Inappropriate Materials
Discussion Question Think of a time in your classroom when a student viewed inappropriate materials. Why were they inappropriate? How did you handle the situation? Please share these stories with your tables. Take 5 minutes to discuss each of your situations.
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Selection What Are Inappropriate Materials? Preventing Access ofPreventing Access of Inappropriate Materials “Quiz”
What Are Inappropriate Materials? What do you define as inappropriate materials?
What Is an Inappropriate Material? Inappropriate materials include all of the following: Any material that is irrelevant to what is being presented/taught to students in the classroom. Any material that does not promote proper morality and contains content that would be deemed inappropriate by other school rules and/or policies. NOTE: If you think it is inappropriate, it probably is!
Examples Sexually Explicit Content Games Social Media Forums
Preventing access School has a filtering system- Lightspeed Systems Blocks major categories such as: pornography, games, social media and entertainment sites Required by legislature (see Children Internet Protection Act)
Children Internet Protection Act Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement an Internet safety policy addressing: (a) access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; (b) the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications; (c) unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online; (d) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and (e) measures restricting minors’ access to materials harmful to them. Accessed from:
Manual Access You can manually override the filter by entering your username/password
“Quiz” What is the definition of an inappropriate material? Give two examples. How would you override a filter? Name one thing that a school’s policy that coordinates with the CIPA must contain. Based on a situation in your classroom that you mentioned earlier, how did you handle a student viewing inappropriate materials? Would you change anything about how you handled the situation after what you’ve learned today?