Teaching parents how to protect children on line

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Parents can take several measures to protect children who go online, according to an Internet safety seminar led by law-enforcement officials in Seattle. Attendees learned tips on how to shield their children from potential child molesters. Recommended steps include checking secret E-mail addresses by searching for a child's name on the E-mail pages of four11.com or lycos.com, or for possible postings in newsgroups by calling up www.dejanews.com. Parents also can view their children's E-mail by accessing some programs's Organize folder and looking up the child's screen name. Filters or computer blocking devices also can help children from stumbling across porn sites and other unsavory information. Many parents lack basic computer knowledge, let alone Web safety, according to a Federal law enforcement trainer.

Safety and security measures, Internet security, Children as consumers, Child consumers, Pathological Internet Use, Internet addiction

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Virtual-classes trend alarms professors

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Approximately 850 University of Washington professors have signed an open letter to Gov Gary Locke, in which they express concern about high-tech instruction methods possibly replacing more traditional educational settings. Locke's policy director, Wallace Loh, said in a May 1998 speech to the University of Washington Law School that using telecommunications to present information could attract adult students. The professors support Internet instruction for remote-bound students but defend human interaction between professors and students as a crucial part of the academic experience. Some administrators and taxpayers believe the development of the World Wide Web, video streaming, multimedia CD-ROMs and computer-assisted research has revolutionized scholarship and rendered classroom lectures obsolete.

Economic policy, Education, Washington, Computer-assisted instruction, Computer assisted instruction, Technology in education, Washington, University of

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On line, universities link to alumni and their wallets

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Online technology is making it easier for university alumni to keep in touch. Institutions now are utilizing 'university advancement' on the information superhighway to strengthen old school ties and generate more revenue from alumni. Among the services are lifelong personal E-mail accounts, home pages for each graduating class and regional alumni newsgroups on the Internet. Numerous schools also provide on-line classes, mentoring opportunities and career placement for life.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Universities and colleges, College graduates, Social issue, Social conditions, Alumni

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