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I have put together this space in order to manage information and my thoughts on Cyber Policy and it's implications in schools and with regards to Cyber Bullying. Use the navigation bar on the left to guide through topic matter at your liesure. Here is a hint, I find navigation easiest when I right click the link and open it on another tab. Have fun looking around.

As the web grows it becomes more powerful, more influential and cements itself as an essential component of our lives. It is more than email, chat rooms and websites. The web is evolving; and todays students are using this technology in many ways; blogging and vlogging, chatting and creepin. Todays students spend many hours in front the screen, they need to be empowered with the know how and guidance to utilize this tool in the best way. As teachers we have a lot of influence to ensure these new tools are used appropriately. Together with students and parents, schools need to have policy to insure safety, proper etiquette and leadership.

The menu on the left of this page guides the reader to pages that link to roles of the student, teacher, parents, school and school board. Collaboration and communication between each of these components is essential to developing online ettiquitte and overall success. Government and school boards need to create policy and legislation that deters usage of internet tools to create harassing, bullying, objectionable conduct on the web. These two overseeing bodies can create opportunities which engage students in positive online education that involves parents and teachers.

It is true the world does exist on the web. One of the major bonuses of implementation of educational technology is that it has the ability to link students directly to information and provides a great opportunity to learn from a global community. I try to learn from the global community throughout this wiki, but a direct example of it is the section Around the World. Around the World investigates recent issues pertinent to cyber policy; from Moose Jaw School Boards to stories from Australia. This section explores the leadership that various states have taken in the development of cyberlaw, and well as cases that have set precedent which support teachers and the overall need for education for all. For extended reading please see the area regarding online safety, and a variety of resources related to the topic.

Through researching this for this wiki, I have discovered that guidelines for policy and procedure are an essential component of the learning experience. The web provides a medium that allows for very easy publication of information to a world wide audience, students need to be conscious of their actions and have an awareness for how these tools can be used appropriately and consequences need to be in place to regulate online activity.

Responsibility and accountability are key terms to endure success. As teachers, parents and educational specialists we have a responsibility that our leaders of tomorrow learn proper net ethics and aptitude to utilize this evolving tool. Student and teachers need to work together so that the youth accept their accountability and be part of the process of policy building. Incorporating a variety of networking, blogging and miscellaneous cyber tools into daily lessons creates a need for cyberpolicy to guide students through online pursuits. By seeing everyday internet tools in class activities students are presented with teachable moments, spend time developing personal online ethics and observing positive modeling from their teachers and other users of these programs. This notion can be overseen and directed by socially accepted leaders such as the learning ministry in conjunction with school boards. All must work together to combat this growing area of concern.