Nancy's+Project+Proposal

As a society, we have come to depend on the internet both professionally and personally. The internet is a tool that has the power for good and equally can be used for evil. Evil is a very strong term but when one realizes that peoples’ identity are stolen, bank accounts are compromised, cyber-bullying is alive and well, not only among our youth, but also this occurs in the adult population, dating, pornography, child molesters, and serial killers, and list goes on. So do we as a society become afraid to use or put information out on the internet or do we educate ourselves, our students and children, and the community about how to use the internet safely and responsibly? This project came about because of my concerns about putting information on the a webpage that may be personal, including a personal reflection journal that could be accessed by anyone and has the possibility of being changed by anyone who has the knowledge and skills of this technology. This is the basis of my proposal for my major project. It is my hope that someone else will continue developing this page after I have completed this course. I intend for this webpage to be of service to others and have useful up to date information on using the internet in a safe and responsible manner. It will be divided into the following areas: · Resources that include other websites · Articles and books · Videos · Powerpoints · Blog that will pose weekly questions about internet safety through the remainder of the course · My journal of this process · Four major areas: Educators, Schools, Students, Adults · Under these areas would be: legal, safety concerns, remedies, reminders
 * Nancy's Project Proposal**

This project is designed to be a resource for educators, and the community. It has the possibility of being a long-term project and extremely useful to the education community including students their families. At this point in my project, I am not collaborating with anyone on the development of the site, but I will collaborate and network with our community resources that focus on internet safety. Some of my sources, but not limited to, will include on-going education projects in Marion County and the Salem-Keizer School District that have been developed to address internet safety issues.

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