Saturday, June 16, 2012
The Children's Internet Protection Act is one of the best things they ever came out with. Children have previously be exposed to many things that they should have been protected from. With technology today it is so easy to get on the computer and find whatever you are looking for. There has been times when you find things that you are not looking for. I think it is a wonderful idea and I totally agree with the CIPA. They have requirements in place that should make educators more comfortable when having the students work on the computers. It stated, that the bulk of this will fall on the academic side of the school. This is an area that many teachers will need training. School districts will have to be responsible for providing that training for their teachers. As a future teacher, I will have to learn about this program. I think many teachers will probably wonder where they will find the time to teach another skill. It will be interesting to see how this is monitored. I can only imagine how stressful this will be on administrators. They will have to make sure the teachers are implementing this or they could lose funding. For students to be aware of online safety is extremely important. Having the opportunity to learn at a young age can only benefit the students as they get older. In today's world,cyber bullying has been a huge problem. It is wonderful to know that this can be prevented. It will be comforting to parents, instructors, and students to know that many problems can be prevented with the proper teaching strategies. I have eight grandchildren and I will definitely feel better to know that they are protected when having to be on the computer. The programs that were discussed with the i-SAFE were interesting. The article mentioned videos and activity pages that were available to help students understand the idea that is being presented to them. Many professionals will appreciate these. The information provided on the documents will help teachers understand what they should be teaching in this particular area. According to the article, as long as we are abiding by the requirements and keeping documentation we should be o.k.
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