Standards

As a result of a federal mandate, school districts have to certify their staff and students have had

learned about CyberSafety and Digital Citizenship. Part of the San Antonio ISD District

Technology Plan calls for technology-based professional learning opportunities for

administrators, teachers, librarians, and district levels. One of these professional learning

opportunities--mandated by the federal government in its requirements for public school districts

to receive eRate funding--is to learn more about CyberSafety, Digital Citizenship, and

Appropriate Email Use.

Cybersafety, digital citizenship, and appropriate email use are important performance indicators

in the state mandated technology applications TEKS (TA:TEKS), No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Education

Technology Standards for Students, Teachers, and Administrators. To meet the eRate

requirements necessary, the Office of Instructional Technology & Learning Services (ITLS) has

updated the District’s CyberSafety web site which incorporates rich lessons, video tutorials for

both teachers and students.

District Standards

San Antonio Independent School District is committed to ensuring the online safety of our employees and students while also adhering to federal, local, and state regulations (e.g. CQ(LEGAL) requires District’s to implement an internet safety policy in order to participate in the E-rate program.)

We are responsible for educating our students to be safe, legal and responsible while online in a way that encourages a positive attitude while supporting 21st century skills of collaboration, lifelong learning and productivity.

Educate all San Antonio ISD students on:

San Antonio ISD Acceptable Use Policy

San Antonio ISD Board Policy

San Antonio ISD Electronic Media (Social media) Board Policy DH Local

San Antonio ISD Parent/Student Handbook

State Standards

The Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) found in 19 TAC Chapter 126 describe what students in K-12 should be able to do using technology in and out of the classroom. The TEKS are to be used when providing instruction in Technology Applications as well as in other curriculum areas (when applicable). The goal of Technology Application TEKS is for students to gain technology-based knowledge and skills and to be able to apply those skills to all other curriculum areas. These TEKS are organized by grade groupings: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. There are benchmarks at grade levels 2, 5, and 8. Within each grade grouping, there are four common strands: Foundations, Information Acquisition, Work in Solving Problems, and Communication.

National Standards

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers

Innovative and effective teachers in technology model and apply the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) as they create, implement, and assess multiple learning experiences to engage students in the learning process; enrich thier professional practices; improve student learning; and provide models for students, colleagues, and the community. All educators in San Antonio ISD should adhere to theNETS-S/NETS-T standards and performance indicators for thier prespective grade levels.

CIPA Compliance

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate program – a program that makes certain communications technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries.