WOLFPIT FIFTH GRADERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR "INTERNET SMARTS" FOR NORWALK MAYOR ALEX KNOPP, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SAL CORDA and CABLEVISION'S "POWER TO LEARN" TEAM
Wolfpit Elementary School Students Among the First in Connecticut To Be Certified "Internet Smart"
Norwalk, CT - April 6, 2005 - Fifth grade students in Natalie Tremonte's class at Wolfpit Elementary School demonstrated their "Internet Smarts" for Norwalk Mayor Alex Knopp and Superintendent of Schools Sal Corda yesterday during a presentation focusing on fair use of Internet resources and content. Using information and interactive case studies on the Cablevision Power to Learn "Internet Smarts" website as their guide, the students explained to a group of classmates, educators, and members of the Power to Learn team about properly and ethically using music, art, articles, and other original works found in cyberspace.
The students presented Mayor Knopp, Dr. Corda, Wolfpit Principal Frances Mahoney and PTA member Paula Palermo, Executive Director of the Teacher Technology Training Institute (TTTI), with an overview of what they'd learned frim the "Fair Use: Beg, Borrow or Steal?" unit of the Cablevision Power to Learn "Internet Smarts" website. Citing examples of legal vs. illegal uses of music, artwork, photographs and other copyrighted work in school projects, contest entries, and the like, the students showed how they apply fair use concepts while doing research for schoolwork. Later, they also engaged in a question and answer session on uses of technology with Mayor Knopp, whom the students had researched using online resources.
"In this electronic information age, teaching children appropriate online behavior and safe Internet use is more important than ever," states Mayor Knopp. "Cablevision's practical and educational Internet Smarts program provides the tools teachers, parents and students need to navigate their way through a technology that affects every aspect of life. Cablevision is to be commended for taking this step toward protecting our children when they engage in online activities."
"As the ISP provider to nearly 2000 schools in Cablevision's service area, we know that the Internet is indispensable to education," said Trent Anderson, Cablevision's vice president of education. "We designed Internet Smarts to provide students with guidelines to be safe, responsible and ethical Internet users, and we are extremely excited and proud to have the support of Mayor Knopp and Superintendent of Schools Corda."
Fair use is one of several topics covered in the Internet Smarts initiative, which also covers units on music downloading and online safety and privacy. For each unit, online, interactive case studies are used to explore important topics in Internet use at school and at home, providing students and their families with guidelines to ensure safe and appropriate use of the Internet.
Individuals, classes and schools can become certified "Internet Smart" by completing "Internet Smarts: Safeguarding your Children in Cyberspace," a family resource booklet that provides parents with quick, important tips and suggestions on proper Internet use. Additional information about this Power to Learn initiative is available at www.powertolearn.com.
Power to Learn, Cablevision's nationally recognized education initiative, empowers K-12 learning in the tri-state area by making technology in the classroom useful and by facilitating the home-school connection. By the end of 2004, more than 2,100 schools and libraries throughout Cablevision's New York metropolitan service area will receive high-speed Internet access and more than 85% of schools in Cablevision's service area will receive free cable television service as a result of this initiative. Information about Power to Learn is available at www.powertolearn.com.
About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve more than 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum digital television offering, Optimum Online high-speed Internet service, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable service, and its Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC, WE and other national and regional networks. Rainbow also is a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net. In 2003, Cablevision's Rainbow DBS launched its VOOM satellite service, the first service to offer a comprehensive array of high-definition (HD) television programming. In addition to its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision is the controlling owner of Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.
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