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Virginia Beach City Public Schools Internet Safety Training for Teachers

Virginia Beach City Public Schools Internet Safety Training for Teachers. Fall 2007. Virginia Beach City Public Schools Internet Safety Plan. Goal of the Internet Safety Plan: To provide strategies and resources for integrating Internet safety into the instructional program

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Virginia Beach City Public Schools Internet Safety Training for Teachers

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  1. Virginia Beach City Public Schools Internet Safety Training for Teachers Fall 2007 Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  2. Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsInternet Safety Plan Goal of the Internet Safety Plan: • To provide strategies and resources for integrating Internet safety into the instructional program • Assist in protecting our students from online dangers • To foster responsibility among all stakeholders • And to insure compliance with House Bill 58 by developing and incorporating an Internet safety policy into the existing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  3. Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsInternet Safety Plan Background • In 2006, the Commonwealth of Virginia enacted a law (House Bill 58) concerning Internet safety in public schools. • Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) developed a guidance document to assist school divisions in addressing Internet safety issues. Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  4. Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsInternet Safety Plan Background House Bill 58 • Requires that each school division must develop and incorporate an Internet safety policy into its existing Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). • Each division must “include a component on Internet safety for students that is integrated in a division’s instructional program” (Guidelines and Resources for Internet Safety in Schools, October 2006, p. 20). • This Bill resulted in Chapter 52, an Act to amend and reenact the Code of Virginia §22.1-70.2, which requires each school division, public and private, to file an updated AUP to DOE biennially, and the next AUP must include an Internet safety component. Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  5. What Teachers, CRSs, LMSs, Counselors, and Resource Officers Need to Know • Internet use can be exciting, rewarding, and challenging. • Students’ Internet use should be tailored to their ages. • Create age appropriate activities. • Varying developmental stages of students will produce different issues and problems. • Maintain open communication with parents and guardians about students’ academic Internet use. Online Risks Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  6. What Teachers, CRSs, LMSs, Counselors, and Resource Officers Need to Know • Monitoring is crucial. • Filters are not fail proof. • Provide an academic purpose for allowing students to go online. • Classroom rules and library rules must comply with the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) of VBCPS. • Teachers need to monitor pages students have viewed while online. How To Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  7. What Teachers, CRSs, LMSs, Counselors, and Resource Officers Need to Know • Student technological interactions in the virtual world can be negative and spill over into the real world and the classroom. • Recognize cyberbullying. • Teach students the types of information that are safe to share. • Online predators can compromise students’ privacy. • People are not always who they claim to be. Cyberbullying Social Networking and Schools Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  8. What Teachers, CRSs, LMSs, Counselors, and Resource Officers Need to Know • Exchanging information is a good use of the Internet but it also possesses inherent dangers. • Know and enforce the policies for exchanging and/or downloading files. • Online journals and blogs may reveal more personal information than a student intends. • Know the age appropriateness of social networking sites that students visit. Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  9. What Teachers, CRSs, LMSs, Counselors, and Resource Officers Need to Know • Students need to hear the rules often. • Post the rules for Internet use in the classroom. • Review the rules periodically. • Students and parents should know the consequences of violating the AUP. • Be consistent and fair in enforcing AUP and rules for Internet use in the classroom. Common Sense Rules Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  10. What Teachers, CRSs, LMSs, Counselors, and Resource Officers Need to Know • Internet Safety Resources for VBCPS • Approved Internet Safety Plan • Internet Safety Resources by Subject/Level • Internet Safety Resources by Audience • Internet Safety Resources by General Topic • Additional websites and resources must be approved prior to being added to this resources site. • Initial submissions will be placed in “pending” mode, once reviewed the person who submitted the resource will be notified of “approved” or “denied” status. Internet Safety SharePoint Site

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