Internet security/Ethics

A very scarey topic to anyone with children/students or even someone with any information on the web. How do we keep our children/students safe, how do we keep our personal information safe, can we really do any of it? What are our schools doing to ensure our children are not exposed to unwanted things online? What do we need to know.

Unfortunately where there is a will there is a way, this seems especially true with the computer age. Most school district put up many measures to ensure their students are not exposed to unwanted information/pictures when they are on the world wide web. Most school districts have many firewalls up to ensure that their students vital information is not hacked or accessed by unwanted sources. Most schools ask that teachers/students and staff never open a suspicious email to make sure they do not get a virus and the information become compromised.

Backup, most schools ask that staff back up their information to ensure that vital data is not lost or stolen. In the previous school I worked in they asked that if we received something we were not sure about not to open it and call the tech person to view it first. Schools also usually have their own system that back up information and the new wave is to do this online.

Copyright laws are also important to be aware of, the next time you go make a photo copy of a book make sure you check out whether it is copy righted. Many schools will purchase "programs" that allow the schools to make as many copies as needed. Make sure you teach students to honor this law, the best way is to led by example.