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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"%

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Contact e if you

would like

additionalresources on

Internet Safety