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Scratching Technology |
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Internet SafetyDear Parents of "Scratching Technology" Students, During one of the classes this term, I will be showing your students how to sign up for a program-sharing login at the Scratch home page (http://scratch.mit.edu). As it is a site aimed at kids and sponsored by MIT, I feel that this is reasonably risk-free. Unfortunately, a parent once reported that some students had found some offensive artwork on the site. Please be aware that no matter how closely a site is monitored, no one can guarantee that site with thousands of users can remain completely "clean". Even a third-grader is capable of drawing a vulgar picture and posting it! Your children should observe the same precautions they observe anywhere else on the internet, including:
You will notice that every program posted has a place where you can click "Flag as inappropriate". Please use this if anything is not right. I think the Scratch sharing site is an excellent resource with lots of good ideas. Please use common sense and help keep this a fun and educational community for everyone. I will go over all these cautions with the students in class. Sincerely, Mark Spieglan |