Many school  districts are wondering how to respond to the Chavez Bill (AB 307), which requires school districts to include goals and an implementation plan for educating staff and students on Internet safety in their technology plans. Acalanes Union High School created a computer based online solution   They are using Blackboard for students and staff training.  Teachers extensively use Blackboard, an online course environment, to support face-to-face class work.

The course is structured around the six areas of the CTAP 4 cybersafety poster as well as the district’s Academic Honesty Pol¬icy. Each of the six areas of the course includes a screenshot from the poster, a definition, a link to a CTAP cybersafety resource, and a review of the district’s acceptable use policy. Students are given an online test on cybersafety and academic honesty at the conclusion of the online course. The district also trained their teachers and enrolled them in the course. “Teachers appreciated having digital citizenship integrated into Blackboard to make it more seamless,” says Cheryl Davis, the District Curriculum and Instruction Technology Specialist. “No teacher wants to give up their class time but they all want digital and academic citizenship covered.”