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Internet filtering should be mandatory within institutions because:

-  Students are at risk for online solicitation
-  Students may become distracted or unfocused
- Students have increased potential to cheat on online exams
-   Students are at risk to be exposed to inappropriate content

Parents and staff may benefit from the following:

https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/securing-key-accounts-devices/parental-controls/

The following games are designed to allow individuals to creatively become aware of cyber criminals, hakers, and phishing scams:

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/games/off-site/ogol/_cyber-criminal.html

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/games/off-site/ogol/_invasion-wireless-hakers.html

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/games/off-site/ogol/_phishing-scams.html

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I am pro-internet filtering for students in schools. This is very important to do nowadays with students having many devices that they can access during school hours. We need to be able to make sure they are staying on task and not looking up things they should not be. There are many programs out there available for schools to buy that will block certain apps or websites once the device is on their network. The school I work at requires students to be on our network at all times an through two programs called "Mosley" & "Securly" which will block almost everything and allows teachers to give students access to whatever sites they need during class time.

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I am pro internet filtering in schools because:
a. children are often not monitored while using internet at school and therefore more exposed to unsafe, sexual, and inappropriate images
Link: 1 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing/201208/overexposed-and-under-prepared-the-effects-early-exposure-sexual-content
Link 2: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/10/258690319/of-cigs-and-selfies-teens-imitate-risky-behavior-shared-online
b. children will not be at risk to over sharing their personal data online
Link 1: http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/
c. it increases digital citizenship.
Link 1: https://www.technokids.com/blog/computers-in-schools/should-schools-have-an-internet-filter/

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Reasons Why filtering Internet in Schools is Important:

Reduce Cyberbullying: Students with access to different websites and social media accounts may use these sites incorrectly; they are not mature enough to understand how to be good digital citizens. Check out this link from the National Cyber Security Alliance that discusses the importance of bringing awareness about  National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) and what we can do to encourage safe and friendly use of sites on the internet.
https://staysafeonline.org/ncsam/get-involved/

How to Prepare Our Students: Preparing students to become digital citizens is the best way to teach them appropriate internet use.  With the endless number of websites and inappropriate material online for anyone to view, it is best that we teach our children what is right and wrong to view and engage themselves with on the internet. Edutopia shares an article called

"How to Teach Internet Safety to Younger Elementary Students" as well as other incredible resources to share with students including

Disney’s Parent Guide to Internet Safety

Wired Safety

Common Sense Media

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How to Teach Internet Safety to Younger Elementary Students

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A lesson plan for helping students as young as kindergarten begin to understand how to be safe online.