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6D2 Safety Letter

All right, I've created a Ppt document through Google docs but it seems that I don't have complete control without google chrome. I made the presentation generic in information but I made a letter that you could read below with information that I would share during the presentation and send home. []

Dear Parents,

This year in Advanced Earth Science Class we will be engaging in many projects and internet will be a heavily used tool for those projects. I believe it is important to write a letter to inform parents about internet safety. It is o­nly though continued supervision and awareness that we will beable to protect our children when they are accessing the World Wide Web. Even the older children, who are very knowledgeable about technology, need this support. Areas to be aware of with regard to internet safety are: What are the commonon-line threats, who do you turn to when you need help or suspect trouble, and what is your personal responsibility when using computers? These larger topics effect and are effected by community, personal information, attachments, viruses, internet predators, intellectual property, and bullying. In many of the discussions students, it has become clear thatour children may be accessing unsafe sites under the mistaken impression that their personal information is visible o­nly to their friends. They do not realize that their pictures, email addresses, names and other personal information are available to anyone. Often students will access sites in school that they feel are not affecting anyone else but forget that society has many different sets of sensibilities and beliefs. I would invite you all to look at the sites your children visit and see what children are doing o­n the web and ask if they areaccessing appropriate sites at school. The district has sent an internet policy to be signed by parentsand students. Beyond that, we strongly recommend that you consider safety before allowing your children to post their pictures to public websites. Our school website is password protected so o­nly parents; staff and students have access to program information. Please help your children protect their personal information. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact me by email or phone. I will be happy to provide you with additional information. In our community, we are very fortunate to have technology that provides powerful information access, but with this increased capability comes increased responsibility.

Sincerely,

Charles Gates {contact info here}