Re: Net Behavior at School
Nancy McNicol (nancy.mcnicol@kplus1.aces.k12.ct.us)
Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:24:54 -0400
Message-Id: <199709161925.PAA23621@corso.ccsu.ctstateu.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:24:54 -0400
From: "Nancy McNicol" <nancy.mcnicol@kplus1.aces.k12.ct.us>
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Re: Net Behavior at School
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> Our children's room has internet access ONLY for children (no adults
> allowed no matter how many adults are waiting for Internet use in
> adult department. Children under 10 MUST have a parent with them,
> parental supervision for children over 10 is at the parent's
discretion...
> library staff DOES NOT supervise...this is made clear to the parent when
> the child is registered.
>
> As for our policy, it is posted at our website
> http://www.east-haven.lib.ct.us
> under POLICIES/INTERNET USE. The first 2 pages apply to all internet
use,
> the 3rd is specifically about children and parents
>
>
>
> Nancy McNicol
> Public Services & Computer Systems Librarian
> Hagaman Memorial Library
> 227 Main Street
> East Haven, Connecticut
> Voice: 203.468.3890 FAX:203.468.3892
>
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> > From: Amy Terlaga <aterlaga@www.biblio.org>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech@neal.ctstateu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: Net Behavior at School
> > Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 9:20 AM
> >
> > Earlier today, Joe Cadieux posted the following news item:
> >
> > >From: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,14179,00.html
> > >C/Net Unedited
> > >September 12, 1997
> > >
> > >As more politicians push for classroom Net access, parents and
teachers
> are
> > >struggling to come up with with solutions for some of the problems
that
> > >come along with the Internet.
> > >
> > >Although sound bites from politicians who promise "wired" schools make
> the
> > >evening news, so do stories about students plagiarizing essays from
the
> > >Internet, teenagers being stalked by adults in online chat rooms, and
> > >technologically precocious students hacking into schools' computer
> systems.
> > >
> > >The University of California at Berkeley Extension is teaching one of
> the
> > >first courses aimed at giving administrators, parents, and teachers
> answers
> > >to these problems.
> > >
> > >"Ethics, Access, and Equity in Technology," taught by Ana Solomon,
will
> > >include topics like copyright law, intellectual property, profanity,
> > >pornography, online etiquette, and gender issues related to
technology.
> > >
> > >"In schools, there need to be some guidelines for how to use
> technology,"
> > >Solomon said. "It's very easy to break the law and not know it.
Because
> the
> > >Internet is coming into so many homes and classes, it has the
potential
> to
> > >be a very powerful and dangerous tool, and there need to be
guidelines."
> > >
> > [snip]
> >
> > Just curious. How many libraries here in Connecticut offer Internet
> access
> > in their children's rooms? What kind of policy do you have in place?
> How
> > much supervision do you give your users? Do you offer classes for them
> on
> > the responsible use of the Internet? Or (if you do offer any training
for
> > kids) is it more along the lines of instructional use and leave the
> ethics
> > of it to their parents? Have you encountered any problems since the
> > introduction of the Net into your children's room?
> >
> > Thanks in advance to all who reply to this.
> >
> > Amy
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Amy Terlaga Libraries Sharing Computerized
> Services
> > Bibliomation, Inc
> > Stratford, CT
> > aterlaga@biblio.org
> >
> >
> >