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From the Basics of Online Safety to Digital Citizenship:

Ohio’s Free K -12 Online Safety Curriculum from Learning.com

Why Is This Required

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (“CIPA”), enacted December 21, 2000, requires recipients of federal E-Rate funds to comply with certain Internet filtering and policy requirements.

• The Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act , a new component of CIPA, requires that your Internet Safety Policy (or Acceptable Use Policy) include measures for educating minors about appropriate online behavior.

Educating Minors

CIPA Requirements

• By July 1, 2012, your Internet safety policy should have been amended to provide for the education of minors to include:

–Appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms

–Cyberbullying awareness and response.

Training requirements under CIPA

CIPA Requirements

• Training requirement began with the 2012 school year

• Must be stated in your Acceptable Use or Internet Safety Policy

• How this is to be implemented is a local authority decision

• ”Say What You Do, Do What You Say”

Additional information on new requirements

CIPA Requirements

HB 116: Jessica Logan Law 2/2/12

• Requires school districts to: – Annually teach teachers and inform

parents about cyber-bullying policies– Teach students about the policies IF

state or federal funding is provided for that purpose

Meeting the Requirements

• Internet safety training is being provided at no

cost by Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio

Department of Education, using Learning.com’s

EasyTech Online Safety Curriculum

• Access is provided to all of Ohio’s chartered

non-public and public schools/districts for the

2014-2015 school year.

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Why We Chose EasyTech

• EasyTech Online Safety:– Uses a positive, not fear-based K-12 curriculum – Is based on current research to help students learn

appropriate online behavior– Includes resources for teachers and parents–Meets national E-Rate requirements for student

Internet safety training, providing evidence of:– Dates training took place– Roster of students trained– Plans for training students not present during

“whole group” presentations

–Standards Based

NETS- T Standard : Promoting and Modeling Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

• Teachers understand local and global societal issue s and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behav ior in their professional practices.

• Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intell ectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources

• Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and r esources

• Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

• Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using dig ital age communication and collaboration tools

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

To understand the complexity of digital citizenship and the issues of technology use, abuse, and misuse, Mike Ribble has identified nine elements that together make up digital citizenship...

Are we ourselves practicing

and modeling these

elements? Are we practicing

what we preach?

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The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

1. Digital Access• Making sure that all students have equal access to

digital tools like laptops, digital cameras and the Internet• Providing time and equipment for students with special

needs• Making students aware of locations and resources you

can use off campus

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The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

2. Digital Commerce• Using computers to buy and sell items on commercial

websites and auction sites• Subscribing and purchasing media using tools like

iTunes

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

3. Digital Literacy• Learning about the basics of using a computer• Evaluating online resources to make sure they are

truthful and accurate• Learning how to find information on a specific topic on

the Internet

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

4. Digital Etiquette - Using technology in a way that doesn't affect others negatively:

• Using technology only when it is appropriate• Respecting others online by not posting information that

is hurtful or untrue.

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

5. Digital Rights and Responsibilities• Following Acceptable Use Policies• Using technology responsibly• Reporting inappropriate use of technology resources

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

6. Digital Security• Protecting hardware and network security by using

secure and secret passwords• Protecting personal security

by not posting personal information online

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

7. Digital Health and Wellness• Using proper hand placement and posture when

keyboarding• Balancing time spent

using digital tools with time spent offline

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

8. Digital Law• Understanding how to use and share music, photos,

and movies legally• Creating original works that are free from plagiarism• Respecting the privacy of others and the integrity of

networks in terms of passwords and data

The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

9. Digital Communication Exchanging information using:• social media• instant messaging• text messaging• email• cell phones

So how do we make sure we are

addressing these

Elements of Digital Citizenship to

comply with requirements?

• Online Safety– 3 Main Elements

• Curriculum• Learning Management System• Track and Report Student

Performance

Curriculum

• Positively Influence Behavior– Social norming and empathy– Build peer support for positive decisions

• Spiraling Curriculum– Topics revisited each year with new,

more in-depth units• Organized by grade band• Resources for teachers and parents

Learning Management System

• Manage Students• Assign Content• Automatic grading for interactive content• Collect and Grade projects • Create custom curriculum• Monitor Student Performance

Track Student PerformanceMeets national E-Rate requirements for student Internet safety training, providing evidence of:• Dates training took place• Roster of students trained• Plans for training students

not present during “whole group: presentations

Exportable Reports

Take a Tour

• Example Student Account– www.learning.com– Username: student2000– Password: 1234– District: ODOE Demo

Implementation Tips from Ross Local Schools: Curriculum

• Determine which lessons will be covered in each grade level How EasyTech meets E-Rate’s Online Safety Requirements

• Use ‘Duplicate Class’ function from coordinator account to create classes in teachers’ accounts with curriculum pre-loaded (smaller districts)

• Allow custom curriculum items from experienced teachers

Implementation Tips from Ross Local Schools: Curriculum

• Add content into core content areas, Media classes, Tech classes, common classes at the high school level (Careers, Health, etc.)

• If no common classes are available for a grade level (elective based) use Learning.com resources to determine topics and ask a resource officer to give a presentation for an assembly (Avoiding Online Predators, texting safety, etc.)

Implementation Tips from Ross Local Schools: Curriculum

• Younger grades focus on whole-group discussions: teachers assign discussions to class for tracking purposes, students do not need to log in to the system for the teacher to give a grade, use bulk grading options for complete/incomplete items

• Intermediate and older grades focus on journals and interactive lessons

• Can use interactive lessons as whole-group and manually add grades

Implementation Tips from Ross Local Schools: Reporting

• Run the ‘School: All Tracked Scores for School’ report from coordinator log in for each building at the end of each school year

• Ask Principals to check the Learning.comgrade book for each teacher to make sure all grades have been submitted during the last teacher day check out process

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Ohio Department of Education

E-Rate Support and Information

Lorrie Germann: 614-466-3413 Office

614-406-4398 Cell

E-mail: lorrie.germann@education.ohio.gov

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Contact Information

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Tricia Kluener

District Technology Integration Specialist

Ross Local Schools

E-mail: tricia.kluener@rossrams.com

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