Regular updates and musings on curriculum and technology in the Salisbury Township School District in Allentown, PA.
Internet Safety
One component of our technology plan should address how we will deal with the issue of Internet safety. Increased use of the Internet can create some problems that we need to be proactive about. The document linked below can give you some background on Internet safety and how parents can handle it. How much of an issue is Internet safety in Salisbury?
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Internet safety should always be an issue. Parental controls work at home and sentinel filters work at school. But opportunity costs come with downstream consequences. Negative effects from a sound safety concept abound for internet users in academic settings. I tried to access Randy’s links in his subsequent post and these legitimate links are blocked, deferring the read-and-blog process to an after-school location. This recurring process frustrates research. Necessary but “messy.”
Our role as parents and educators requires us to instill media literacy in our students and teach appropriate use that extends beyond copyright infringement, plagarism, and content and monitoring filters to harmful use--either to us or by us. I doubt the latter is a Salisbury issue, but yes, much as I dislike controls, as an educator I recognize they are necessary.