Straight from the DOE: Dispelling Myths About Blocked Sites | MindShift - 1 views
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Cator parsed the rules of the Childrens Internet Protection Act, and provided guidance for teachers on how to proceed when it comes to interpreting the rules.
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Accessing YouTube is not violating CIPA rules
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Websites don’t have to be blocked for teachers
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Schools will not lose E-rate funding by unblocking appropriate sites.
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Teachers should be trusted.
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Broad filters are not helpful
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See the excerpt below from the National Education Technology Plan, approved by officials who dictate E-rate rules.
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[We need to] address the topic at school or home in the form of education,” Cator says. “How do we educate this generation of young people to be safe online, to be secure online, to protect their personal information, to understand privacy, and how that all plays out when they’re in an online space?”
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We also want students to be nice to each other, and not to engage in bullying, in an online space where their voice is amplified and persistent. We want students to grow up to be good digital citizen.
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requires providing professional development for adults working with these students.
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"To clear up some of the confusion around these comments and assertions, I went straight to the top: the Department of Education's Director of Education Technology, Karen Cator. Cator parsed the rules of the Childrens Internet Protection Act, and provided guidance for teachers on how to proceed when it comes to interpreting the rules. To that end, here are six surprising rules that educators, administrators, parents and students might not know about website filtering in schools."