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my final project edse 603 shari mohan

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contents my initial reaction 2 internet acceptable use policy 3 what is iaup 3 talents and backgrounds 6 my final project shari mohan page 1

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my initial reaction after the first day of 603 class it has really lifted up my spirits and motivated me it seems overwhelming to create in such a short amount of time but i will be open and work hard at receiving an a i have a 4.0 gpa and always worked very hard to achieve this alongside this i have learned so much from the courses i have taken i expect to learn a lot in this class and be able to utilize it in an everyday setting i am currently in the classroom and constantly learning new methods and figuring out what works well for my students i want to incorporate more technology in the classroom as it will be a tool an asset to my students i want to create and use the appropriate resources for lessons to become like second hand nature for me in the classroom this will benefit and enhance my career and i cannot wait to learn more from professor stein as well as my classmates these 12 sessions will be a learning experience i plan to indulge in as much as i can my final project shari mohan page 2

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internet acceptable use policy what is iaup according to iaup a personal safety violations for students i student users will not post or transmit photographs or personal contact information about themselves or other people without prior written parental consent from the parent of the student whose information is being posted such consent must be delivered to the child s teacher or principal personal contact information includes but is not limited to home address telephone number school name school address and classroom ii student users will not agree to meet with someone they have met online without their parent s approval and participation iii student users will promptly disclose to their teacher or other school employee any message they receive that is inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable e teacher web pages subject to district-wide policies and procedures teachers may establish web pages for use with class activities or to provide a resource for other teachers teachers will be responsible for maintaining their class or educational resource sites teacher web pages will not be considered official material but will be developed in such a manner as to reflect well upon the department district and school d filtering the department has installed internet filtering software in an attempt to block user access to inappropriate and/or harmful text on the internet the software works by scanning web site addresses web site content e-mail and other my final project shari mohan page 3

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documents for objectionable words or concepts objectionable words and concepts are pre-determined by the department when the software finds any such objectionable words or concepts it denies the user access to them based on the level of access assigned to the word or concept by the department generally levels of access go from the least restrictive level which allows users access to the web site or document that contains the word or concept to the most restrictive level which denies users access to the web site or document that contains the word or concept there are levels between these two levels that neither automatically allow or automatically deny access but rather prompts the software to perform a more in-depth review of the web site or document to determine whether it is objectionable e.g for high school students the word or concept breast would fall into this intermediate level so a student who is doing research on breast cancer would be allowed access to web sites or documents related to breasts but a student looking for pornography would be denied access to pornography related to breasts filtering technology is not perfect and therefore may in effect interfere with legitimate educational research the default level of access that will be granted to students varies depending on grade level and are referenced in subsections a b and c below each district shall establish a process for modifying the filter or for defiltering internet access for students when it is educationally appropriate the district process must indicate whether defiltering requests are to be approved at the district or school level and appropriate monitoring mechanisms must be established by the district no filtering software is one hundred percent effective and it is possible that the software could fail in the event that the filtering software is unsuccessful and children gain access to inappropriate and/or harmful material the department will not be liable a default filtering levels for grades kindergarten through 5 the filter is set at the most restrictive setting in restricting access to internet sites that may contain interactive chat or mail or information regarding b crime intolerance violence sex acts sex attire sex/nudity sex/personal basic sex education advanced sex education sexuality sports default filtering levels for grades 6 through 8 same setting as kindergarten through 5 above c default filtering levels for grades 9 through 12 my final project shari mohan page 4

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the filter is modified to be less restrictive consistent with age and educational goals my final project shari mohan page 5

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talents and backgrounds i currently work as kindergarten teacher at p.s 175 in rego park ny i also work as an assistant director and teacher at the south queens boys and girls club my final project shari mohan page 6

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