Teacher/Student Internet Guidance

In order to meet the requirements of the Child Internet Protection Act, e-Rate funding requirements, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act the following guidelines have been developed:

1. Teachers MUST monitor all student Internet activity, including searching, e-mailing, blogging, etc.

2. All students MUST be trained in Internet safety. Nancy Case will work with Media Specialists to meet this requirement.

3. We are REQUIRED to manage ALL computers. Personal computers cannot be managed by the district, therefore, they may not be brought to school for instructional use.

4. Project Development and the District Instructional Technology Committee must approve all grant applications that have technology components.

5. Since not all students have access to technology at home, ALL assignments REQUIRING the use of technology must be able to be completed during the student instructional day.

6. Individual student pictures should not be posted to the Internet on teacher or class web pages. Group pictures showing instructional activities may be posted as long as identifying individual student names are not included.

7. Teachers should not discuss individual students by name on personal blogs. If a course requires blogging about students/instructional activities, fictional names should be used.

For information about the Child Internet Protection Act, visit http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

For information about the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, visit

http://www.coppa.org/