Cedar Valley Technology

`Grade Level

K-2

3-5

6-8

9-12

Specific Use of the Internet

Teachers use the Internet for teacher professional development.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Teachers use the Internet for curriculum resources or classroom demonstration.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Teachers preview web sites before introducing them to class. (No searching with students present.)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Substitute¹ and student teachers¹ use the Internet with classes.

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Students contribute to class or school web pages/publications.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Class participation in teacher-supervised, live electronic chat.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Students use bookmark lists built or approved by teachers.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Students use teacher-designed web pages.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Students browse² teacher-selected web pages with staff supervision.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Students search³ subject directories (e.g. netTrekker, Ask JeevesForKids, Yahooligans).

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Students search³ the Internet with search engines (e.g. Alta Vista, Excite, Google).

Possible*

Possible*

Yes

Yes

Students type teacher-approved URL’s directly into the Locator Bar.

No

Possible*

Yes

Yes

Students use their own individual electronic mail⁴ accounts for research and in accordance with AUP⁵.

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Yes

Students work independently to build web pages as a school-sponsored, curriculum-related project.

Possible*

Possible*

Yes

Yes

Students build their own curriculum-related web pages under teacher supervision.  (See AUP⁵ for permissions.)

Possible*

Possible*

Yes

Yes

Students engage in individual real-time, curriculum-related chatting online.

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Students participate in social media environments (blogs, RSS feeds, wikis, message boards, social networks) for educational purposes.

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Students must have an educational purpose for using the Internet.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Students and staff may upload educational materials to Internet sites.

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Students and staff may download educational materials from the Internet.

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*

Possible*