Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.

Identification should include the following:

  • The school division's acceptable use policy
  • Laws and guidelines governing Internet usage, including those about copyright and file sharing
  • Techniques that illegitimate parties use to solicit personal information
  • Techniques that help protect a computer user against cyber predators
  • Software applications and user techniques that help protect against security attacks
  • Review the Virginia Department of Education Links to an external site.guidelines for instructional programs related to Internet safety.

Teacher Resource: Microsoft Digital Literacy Links to an external site.