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Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2011
The need to maintain an unpolluted learning environment is no easy task for schools and districts that have incorporated social networking sites into their educational life. The staff and teachers at Blaine High School in Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin District 11 had been considering the pros and cons of establishing a school Facebook page when the…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Web Sites, Educational Environment, High Schools
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Jung, I. Y.; Yeom, H. Y. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
While development of the Internet has contributed to the spread of online education, online exams have not been widely adopted. An online exam is defined here as one that takes place over the insecure Internet, and where no proctor is in the same location as the examinees. This paper proposes an enhanced secure online exam management environment…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education
Brydolf, Carol – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
As principal of the School of the Arts in San Francisco, Donn Harris is passionate about protecting his students' experiments in free expression. But about two years ago he encountered an example of creative student speech he couldn't support--a nasty post on the MySpace.com Web site that targeted some of the school's students. Deciding that his…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Principals, High Schools, Technology Uses in Education
US Department of Homeland Security, 2005
Stop.Think.Connect. is a national public awareness campaign aimed at increasing the understanding of cyber threats and empowering the American public to be safer and more secure online. The Campaign's main objective is to help individuals become more aware of growing cyber threats and arm them with the tools to protect themselves, their families,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Computer Security, High Schools, Bullying
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Vondracek, Mark – Staff and Educational Development International, 1999
Discusses the potential of technology in classrooms, along with the problems that occur with implementing curricular changes throughout an entire school. Addresses considerations such as staff development, parent acceptance and involvement, student vandalism and overall hardware and software security, and the inclusion of technology in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Miller, Kevin – TECHNOS, 1997
This article, written by a high school student, describes how he helped his school attain access to state-of-the-art technology and to the Internet. Topics include problems, security issues, teacher training, examples of student Internet projects, technical details of the school's computer system, and how the school encouraged this student's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Security, Computer Selection, Computer System Design