Children and Families
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Children & Families
• Focus on the Internet
• Children’s Needs
– Education
– Entertainment
• Families’ Needs
– Education
– Protection
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Sample Websites
• Playhouse Disney
• International Children's Digital Library
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National School Boards
Foundation Study
• The main reason families buy computers and connect
their children to the Internet at home is for education
• The Internet does not disrupt children's everyday habits
and typical, healthy activities
• Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Internet does not
appear to isolate children from their families, peers or
communities
• Girls use the Internet as much as boys, but in different
ways
• Schools have the opportunity to help narrow the gap
between the haves and have-nots
• Parents trust their children's use of the Internet; however,
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NSBF Guidelines
• Take a balanced approach to policies and practices for
children's use of the Internet
• Pay as much attention to highlighting good content as to
restricting bad content
• Develop a plan to help schools, teachers and parents
educate children about safe, responsible uses of the
Internet
• Foster appropriate use of the Internet among
preschoolers and other young children
• Help teachers, parents and children use the Internet more
effectively for learning
• Use the Internet to communicate more effectively with
parents and students
5 • Engage the community
Dangers
• Support for self-destructive behavior
– E. g http://forum.proanamia.com/
• Solicitation
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Children’s Internet Protection Act
• Schools and libraries must have internet safety policies
• Must include technology protection measures to block or filter
Internet access to pictures that: (a) are obscene, (b) are child
pornography, or (c) are harmful to minors, for computers that
are accessed by minors.
• Required to adopt and enforce a policy to monitor online
activities of minors; and
• Required to adopt and implement a policy addressing: (a)
access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; (b)
the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail,
chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic
communications; (c) unauthorized access, including so-called
“hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online; (d)
unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal
information regarding minors; and (e) restricting minors’ access
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Deleting Online Predators Act
of 2006
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Bill (not approved) that would block access
to social networks and chat rooms for
minors in all public libraries and schools that
receive E-Rate funding
Definition: FCC must determine, and
consider
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is offered by a commercial entity;
permits registered users to create an on-line profile that includes
detailed personal information;
permits registered users to create an on-line journal and share
such a journal with other users;
elicits highly-personalized information from users; and
enables communication among users.
State Social Networking Laws
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• Georgia, North Carolina Protect Children
From Sexual Predators Act: Social networks
must require parental approval for minors to
create profiles, and provide parents with full
access to kid’s profiles
• Oklahoma's HB 1715: libraries must block
access to email and social networks, or block
internet access totally for minors
• Illinois Social Networking Prohibition Act:
public libraries and schools must block all
access to social networking sites for all users
• None passed yet
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