The Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008 was written to improve the collection of data on broadband availability throughout the country and to provide funding to support increased high-speed Internet access in schools. As educators, we might say, “That’s nice, but how does it impact me?”
The answer to that question lies in Title II of the Act, commonly known as the “Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act.” This Act speaks to “the use of the Internet in a manner that promotes safe online activity for children, protects children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, and helps parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors.”
More specifically, this law mandates that a Local Education Agency (LEA), “as part of its Internet safety policy is educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.” This mandate is tied to ERate compliance.
Inside the School’s seminar on CD, The Broadband Act: Protecting Children & Teaching Online Safety will discuss the Act and the requirement to “educate minors about appropriate online behavior.”
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After viewing The Broadband Act: Protecting Children & Teaching Online Safety, you will be able to:
- Explain the Broadband Data Improvement Act to your constituents
- Particularly explain the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
- Understand the potential impact of this Act
- Begin the process of meeting the mandate(s)
- Begin to answer the “5 W” questions:
- What do we have to do?
- How will we do this?
- Who will we do it?
- When and where will we do this?
- And of course, why will we do it?
About the Presenter:
Mike Donlin has been an educator for decades. He has taught English Language Arts and English as a Second Language at all levels and in different locations around the country and the world. Donlin started with Seattle Public Schools in 1980 as a classroom teacher. Since that time, he has taught, trained and supervised a variety of programs from TBE/ESL to technology and bullying and harassment prevention and intervention. As a program administrator, he managed federal and state grant programs, including a Federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant, Community Technology Center grants, and Title IID E2T2 technology grants. In Seattle’s Prevention-Intervention program, Mike implemented bullying prevention programs with an emphasis on Internet safety and cyberbullying. He oversaw the development of a Middle School Cyberbullying Curriculum. In 2008, he received a Qwest/NCMEC Spirit of Online Safety Leadership Award, and is currently a member of the National Cyber Security Alliance K-12 Work Group and an alumnus of the FBI Citizens’ Academy.
Mike is married and has three digital native children.
How does an Inside the School online seminar work?
An Inside the School online seminar is delivered entirely over the Internet. No telephone connection is needed. You simply connect to a private link that will be emailed to you and access the seminar online through your computer. The seminar is presented in a special browser window that features a slide show presentation in one panel and sound and playback controls in another panel.The seminar can be viewed on a single computer screen or be projected onto a larger one for a group setting.
Click here for a short demonstration of what an Inside the School online seminar looks like.
Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 888-391-4465What is included in the $249 registration price?
All seminars are priced per school, not per person. Your entire school can receive this great training for one flat low price!The registration price includes access to the seminar and useful handouts that you can copy and distribute to all the teachers at your school.
And not only that, but because we understand the chaotic schedules teachers often endure, we leave the seminar link up for one full week, so you can access it at your convenience. You can watch it during your preparation hours at school or even from your own home.
If you’d like to have access to the online seminar for longer than one week, CDs and transcripts of the program will be available.
All of our products have a satisfaction guaranteed policy. It’s simple – if you are not satisfied with your Inside the School product you can contact us and we’ll refund your money. No questions asked.
For your convenience, you may order online and pay with a purchase order or check. Simply select the "Bill Me" option. You may also order by phone at 888-391-4465 or by fax/mail by downloading the PDF order form.
Cost:
CD: $199
Transcript: $99
CD/Transcript Package: $249
