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Digital Citizenshipin Lodi USD
Federal Law: Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: 10/10/2008• Defined Internet Safety
o Safe online activity for childreno Protect children from cybercrimes,o Help parents shield their children from material that
is inappropriate• Requirements for public schools
o Educate minors about: Appropriate online behavior (including chat rooms and social
networking sites) Cyberbullying awareness and response Must submit a certification to the Commission that this is being
done
• Teeth: e-Rate!
State Regulations
Education Code 51870-51874 (51872.5)
• Requires that District Technology Plans include a component to educate pupils and teachers on:o Ethical use of information technology in the classroomo Internet Safetyo Avoiding plagiarismo Understanding copyright
Unlawful online downloading Illegal peer-to-peer file sharing
State Regulations
Education Code 32261
• Mandates a “safe, secure, and peaceful” school environment
• School districts will “develop and implement interagency strategies, in-service training programs, and activities that will improve school attendance and reduce school crime and violence, including vandalism, drug and alcohol abuse, gang membership, gang violence, hate crimes, bullying, including bullying committed personally or by means of an electronic act…”
Necessary Topics
• Cyberbullying awareness and response• Chat rooms• Social Networking sites• Ethical use of information technology in the classroom• Internet Safety• Avoiding plagiarism• Understanding copyright
o Unlawful online downloadingo Illegal peer-to-peer file sharing
Digital Citizenship Implementation Committee
• Volunteers were requested in a district-wide email. • The committee met five times:
o 1/30/12o 2/6/12o 2/13/12o 2/27/12o 5/7/12
Name Site Grade
Jill Keefer Larson Kindergarten
Marianne Chang Clairmont Primary ELA Coach
Nanci Johnston Beckman 5
Shelli Brown Sutherland ELA Coach
Robert Seymour Silva 6
Crystal Brown Houston English, 7-8
Martha Snider McAuliffe Social Studies, 7-8
Charles Taylor McAuliffe Social Studies, 7-8
Monika Rose Lodi High English
Judy Gervasi Tokay High Special Ed
George Krukis Lodi High Math
Wendy Schubert Ansel Adams Special Ed- RSP
Linda Pianto Bear Creek High Special Ed
Randy Malandro McAuliffe Principal
Committee Participants
Process
Teachers explored three Digital Citizenship programs: Common Sense Media, iSafe, and NetSmartz. The following criteria were used in scoring these programs:
• Breadth of topics• Student Engagement• Teacher ease-of-use• Available formats
• Time needed for each lesson
The committee unanimously recommended the Common Sense Media curriculum across all grade levels. •Teachers split into grade level groupings. •Each group recommended lessons by grade level covering topics that are mandated by State and Federal regulations.
Committee Recommendations
• The Committee made specific grade level lesson recommendations from the Common Sense Media library.
• Common Sense Media released an eRate Toolkit with their own lesson recommendations including documentation) in March, 2012.
• The Committee met in early May to review the eRate Toolkit. • The Committee unanimously recommended implementing
the Common Sense Media eRate Toolkit lessons for Lodi Unified School District.
• Many Committee members recommended adding some copyright lessons at the High School level (please see grades 9-12 recommended lessons in their original recommendation.)
Original Recommendation:Grades 9-12
Common Sense Media
Click here to view video from the web..
CSM Implementation Plan
CSM Teacher Web Page
Internet Filtering
Category Descriptions
Access by Group
Filtering tool - Bluecoat
Questions & Comments