TEACH Knox County Schools KIDS

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TEACHKnox County SchoolsKIDS
Internet Safety
Internet Safety
PLEASE!

• http//internetsafety.instech.
• knoxschools.org/

Knox County Schools Technology Department Marlene
Boney 2009
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Information on the Internet?
The Internet

• is a normal part of our students lives.
• is used for communication, education, research
  and exploration.
• is a powerful tool that should be used wisely.
• can also be susceptible to abuse -- targeting
  children and young teens.

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The Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net,"
is a worldwide system of computer networks - a
network of networks in which users at any one
computer can, if they have permission, get
information from any other computer (and
sometimes talk directly to users at other
computers). from http//searchwindevelopment.tec
htarget.com
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Does Knox County Schools have an Internet
policy?

• Knox County Schools has an Internet policy
  pertaining to websites. The policy addresses
  what is appropriate to place on a website created
  by staff or students of Knox County Schools.
• Can be found at
• http//instech.knoxschools.org/

Policy
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Why Acceptable Use Policy?

• harassment or threats.
• interference or impairment to the activities of
  others.
• unauthorized access and use of the resources of
  others.
• damage or impairment of resources.
• unauthorized commercial activities.

To keep students from receiving or delivering
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What is an Internet Filter?
Students Cannot Get to All Internet sites. Many
sites are filtered.

• Filtered access to the Internet is provided
  for all student-accessible computers in Knox
  County Public Schools as well as all schools
  throughout the state of Tennessee. The filtering
  software prohibits access to Internet sites based
  on known inappropriate content or determined to
  be of little or no educational value. The
  Internet Filter is provided as a safety
  protection for all the states students.

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Does Tennessee have a law about Internet Safety?
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Tennessee Bill on Internet Safety

• Background Tennessee Law

Bill
Tennessee House Bill 3051 resulted in Title
49,

an act to amend
Tennessee Code relative to Internet use in public
and private schools. SECTION I (E) shall
include a component on Internet Safety for
students that is integrated in a school
districts instructional program and (F)
encourages communication with parents that
raises awareness about Internet
Safety...
SECTION II states that this ACT shall take
effect July 1, 2008.
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• Train the instructional staff
• Train teachers and students
• Monitor students Internet Use
• Reinforce safe surfing practices
• Community outreach

Who takes on these Roles?
What are the Needs?
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Instructional Technology Staff

• Teachers
• Monitor students Internet Use.
• Reinforce safe surfing practices.
• Indirect community outreach (parent conferences,
  newsletters, etc.).

• Administrators
• Monitor program to ensure functionality/
  participation at all levels.
• Initiate, plan, facilitate community outreach.
• Monitor students Internet use.
• Reinforce safe surfing practices.

Join Internet Safety Class
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Internet Safety in Our Schools

• Internet Safety Awareness
• needs to be a component in the curriculum in the
  K-12 instructional program.
• can be used as professional development for
  Staff.
• needs to include outreach for parents and
  community.
• How can you become aware?
• http//internetsafety.instech.knoxschools.org/
• Knox Countys Internet Safety Site

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What should be included in the schools
Curriculum?

• Safety and Legality in regards to playing games
  or downloading music/video
• Evaluation of web pages for content, validity and
  authenticity not all information is valid or
  appropriate
• Emphasis and/or awareness of cyberbullies
  predators that use the Internet to manipulate
  students
• Focus on messages students might receive by
  online friends ALERT People who send these
  messages are not always who or what they seem
  to be.

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How do we teachInternet Safety?

• We need to guide our students to make good
  choices in their Internet travels. Guide students
  to the many sites that Knox County has as
  subscriptions.
• Just as we teach children to be safe in the halls
  of our schools, crossing the street or driving a
  car, we must teach them to use the Internet
  safely.
• It should be taught as an integrated whole not a
  one time training lesson.
• We should utilize the teachable moment whenever
  a topic can illustrate a component of Internet
  safety.

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Teachers and Parents
What can teachers and parents do to promote
Internet Safety?

• Need to know the signs of cyberbullying and what
  to do if one of their students is harrassed.
• Need to remind students over and over that people
  online are not always who they claim to be, and
  Internet information is not always
  accurate/appropriate.
• Must teach students what types of personal
  information they are never to share on the
  Internet without parent approval name,
  address, phone number, email address, school
  they attend

Cyberbullying is the use of e-mail, instant
messaging, chat rooms, pagers, cell phones, or
other forms of information technology to
deliberately harass, threaten, or intimidate
someone.
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Teachers and Parents
What can teachers and parents do to promote
Internet Safety?

• Need to emphasize that exchanging information
  with others online can be dangerous.
• Need to talk to students about the policies on
  exchanging/downloading files.
• Need to know e-mail dangers and offer information
  to kids on how to recognize problem signs.
• Need to point out that online journals/blogs
  should not reveal too much information predators
  can use the information to get around
  restrictions.
• Need to check age-appropriate levels of sites
  that kids visit especially social
  networking.

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Create Safety Rules for Kids
What can teachers and parents do to promote
Internet Safety?

• Students need to hear the safety rules often.
• Internet safety rules should be posted near all
  computers.
• Teachers and parents should review rules
  frequently.
• Students should know consequences of disobeying
  the rules.
• Students need to know what steps to take when
  accidently accessing inappropriate sites.
• Teachers and parents must be consistent in
  enforcing rules and the policies.

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Essential Points for Teachers

• Remember monitoring is crucial.
• Filters cannot catch everything.
• Teachers and parents must watch where students go
  on the Internet.
• No aimless or free surfing teachers should
  provide purpose and guides.
• Teachers or parents can view History to see
  what students have viewed.

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Essential Points for Teachers

• Choose websites or search tools for students or
  use webguides or webquests.
• Always suggest alternative or related sites.
• netTrekker
• Discovery Education
• Grolier online
• Heritage Quest Online
• Infotrac (TEL)
• Learning Express Library
• News Bank
• Points of View Reference Center
• Teaching Books
• Post rules and consequences.

These sites are subscriptions provided by Knox
County Schools. If passwords are needed ask
media specialists.
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Be Familiar with Social Networking

• MySpace
• Facebook
• What is social networking?
• Online communities of people who share
• interests and activities
• Youtube-A popular Web video sharing site that
  lets anyone store short videos for private or
  public viewing.

Social Networking Sites
Top Ten Review
Another Popular Site for Kids
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Good Resources

• Cybersmart.org
• Correlates to ISTE standards
• Contains standards based lesson plans with
  activity sheets
• Netsmartz.org/
• Site for parents, students and teachers
• internetsafety.instech.knoxschools.org/
• Internet Safety Site K-12 activities and weekly
  Internet safety tips-Knox County Schools

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Keeping Knox County Students Internet Safe

• The Internets potential is limitless and
  still largely untapped. Within the next 10 years,
  it will change education in ways we cannot
  imagine. Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Virginia's
  superintendent of public instruction
• Our goal in Knox County Schools is to keep our
  students Internet Safe. All of us must work
  together to make sure student have a safe journey
  on the Internet.

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Introduction of Knox Countys new Internet Safety
Character
KEEPING INTERNET PREDATORS AWAY
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Tip 1 Do not give out personal information
on the web.
Look for KIPA at instech.knoxschools.org/ and his
weekly Internet Safety Tip!
KIPA has come up with a tip a week-52 Tips.
These tips can be found at the Technology
Instructional Technology website.
Email KIPA kipa_at_k12tn.net
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Thanks to the following

• Dion Dykes creator of KIPA
• Some material taken from an Internet Safety
  PowerPoint Presentation from Commonwealth of VA