i-SAFE Internet safety education
The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous,
inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. i-SAFE accomplishes this through dynamic K-12 curriculum and community outreach programs to parents, law enforcement, and community leaders. www.iSafe.org
Delaware schools have free gold memberships to the iSafe program.
http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/instructional/internetsafety/index.shtml
The FCC released its long-awaited CIPA rule
revisions incorporating the E-rate provisions of the
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act enacted in 2008. Due to this
mandate by the Federal Communications Commission, all schools receiving eRate
funding must have an internet safety curriculum in place and being taught to
students. By nature of the State K12 network, all public schools are indirectly
receiving eRate funds. The internet safety curriculum must minimally include
instruction in three areas:
- Safety on the Internet
- Appropriate behavior while on online, on social networking Web sites, and
in chat rooms; and - Cyberbullying awareness and response.
For a Log in and access to a wonderful set of teaching materials, please contact Kathleen.devine@state.de.us