Teacher’s Name Candace Perkins Bowen
School/City/State Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Title of Lesson Plan: CIPA and Your School – Part III
Overview and Rationale
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), discussed in previous “Five for the First” lessons, has enough material for further explorations. For instance students can explore the possibility of unblocking sites that do not fit the criteria of those covered under CIPA.
Goals for Understanding
•Essential Questions
o If students try to access a site they need for legitimate research and can’t reach it, what are they supposed to do?
o How quickly can sites be unblocked?
o Is this quickly enough?
• Resources/Materials
Students need to have a copy of the article below to read before class.
Activity
• Discuss what students have found about unblocking sites they need for research.
• Invite the district/school technology coordinator to talk about what it takes to unblock a legitimate research site.
Assessment
• Students participate in the discussion.
• Students begin to generate a list of sites they think should not be blocked.
OR
• Students begin to generate a list of sites they think should not be blocked. If the technology coordinator doesn’t offer a method for unblocking sites, students begin to form ideas for instituting such a process in the school.

• Students can file an Internet Filtering Report form.
References Recommended
“ Censorware: How well does Internet filtering software protect students?” by Lars Kongshem, from the January 1998 issue of Electronic School. Copyright © 1998, National School Boards Association.
http://www.electronic-school.com/0198f1.html