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Internet Safety. Kelly Aguis, Ashley Gordon Hope, Sharon Sloan, Chris Ammen. Purpose of Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
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Internet Safety Kelly Aguis, Ashley Gordon Hope, Sharon Sloan, Chris Ammen
Purpose of Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) • “The school or district policies to help ensure that school technology made available to students is used appropriately and for academic purposes.” (Duffy, McDonald, Mizell, 2005, pg. 413)
Components of a typical AUP • Resources available on the Internet • Privilege • Monitoring • Security • Vandalism and Harassment • Procedures for use • Inappropriate material • Disciplinary actions for improper use
Acceptable Use Agreement • Parents should read AUP of school just as they would the Code of Conduct. • Parents are responsible for signing and returning to teacher. • Without agreement students will not be able to use the internet.
School’s Internet Safety Plan • S - secret- Always keep your name, telephone number and address private. • M - meeting- Only meet people you have met online with parents permission and when they can be there. • A - accepting- e-mails or opening files from people you don’t know or trust can get you into trouble – they may contain viruses or nasty messages. • R - remember- Someone online may be lying and not be who they say they are. • T - tell- tell your parents or teacher if someone or something makes you uncomfortable or worried. • Kidsmart.org
Strategies to Ensure Internet Safety in the Classroom • SMART Plan Posters • SafeKids Online Safety Quiz • Disney’s Surfswell Island • Complete activities • Complete Safety Challenge • Talk with Students about what they are doing.
Parents and the Internet Safety Process • AUP Awareness • Parents should read and sign school’s AUP • Safety Brochure for Parents • Available from teachers or school Technologist • Parental Monitoring • What can you do?
Parental Monitoring • Make family rules of internet safety. • Do not give out any personal information over web. • How much time they spend on the computer. • Get to know where your child goes, see if they have a free email account and know what their user name and password is. • Check out blocking, filtering, and ratings applications. • Keep computer in a family room rather than child’s bedroom.
Your Ideas • What are your suggestions for what you may do within your own homes to ensure the safety of students? • What could we do more within our classrooms to ensure safety?