Several aspects must be considered when establishing these for your particular school. A clear distinction should be made between censorship and guidance. All districts should have an AUP and should make all students and parents aware of the district policies.
Online communication has a profound effect on learning.
The Internet can help students become independent, critical thinkers, able tofind information, organizeand evaluate it, and then effectively express their new knowledge and ideas in compelling ways. Students who used online access became more confident and students without online access becameless confident, over the course of the study, in carrying out and presenting a research project. There are many reources on the Internet that can help teachers develop lesson plans. In addition, some software can be downloaded which will help in putting the lessons together. A web search can help find these sources.