Re: Employee

Hi Jon.

I have just completed a planning guide for schools related to the Children's Internet Protection Act. The focus is students and staff. I do have a chpater that addresses copyright. And I have policy and regulation templates. The document is online at: http://netizen.uoregon.edu/documents/cipa.html. I am distributing the work as "honortext." Anyone can copy and distribute for non-profit purposes. I am asking those who use the materials to pay a modest fee.

Below is a more detailed announcement of the work.

Nancy

Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Director, Responsible Netizen
Center for Advanced Technology in Education 5214 University of Oregon, College of Education Eugene, Oregon 97405
E-mail: nwillard[_at_]oregon.uoregon.edu
URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu
Author of Computer Ethics, Etiquette, and Safety for 21st Century Students, coming soon from ISTE

JonMEsq[_at_]aol.com wrote:

> Has anyone seen a good employee handbook template, preferably on disk,
> for modification, that addresses electronic copyright and Internet issues?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon Miller
> 1113 Spruce Street
> Boulder, CO 80302
> 303.381.2525
> alternate email: <jonmillerlaw[_at_]aol.com>

Supporting the Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet by Students: A Children's Internet Protection Act Planning Guide

A comprehensive new resource is available for school districts to guide the development of Internet policies and regulations to address the safe and responsible use of the Internet by students. Supporting the Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet by Students: A Children's Internet Protection Act Planning Guide was written by Nancy Willard, M.S, J.D. and is published by the Responsible Netizen program of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education, University of Oregon. The Guide is available online at http://netizen.uoregon.edu/documents/cipa.html.

Under the Children's Internet Protection Act, districts must develop an Internet safety plan that addresses access to inappropriate material, safety of students when using electronic communication, unlawful activities, and the unauthorized disclosure of student personal information. The Guide provides legal analysis and recommendations pertaining to the CIPA requirements and contains templates for policies, regulations, agreements, and community information materials.

The Guide presents a comprehensive educational approach that seeks to protect the safety of younger students and empower older students to make safe and responsible choices in an environment that reinforces accountability for those choices. The approach is grounded in the belief that because schools are the primary location where young people are learning to use the Internet, schools must play an important role in preparing young people to use the Internet in a safe and responsible manner regardless of when, how, and where they have access. The Guide presents recommendations for the use of technology protection measures in a manner that reinforces the educational approach and does not result in educators being placed in a position of subservience to technology tools.

"Rather than placing primary reliance on fallible technology tools, we must assist young people in developing effective filtering and blocking systems that will reside in the hardware that sits upon their shoulders." -- N. Willard. Received on Thu Dec 06 2001 - 17:25:11 GMT