COPPA
COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act, was created to protect the privacy of kids under 13 years of age. It gives parents/guardians the ability to control what online information is shared or collected about their children under 13. In other words, websites aren't allowed to collect or save information about children, including their school name, home address, or anything else that could identify the location of the child.To learn more about COPPA, check out the resources below:
1 FCC: Children's Privacy2 Anna Otto via YouTube:
3 Morse, Barnes-Brown and Pendleton via YouTube:
4 Huffington Post: 5 Things Parents Should Know about COPPA
CIPA
CIPA, the Children's Internet Protection Act, is another law created to protect children online. CIPA requires all libraries and K-12 schools to follow safety guidelines in order to acquire discounted internet access from the government. This means schools and libraries need to have internet filters in place to protect children from accessing websites that are too mature for them.To learn more about CIPA, check out the following resources:
1 FCC: CIPA
2 SimpleK12 via YouTube:
Both COPPA and CIPA were created to ensure the privacy of children. However, before this week in EDU 790, I had never heard of either. To be fully effective, there should be more discussion in schools about these laws so that we can help enforce the ideas of privacy and safety to our students.
I agree that there should be more discussions in schools. Many teachers are unaware of them and their importance. How can we expect teachers to help enforce them when they are so unfamiliar with them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding the videos. Does your district mention these laws in their handbooks/policies? What are your thoughts on them (other than they should be discussed). Do you think they work?
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