March 27, 2008

Week Twelve - Part #1 Internet Safety

Children’s Internet Protection Act (2000)

RESOURCES: WEB SITES
CyberSmart – Online Professional Development and Curriculum
Surf Swell Island: Adventures in Internet Safety (Disney)
SafeKids.com
SafeTeens.com
A Parent’s Guide to Online Safety: Ages & Stages (Mircosoft)
STOP Cyberbullying
Pacer Center's Kids Against Bullying

RESOURCES: ARTICLES
"'She Used to be Pretty': Schoolyard Harassment Goes Online" by K. Noonon (2007)
"ABC's of Bullying Prevention" by K. Stone (2006)
"Throwing Sticks and Stones in Cyberspace" -- WA State Law - 2007 Senate Bill Report
"As bullies go high-tech, lawmakers say schools should be fighting back" Seattle Times (2007)
"Educator's Guide to Cyberbullying: Addressing the Harm Caused by Online Social Cruelty" by N. Willard
"Cyber intimidation and the art of bullying" (2007)
"Preventing another Julie Amero Tradegy" N. Willard (2007)

RESOURCES: SOFTWARE & OPTIONS
iSAFE - Internet Safety Instruction iSAFE statistics
Websense – School & Library Internet Filtering Software
iProtectYou – Web Filtering Software
NetNanny
Safe Search Engines Google Safe & Yahoo SafeSearch

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES
K-20 Network Acceptable Use Policy
Sample AUP from OSPI
Mt. Baker School District

In Class Project: Use a metacrawler search engine (Clusty, Kart00, Mamma, Dogpile, Metacrawler) to search for the "Acceptable Use Policy" in the school (or district) where you are doing your observation or at the high school you attended. What does the policy cover? What will be your responsibility as a teacher if you teach in this school district?

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