Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Through its annual monthlong Invitational Summer Institute, the CWP offers opportunities for professional growth to teachers in all disciplines who recognize the worth of using writing as a means of learning any subject matter. For more information, go to: CWP Summer Institute.
In addition, the CWP offers professional development services to schools and school districts, and a variety of opportunities for teachers and students to publish their writing.
Connecticut Student Writers Recognition Night at Jorgensen Auditorium on May 15, 2025 from 5-7 PM
The CSW Recognition Night event will be held Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 5 to 7 PM in the Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts on the UConn campus at 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT.
We are excited to have Alicia D. Williams, award-winning young adult and picture book author, scheduled as our keynote speaker. Alicia D. Williams’ books will be available for purchase, and Alicia WILL BE signing books briefly at the end of the night.
Certificates will be available for the Gold, Silver, and Honorable Mention Award winners to pick up at Jorgensen before the event begins.Doors will open at 4:30 PM.
We WILL have 13 student speakers from grades K-12 who will read their work from the stage.
There WILL BE parking in the North Garage (the one by Jorgensen). You can use UConn’s PayByPhone (click on the link and download the app or create an account before you come) or a kiosk located near the elevators on the first floor of the garage and pay the $2.00 per hour rate for your visit.
There is NO limit on the number of people who can attend. Jorgensen holds about 3000 and our largest pre-pandemic crowd was about 1600. Anyone can attend–parents, siblings, teachers, grandparents, neighbors, friends. All are welcome.
Teacher-Writer magazine Fall 2024 is available for download – click on the cover below:
Luisana Duarte Armendárez, Keynote Speaker for the 2024 Connecticut Writing Project Scholastic Writing Awards
Connecticut Student Writers 2024
The 2024 Connecticut Scholastic Writing Awards (coming soon!)
Letters About Literature 2023-24 Finalists and Winners
Emily Inouye Huey, Winner of the 2023 Malka Penn Award, Connecticut Student Writers Recognition Night Keynote Speaker
Some of you know but many of you probably do not. I am on medical leave with cancer, so I have not been posting here. However, if you enjoy my writing and are interesting in following my journey, you can read my daily posts here: https://www.caringbridge.org/site/6718471c-5f44-36cd-9793-70a91a950d52?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web&utm_content=copylink_leftmenu_php
I’ve had a few very interesting interactions with young students lately. Just yesterday I was interviewed by a first-year student from my colleague Inda’s class, and it turns out he lives in Madison and had my cousin Brian for math at the middle school and my former student Josh Young twice for English, sophomore […]
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