Table of Contents

Introductory Material

• Task Force Members
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• Introduction

Chapter 1 - The Role of the World Wide Web in Schools and Education Agencies

• Introduction
• The Beginning
• The Needs Assessment
• Web Site Content: Schools, Districts, and State Departments of Education
• Summary

Chapter 2 - Web Publishing Guidelines

• Introduction
• Content Guidelines
• Advertising on the Agency Web Site
• Agency Web Site Disclaimer
• Allocation of Space, Maintenance of Files, and Web Development Policies
• Password Security
• Summary

Chapter 3 - Web-Related Legal Issues and Policies

• Introduction
• Internet Usage
• Acceptable Use Policies
• Open Meeting (Sunshine) Laws and the Freedom of Information Act
• Usability Guidelines
• Accessibility Guidelines
• Student Rights and Privacy
• Copyright Compliance
• Filtering
• Logging System Usage
• Summary

Chapter 4 - Internal and External Resources for Web Development

• Introduction
• Identifying and Matching Available Resources to What is Needed
• To Host or Not to Host- That is the Question
• Training and Professional Development
• Internet-Related Software
• Purchasing Hardware to Host a World Wide Web Site
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Procuring Resources

• Introduction
• The Bid Process
• Components of Bid Requests
• Summary

Chapter 6 - Maintaining a Secure Environment

• Introduction
• Security Assessment
• Securing Hardware
• Securing Operating Systems
• Securing Software (Applications)
• Securing the Network
• Network Reliability
• Data Security
• Data Integrity
• Database Security
• Summary

Conclusion

Appendices

1. What is the Internet?
2. What is a Local Area Network?
3. Connecting to the Internet
4. Internet Addresses and Domains
5. Policies and Procedures (Samples)
   1. Acceptable Use Policy
   2. Technology Resource Use Agreement
   3. Electronic Mail Policy
   4. Dial-In Access Policy
   5. Password Policy
6. World Wide Web Consortium: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
7. Follow That Packet: Deep Down Security
8. References

Glossary