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Unit 3 - Internet Use by Students
// Overview: //

//This unit discusses several key issues regarding school district ////s' obligations to protect students who engage in online activities at school. You will look at resources related to cyber-bullying, student privacy, filtering vs. censoring, appropriate supervision, and appropriate use of resources. With one eye on your current school policies and classroom practices, you will analyze whether the resources in this unit suggest room for improvement in your local environment. Topics include the following: //


 * Schools' obligation under various laws to protect student privacy online and to protect students from online predators, inappropriate websites, cyberbullying, and online harassment.
 * Schools' obligation under the Children’s Internet Protection Act to use Internet filters and develop Internet Safety Plans.
 * Issues with overfiltering online content and and the ability to 'un-filter' information for educational use.
 * Resources for students regarding good digital citizenship.

// Goals // 
 *  Understand legal requirements for regarding disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal identifiable information regarding students.
 * Understand schools' obligations to protect students from online dangers and appropriate internet and computer use.
 * Understand schools' obligations to protect students from cyber-bullying and online harassment.
 * Analyze school policies on student online privacy, safety and harassment.
 * Determine the extent of filtering that occurs at your school.
 * Conduct an informal survey of student perceptions of filtering levels.

Provide resources for good activities for students regarding digital citizenship (ethics, use of new tools). (SEE UNIT 3)
 * Readings**


 * Protecting student privacy online - S**chools have an obligation to protect student privacy online under a variety of laws including: the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act (N-CIPA), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

This article by Nancy Willard, [|Ensuring Student Privacy on the Internet], provides a good foundation of information about student privacy measures to take to protect students.

E-Rate Central prepared a Primer on [|Internet Safety Policies and CIPA for Schools and Libraries] that summarizes the requirements regarding student privacy under CIPA and N-CIPA.

In 2000, the Federal Trade Comission published [|How to Protect Kids' Privacy Online: A Guide for Teachers] which explains some of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requirements as they apply to schools.

[|Overview of FERPA's requirements] and how those requirements apply to online activity


 * Protecting student safety online**. Schools also have an obligation to protect students from online predators and inappropriate information and activities online. These obligations come from a variety of legal sources including CIPA, N-CIPA, and common law (meaning court cases) requirements to protect students from harm at school. To meet these legal obligations schools may undertake a number of activities including supervision of students when they use online resources, acceptable use and internet safety policies that limit use to appropriate educational material, filtering inappropriate information, and educating students about appropriate internet use.

Nancy Willard has also written [|A Web 2.0 Approach to Internet Safety] **in which she discusses six key components of an up-to-date approach to safety. ** The E-Rate Central Primer on [|Internet Safety Policies and CIPA for Schools and Libraries] provides information about CIPA and N-CIPA's Internet Safety requirements on page 2 and includes sample internet safety policies.

[|FAQ on E-rate Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and the Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act] by Bob Bocher from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

//__Scott's audio powerpoint or online activity on common law obligations__//.

//Read more about CIPA's filtering requirements--- scott's summary
 * Filtering, not censoring - ** The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires schools to use a “ technology protection measure” (meaning an internet blocking or filtering device) on all Internet-connected computers used by minors (defined as persons under 17 years of age) and adults, and to ensure filters meet CIPA requirements for determining what to filter. The law only requires schools to filter visual depictions that are Obscene,  Child pornography,  or  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Harmful to minors.  The law also allows, but does not require, schools to filter or block other information including "inappropriate matter." The law leaves it to local schools to determine what is inapprorpriate. [|Recent government studies] have concluded that internet filtering devices block or filter more information than is required under the law. The law itself does not expressly address how schools should go about ' un-filtering" information that does not need to be filtered and has a legitimate educational use.

View this information about the constitutional concerns with filtering information. - scott's info// **Educating Students about Appropriate Internet Use**

[|Read Teaching Digital Citizenship Reflection: A Four-Stage Technology Learning Framework]by Mike S. Ribble and Gerald D. Bailey Professors of Education at Kansas State University. NOTE TO EMAIL THEM TO BE SURE CAN USE

In fall of 2007, Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy and their staff worked together to distribute Internet Safety booklets to students in middle grades in all NH public schools. These booklets were meant to stimulate conversation among youth, teachers, and parents about safe Internet use. A companion website was developed at [|http://www.connectwithyourkids.org]. [|Ed 306.42] within the New Hampshire School Approval Standards addresses the topic of ethical, responsible use of technology, inclusive of Internet use. Implementation of these standards typically includes close work with national standards on “digital citizenship” in an effort to ensure that children at all ages have been instructed in safe and responsible use of the Internet. [|View information] about various student curriculum and professional development options for internet safety programs. Need an article with suggestions or ways to educate about appropriate use? **Need an article with tips on how to educate about approrpriate use??? for comment about -** resources for good activities for students regarding digital citizenship (ethics, use of new tools). (SEE UNIT 3)


 * Protecting Students from Cyber-Bullying and Online Harassment.**

[|View a video] about cyber-bullying by Parry Aftab from wiredsafety.org's [|stop cyberbullying project].

