SCHOOL LEADERS & INTERNET SAFETY James Graves

CHILDREN’S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT (CIPA)  Act of Congress (2000)  E-rate federal funding requirements  Internet safety policy  Monitoring and education of online behavior  Internet safety policy requirements  Inappropriate material  Safety and security of minors  Hacking  Unauthorized disclosure of personal information  Restriction of harmful material

DOVER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (AUP)  Educational use of technology  Student accountability for technology use  Appropriate use of Internet access  Consequences of cyber-bullying  CIPA Internet filtering software  Adult supervision of technology use  School liability of Internet access  Educational benefits from technology use  Disciplinary policy for abuse of technology

DOVER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE (BYOD) POLICY  Personal technology for grades 6-12  District’s wireless network agreement  Filtered Internet connection  Prohibition of personal data networks  Consent of capture, recording, or transmission of audio or images  Disciplinary policy for abuse of personal technology

AREAS/TIMES OF USE Dover Middle School Dover High School

CYBER-BULLYING  Definition of cyber-bullying  Examples of cyber-bullying  24/7 time frame  Identifying source of cyber-bullying  Cyber-bullying statistics

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS  The district technology director, high school principal, middle school technology teacher, and a parent/guardian of student were asked the following questions: 1. Does the Dover City School District educate minors about internet safety and cyber-bullying? How is this addressed? 2. Is there a difference between a student cyberbullying another student on personal technology at home vs. personal technology at school? Is the district’s disciplinary policy reasonable? 3. Is the Internet filtering software/program does Dover City School District effective? Why or why not? 4. Does the District use tiered levels of Internet filtering? How does this impact teacher instruction as well as student learning?

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS CONT. 5. Do students/staff use personal technology to access unfiltered content on their own data networks? How is this monitored? 6. Are students under adult supervision entirely when using technology? 7. Are there parents/guardians who deny internet access to their child? If so, what is the impact on teacher instruction and student learning? 8. Have students used electronic devices to capture, record, or transmit the audio or images of any student, staff member, or other person on school property or while attending a school-related activity? If so, how was this addressed?

DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL  Video and content Internet safety training  Prevalence of cyber-bullying  Lightspeed Rocket Internet filtering software  Teacher preview of online content  Teacher-level device monitoring  Minor abuse of personal technology  1:1 Learning Technology

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER  Teacher supervision of technology  Internet safety training  PLC focusing on AUP and technology  Cyberbullying is bullying  Filtering software is effective but at educational costs  Parent/Guardian Internet approval  Use of personal technology has negative educational impact (1:1 Learning Technology)

PARENT/GUARDIAN  Cyber-bullying does happen  Effective Internet filtering software  Restriction of social networking sites  Removal of technology  Adult supervision of technology  Re-evaluation of BYOD policy

CONCLUSIONS  Effectiveness of Acceptable Use Policy  Lightspeed Internet filtering software  BYOD policy  1:1 Learning Technology Environment

REFERENCES  Dover City School District Handbook Policy (2014). Unpublished manuscript.  Federal Communications Commission (2014, December 31). Children’s Internet Protect Act. Retrieved from  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2015). What is cyberbullying? Retrieved from