Internet Safety in the Classroom

Internet Safety in the Classroom

Introduction

The Internet provides many resources to your students which would otherwise be unattainable. By devising research projects that require the students to form an opinion or draw conclusions can increase critical thinking skills. Group projects work well with the WWW. The group members can be classmates but you can can foster diversity by including students from other schools, communities or even countries. This practice will help develop communication skills.

It is important for the educator/parent to understand not only the positive potential of the Internet as a curriculum aid but to also be aware of the dark side of this resource. Anyone can voice their opinions, share their ideas, demonstrate new technologies, publish software applications, and connect with others. This leaves the door wide open for opportunities of mischief, obscenity, vulgarity, and even danger.

We will explore various methods to keep our students, as well as our school network, safe while utilizing the rewarding potentials of the Internet. These methods include:

Acceptable Usage Policies

Firewall and Filtering Software

Evaluation of Web Resources

Plagiarism-Citation

Parent Involvement

Teachers as Role Models

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08/02/2007

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