The New Hampshire Attorney General has developed a [|background paper and sample school policy letter] regarding cyber-bullying. The document also provides some definitions and legal analysis on schools' ability to discipline students who bully others online.
 * Activities**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Review your school's Internet safety plan regarding disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal identifiable information regarding students
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Review school's Internet safety plan and acceptable use policies regarding protecting students from inappropriate online ionformation and materials deemed harmful to minors.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Review your school’s current cyber-bullying policy.
 * Determine the extent of filtering that occurs at your school.
 * Conduct an informal survey of student perceptions of filtering levels.
 * **//me develop quizzes or online games on some or all the above substance?//**

**Discussion** **CIPA requirements/Filtering/privacy/safety** What material do you think a school district should define as "inappropriate material" under CIPA and N-CIPA?

What are some measures, beyond filtering or blocking, that schools can take to monitor or supervise student online activities and restrict student's access to material that is "harmful to minors"?

What steps can schools take to protect student privacy online?

What steps can schools take to teach students about making good decisions in accessing and using online information?

How does the E-Rate Sample Internet Safety Plan compare to your school's plan? Are there components beyond the sample plan that you think should be included in a good Internet Safety Plan?

Does your school block or filter information beyond CIPA's requirements?

What is the process at your school to unblock or unfilter a site?

what process should school's use to determine what sites to block or filter or unblock and unfilter


 * cyberbullying questions**

Optional Additional Readings

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[|Bullying and Harrassment] **Excellent readings in this session. I had been wondering how you would find articles that address legal issues while still being accessible/readable by the layperson, and all of those above do so beautifully - nice job! I am really learning a lot from reviewing your course... this is such important information for educators to have.** // Additional reading: // [|View the text] of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Neighborhood Children's Internet Protetion Act (N-CIPA)

The Q&A regs about FERPA

CIPA required a study to evaluate Internet blocking and filtering programs by the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [|View their Report to Congress on Children’s Internet Protection Act Study of Technology Protection Measures]

ASCD Book: The First Amendment in Schools [|View this book] and read a few chapters online! Haynes, C., Chaltain, S., Ferguson, J., Hudson , D., Thomas, O., (2003). The First Amendment in Schools: A Guide from the First  Amendment  Center. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Alexandria, VA.

In fall of 2007, the Attorney General’s office worked with the Commissioner to distribute Internet Safety booklets to students in middle grades in all NH public schools. A companion website was developed at [|http://www.connectwithyourkids.org.] In January 2008, the New Hampshire Affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (NHSTE) hosted an Internet Safety workshop for school technology coordinators to discuss measures to improve safety for students. The Attorney General was one of the presenters. View notes from this discussion at... View Internet safety information about various student curriculum and professional development options at http://www.nheon.org/oet/safety.htm Ed 306.42 within the School Approval Standards addresses the topic of ethical, responsible use of technology, inclusive of Internet use. Implementation of these standards typically includes close work with national standards on “digital citizenship” in an effort to ensure that children at all ages have been instructed in safe and responsible use of the Internet. Visit http://www.nheon.org/oet/standards/ICTLiteracy.htm One other general comment - I see that exploring cyberbullying and harassment is a goal in this unit, and it's definitely a critical topic. You have a good reading on it but I would also suggest crafting at least one activity and/or your discussion question to explore this topic further.**
 * I like the inclusion of curriculum and PD options here, and think this is a good direction to be heading with your activities for this unit. My guess is that many teachers may react to this content with some alarm at the (likely) discrepancy between what they are learning their school's obligation is and what is actually happening in practice, so a focus on what can be done to bridge that gap seems appropriate.
 * Finally, one of your goals focuses on staff use of internet resources, but that does not seem to be addressed in the content so far (and I think you cover this topic in Unit Five anyway?). You might want to just delete it if you're not going to touch on it in depth here.**
 * Other than that, nice work with what you're developing so far - you've got an excellent foundation for the unit in your goals and readings, and just need to continue developing your activities and discussion to build on that foundation to support participants in meeting the learning goals.**