Use of the Internet

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Use of the Internet
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The world is not the same place...

• Currently the Worlds Body of Knowledge doubles
  every 7 years.
  
• 85 of what we know today, we did not know in
  1965.
  
• 10,000 web pages are published daily.
• In 2015 the Worlds Body of Knowledge will double
  every 35 days.

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Thus . . . . . . .

• Access to Information via the Internet is Vital!!!

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What students can do? (Activities need to
correlate with AZ Technology Standards!)

• Research unique sources of information on the
  Internet. (Standard 5)
  
• Communicate with other students from around the
  world. (Standard 4)
  
• Collect real time data. (Standards 3 and 6)
• Join collaborative projects (Standard 4)
• Publish their work - Certain web pages
  specifically host student work. (Standard 3)
  

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Student Internet Use

• How do we protect ourselves legally if students
  have undesirable Internet encounters?
  
• A District must
• Provide a filter
• Use an AUP
• Train their teachers
• If a district does the above, they are not liable
  for objectionable material discovered by a
  student.
  

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Internet Safety Issues

• In order to create internet safe students,
  teachers need to be informed of Internet Safety
  issues and techniques.

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Potential Problems

• FTP

• Non-Educational Websites
• Sex
• Chat Rooms
• Hate Prejudice Groups
• Religious Dogma
• Gambling
• Kooky Sites

Source Potholes on the Infobahn Hazardous
Conditions Ahead? MultiMedia Schools, May, 96
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FTP

• File Transfer Protocol allows downloading of
  files
  
• Can download objectionable material
• Can download LARGE files
• Clog others from getting into sites
• Give clear guidelines what can and cant be
  downloaded
  
• Only adults should be downloading anything from
  the Internet. Not students!

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Non-educational Web Sites

• Sex
• Sexual topics
• Sex cyberzine(magazines)
• You must be over 21 to access this site.
  (Impossible to enforce. Often too late!)
  
• Filters blocks most items but too many websites
  are coming on-line. You cant solely rely on
  filters!
  
• YOU are the first-line of defense!!!

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Chat Rooms Real Time Conversations

• Students may not be use chats at school but do so
  at home. They need to know the dangers.
  
• Pedophiles lurk in chat rooms
• People in chat rooms are often not who they claim
  to be
  
• Students can join a channel and chat with others
  from around the world
  
• Similar to hanging out at the local all-night
  convenience store
  
• Can go into a private chat room
• May want to arrange to meet a child
• Student become victim of harassment

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Non-educational Web Sites

• Hate Prejudice Groups
• Often more frightening than sex
• Strong white supremacist movement
• Remember Columbine, CO!
• Check the Hate Directory ifyou question a
  certain site

http//www.bcpl.net/rfrankli/hatedir.htm
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Non-educational Web Sites (cont.)

• Gambling
• More than 250 sites
• Online wagering
• Interactive casinos
• Credit cards are gladly accepted

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Non-educational Web Sites (cont.)

• Just Plain Kooky Sites
• Conspiracy Theories
• Search for meaning and truth
• Pseudo-science sites
• Some can be dangerous

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How To Be Safe

• Use the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) (Look at CSD
  Student and Administrator/Teacher Guidelines)
  
• Have students and parents sign agreement yearly
• Keep in students cum folder
• Must describe
• acceptable uses conditions of use
• rules of etiquette
• online behavior
• consequences, if violation occurs
• This is a must! It is a good idea to have a
  classroom contract to keep parents informed.
  
• (See example)

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Using the Internet in the Classroom - Teacher
Tips

• Have a clear plan for using the Internet
• Create and teach a brief Internet Safety lesson
  (See Internet Safety handout for suggestions.)
  
• DO NOT allow students to do free searching
• Use only bookmarked sites to be searched
• Use only safe search engines for kids
• Yahooligans - http//www.yahooligans.com/
• Ask Jeeves for Kids - http//www.ajkids.com/
• SuperSnoop - http//www.supersnooper.com/
• Lycos for Kids - http//www.lycoszone.com/
• KidsClick - http//sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
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Teacher Tips (cont)

• Provide keywords to search or a hotlist of
  websites for them to explore
  
• Try out all websites before you ask students to
  use them.
  
• Have students sit at the same computers each
  time they go to the lab
  
• MBWA Management By Walking Around
• Check histories on computers

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Teacher Tips (cont)

• Check filter reports to see what computers keep
  trying to access questionable material
  
• Keep computers visible in the classroom, not
  out-of-sight of teacher
  
• Supervise, supervise, supervise!!!
• Filter software can only do so much.
• The only effective filter is vigilance and
  teacher supervision!

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What if An Inappropriate Website is Found?

• Dont Panic! Remain calm.
• Turn off the monitor (not the computer).
• If in the lab, relocate student to another
  computer.
  
• If in your classroom, turn off the monitor and
  have the student do something else.
  
• Go back to the computer and either copy down the
  entire URL or cut and paste it into a word
  processing document.
  

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What if An Inappropriate Website is Found? (Cont)

• Call and give the complete URL to the your tech
  support department.
  
• By your keeping your cool, the student should
  not become overly alarmed.
  
• Dont overreact you are their role model.
• Dont make student feel bad about finding this
  information. Build trust with them
  
• Thank the student for letting you know.

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Remember - Safety First

• It is YOUR responsibility!