Internet+Safety

=Internet Safety & Intellectual Property=

Many people view the internet as a playground for divients and other people think it's perfectly safe for all to use. The reality however, lies between those two extremes. While there are wonderfulsites and applications out there appropriate for all to use, there are also dangers. As educators, it is our job to safely guide our students throught the internet an make them awareof safe practice when using the internet. School districts now have all sorts of blocks and filters, but often children do not have them at home,or do not have an adult there to guide them, so we must help them become safe and effective users of what is out on the web.
 * SAFETY:**

Reources for Internet Safety:
Kids Health. http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

U.S Department of Justice. http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

Web Wise Kids http://www.webwisekids.org/index.asp

Yahoo Safely http://safely.yahoo.com/


 * INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:**

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We must also make sure they are aware of copyright laws. This is often something even adults have difficulty with. Intellectual property refers to original literary, artistic,musical or digital works. The creator of such work has ownership including the exclusive rights to their work, meaning others cannot use or copy their work without permission. We must make sure we, and our students are mindful of these property rights when searching the internet for resources to use. Thankfully there are sites such as Creative Commons that encourage people to make their works available for others to use.

Resources for Intellectual Property:
Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/

Intellectual Property, Copright and Fair Use Resources http://library.albany.edu/digital/copyright.html