The timing for the class couldn't be better. In California, a new law adds computer proficiency to the list of skills a teacher must display to earn a teaching credential. The policy goes into effect January 1, 2000. Also, the state is requiring all school boards to develop official Internet-use policies by next summer. But many schools have been slow to embrace technology and face up to the ethical questions that accompany it.
Most boards have yet to adopt official Internet policies.
Only about a dozen people are enrolled in Solomon's seminar-style class. And hers is one of only a handful of such classes across the entire country. However, she expects demand to increase as state deadlines approach and as more teachers become entangled in the sticky ethics of the Web.