Dear Parents,

During the school year, your child will have numerous opportunities to use the internet as a means of supporting curriculum instruction. We will be using the internet in the computer lab, the media center, as well as in the classroom. Montgomery County Public Schools has established regulations and policies for using the internet safely. MCPS is utilizing a technology protection measure, which shields student access to sites that are harmful to minors. For additional information about how MCPS is protecting its students during internet use, please visit www.mcps.k12.md.ud/info/cipa .

As a teacher, I have also established regulations and policies within the school environment in order to provide a safe experience with the internet. All websites that we use in the classroom are first previewed by me. Students will be given a direct link to sites that we will be using, that pertain to the curriculum, and will be directed to use kid-safe search engines that have been identified by the teacher. In this way, students will be given some opportunities to search on their own in a safe way so that they can locate information independently. In addition, the students will at all times be supervised by the adult in charge.

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions.

Thanks for your support,

Katie Wilberding

Please complete the permission slip and return to your child’s teacher.

__________ I give permission for my child, ____________________, to use the internet in school.

__________ I do not give permission for my child, _________________, to use the internet in school and understand that he/she will be given an alternate assignment when the class is using the internet.

_________________________________ ______________________

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