"Protecting children and personal data online is a legal responsibility." (p. 138).
I liked the student awareness survey in this chapter which was developed as part of an internet use awareness program for students. The brief discussion on legal requirements was informative. I know our District has internet compliance and protection programs in place, but wasn't as familiar as I should be with the laws behind these safety measures. The issues of copyright and how to publish student work online through these web 2.0 tools must be considered and worked through with administrators and parents. The issues of blocking are controversial in terms of freedom of speech, yet our children do need protection from predators and unsavory imagery that's on some online sites. These knotty issues require that teachers, librarians and administrators be absolutely up-to-date on all of the most current policies in their school district(s) and protections that are available.
There is also now a federal mandate that all students K-12 receive internet safety and responsibility lessons every year. We are working on a k-12 integrated curriculum design that will help us do this.
ReplyDeletethe things they can do on the internet are always going to be ahead of us and we must be diligent.
Ann