11. The Community needs to know. . . E-rate Filtering & Monitoring Archiving Access Curriculum & Professional Development Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) NCLB / EETT AB 307 Chavez Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) NETS Responsible Use Policy (RUP) Cyberbullying Ethical Use Information Literacy Netiquette Tech Literacy IT Dept Teachers & Staff Parents Students
Parents and staff need to know – IT’S COMPLICATED! Districts are do block and monitor sites as required by law. Districts have compliance issues – ethical issues- that really align back to the iste stds – rights and responsibility, access and safety, etiquette and collaboration/communication, commerce and security. It’s important that parents and staff are aware of these issues and what we are doing to comply with state and federal laws regarding online safety. We’ll go through these in more detail in future slides. I think this is where teachers tend to gloss over, but it’s important that they understand the IT dept is not just a curmudgeon who chooses to block for the sake of blocking.
The phone itself, as well as the mobile carrier, should give you some options about privacy settings and child safety controls. You often can turn off things like web access, downloading, or texting. Other phones let you set the number of minutes used, limit internet access, and provide number privacy. Ask your carrier what tools are available on your plan and your phone, and find out what they cost. (There may be extra charges for these features.) Do you know about social mapping? It’s GPS technology that’s in many cell phones now, and kids can use it to pinpoint where their friends are – or be pinpointed by their friends. Tell your kids to use this feature only with friends they know in person and trust – and not to broadcast their location to the world. You might want to check: some carriers have GPS services that let parents map their kid’s location.