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Teacher Spot
InternetSafety Newsletter
Technology is used in our classroom
as a tool to enhance your child’s learning
experience. It is an invaluable resource but
we need to teach students safe practices and
the importance of being aware.
I believe parents and educators
should work as a team to ensure their
children are protected from harmful
experiences on the Internet.
I’m asking for your participation and
input. We are partners in protecting yourchildren from access to inappropriate
information, predators, and a new form of
harassment known as cyber bullying.
This form of harassment takes place
with students as young as eight, but it can
get particularly cruel with adolescents.
Since your child is a teenager, cyber
bullying is a relevant topic you need to be
aware of.
We need to teach children to be safe
and smart they need to be aware of
predators who befriend young people in chat
rooms or other social networking sites.!emind your child to never give out their
personal information"
#y obligation as your child’s teacher
is to be proactive when they are on the
Internet. We oversee all activities guiding,
communicating and supervising.
The $cceptable Use Policy (AUP)
clarifies rules and expectations. %othstudents and parents are re&uired to read and
sign this policy. This document provides
guidelines for your child to learn about what
is safe and appropriate.
$ll public schools use filtering to control
what students are able to access. It’s highly
recommended that parents do the same with
the computers in their home.
Safeguards such as filtering and
f irewalls provide a balance between
freedom and protection. 'iltering blocks
access to material considered harmful or
dangerous.
Three popular filters(
Cyber Patrol
CYBERsitter
Net Nanny
Firewalls are another form of
protection that will prevent students from
down loading inappropriate material.
Sadly children carefully
keep cyber bullying fro
their parents! soeties
until it is too late"
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$dditionally, it will track and record the
websites students attempt to access.
No Digital Cheating aka
Plagiarism
I expect my students to be honest
when using sources they find on the Internet.
These expectations are outlined in detail inthe $cceptable )se *olicy.
The availability of information onthe Internet makes copying another person’s
work easier and &uicker. The most severe
conse&uences for plagiarism can includesuspension or criminal prosecution.
Please encourage your child toavoid representing anotherperson’s ideas as their own.
The increase in social media use has
led to the need to educate students on properneti&uette. They need to be aware that what
they post is basically permanent record.
+mployers are starting to use social
media as one of the criteria they review before hiring. $n emerging trend is the
need to educate students on their digitalfootprint.
$dvancements in technology havechanged the way we communicate and
increased global connectedness. Teaching
students’ safe conduct is a critical goal.
We’re taking measures to both inform and protect our students.
$ combination of school policies, filtering programs, and education on appropriate use
can help create a safe and productive
classroom atmosphere.
Included in this newsletter are some
additional resources. This is a complicated
subect and if anyone has additional
information to share please contact me.
!esources
-+thical use of the Internet
$void *lagiarism
'ree /hecker
$void /opyright
Teen Sites
-%alancing freedom and protection
Safe *ractices
0eti&uette
/yberbullying
1igital 'ootprint
#Technology itself is neutral$
the ways that people usetechnology can be helpful or
hurtful"%
&'andell(
Contact e if you
would like
additionalresources on
Internet Safety
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