No single solution to protecting kids online. (Notebook).

No single solution to protecting kids online. (Notebook). Filters can't do it alone, and neither can legislation. Ifeducators and administrators want to protect children from adult, or"pornographic por��nog��ra��phy?n.1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.2. The presentation or production of this material.3. ," material online, it will take a "balanceof mixed strategies," according to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. Youth, Pornography pornographyDepiction of erotic behaviour intended to cause sexual excitement. The word originally signified any work of art or literature depicting the life of prostitutes. and theInternet, the Internet, the,international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises report issued by the National Research Council. The reportwas written by a group that includes Richard L. Thornburgh, a formerattorney general who spearheaded the project. He and his colleagues play down a legislative solution toprotecting kids from inappropriate material. He and others acknowledgethe report's message is rather anti-climatic, but insist it is themost balanced. "The most important steps adults can take ... [are] tosupervise and be involved in [children's] use of theInternet," the report states. School officials and libraries areasked to set "acceptable-use policies" that set specificguidelines guidelines,n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and expectations. "Children need to acquire skills thatwill allow them to evaluate independently the information and imagesthey are viewing," according to the report. The Children's Partnership is endorsing the top-line findings.Its own book, Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway (1) A generic name for the Internet.(2) A proposed high-speed communications system that was touted by the Clinton/Gore administration to enhance education in America in the 21st century. Its purpose was to help all citizens regardless of their income level. , which ispopular with educators, also stresses adult involvement. "The firstthing parents and teachers have to do is get online and understand howchildren use the Internet," says Laurie Lipper, thepartnership's co-founder. Parents are looking to schools forguidance, she adds. "We think the schools, the community andlibraries have to make these decisions." All parties must be pro-active in teaching kids about what theyshould and shouldn't be looking at and how to protect themselvesfrom predators. www.nationalacademies.org www.childrenspartnership.org