Internet+Use+&+Safety

Student and staff use of the Internet during the school day is for instructional purposes. Sites visited should pertain to and be relevant to the curriculum and not be 'games', shopping, etc. Because the safety of our students is our primary goal, NHCS uses a filter to block inappropriate websites; however, it is not a perfect filter. Therefor, ALL students must be closely monitored by staff 100% of the time they are on the Internet. All students should be instructed at the beginning of the school year to notify a staff member immediately if they should access an inappropriate website, or one that makes them feel uncomfortable. They should turn off the monitor and then direct you to their computer without drawing attention from other students. If possible, the staff member should record the URL (web address) and report it to the technology assistant who will in turn report it to be blocked. Because all students must be monitored 100% of the time while using the Internet, they may not be sent unsupervised to the Media Center or to the Computer Lab to use the Internet. Supervision must be provided, at all times, by a staff member. Also, when planning lessons that use the Internet, as much as is possible, the teacher should click on all links on the web pages your students will visit to test for appropriateness.

Parsley students are to use the student-safe search engines like these listed below. A 'Search Engine for Patriots' poster listing student safe search engines has been provided for and should be posted in each classroom. If you need another, request one from the technology assistant.
 * [|Ask for Kids]
 * [|Kids Click]
 * KidRex

It's prints on legal size paper.

Students are never to use Google to freely search the Internet. Only teacher-created customized Google search engines may be used.