Starting in July 2012, schools that receive E-Rate and other technology funds from the federal government must certify that they not only provide instruction in Internet safety but have an Internet safety policy. Nancy Willard, one of the country’s foremost experts on students and Internet safety, joins us this month to discuss what it means to educate and protect our children in the technology- driven world we live in and what schools can and should do to ensure the likelihood of success in the delivery of effective Internet safety instruction.
Digital Learning & Technology
Nancy Willard
Developing Effective Internet Safety Education
Meets ISLLC Standard 2
December 1, 2011
Useful Links
Visit Nancy Willard's website, Embracing Digital Youth, for a wide variety of useful downloadable white papers, research and information for school leaders interested in promoting digital safety and responsibility for students.
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. is the director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. She has a background in work with at risk youth and law and has focused on issues of youth risk online and effective Internet use management in schools for over 12 years. Nancy’s focus is on applying research insight into youth risk and effective research-based risk prevention approaches to these new concerns. Nancy is the author of several books including Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Cruelty, Threats, and Distress and Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens, Helping Young People Use the Internet Safety and Responsibly.
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