Internet Safety has become such a big part of my career - and it never really dawned on me before how little John and Jean Q. Public knew about it. Once people realize the scope of the Internet - and how deep it reaches into the lives of kids - and themselves- they typically get mad and or frightened and then realive what I have come to belive. We must be vigilant.
Topics:
Cyberbullying
Virus
Adware
Predetors
Phishing
Spyware
Handsets / Cell Phones
Privacy
Sexting
Inapropriate Sites
Blocking/Filtering access
Tablets
Theft
Intellectual Property / Copyrights
Identity
Digital Citizenship
Digital Professionalism
Digital Parenting
and my favorite
Zombie Armies
I am going to stop - there are more and I discover more areas of concern the longer I look at it.
Here are some of the resources I have used to develop my understanding and my presentations on this subject.
Please use google youtube teachertube and wikipedia with the terms above to get your feet wet - I'll wait here for you
Now go check these sites out
General Sites:
https://onguardonline.gov/
http://www.childnet-int.org/
https://www.oag.state.tx.us/criminal/cybersafety.shtml
http://www.drhowie.com/Cyberbully-Digital_Footp.html
http://www.ag.ny.gov/bureaus/internet_bureau/internet_safety.html
Free Resources from Uncle Sam
http://bulkorder.ftc.gov/
Friday, March 4, 2011
Application Evolution
As a teacher I have found it valuable to get across to my students my passion for learning. One of the things I love to do is hear my own voice - to lecture - to sermon. This is rarely a learning activity for me - and I suppose I have to admit that that it is rarely a learning activity for anyone involved!
One way to get away from this - and I learned this from kindergarten teachers - is stations. If you break up the day into segments it feeds right into the norm we have created through Television-Web Surf(cerf)ing- video games and Web 2.0. By breaking up an activity you are chunking (google Chunking Models of Expertise: Implications for Education or goto Wiki for the short version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology)) As an extension of that into the upper grades (and their shorter classes) I have developed what I call application evolution.
1> Activity that is instantaneous - speech, memorization, song, drama, reading, etc
2> Capture that onto paper - Notes, Multiplication table, Written music, written play, book report, Poster
3> translate that paper into another medium - record it, word process, spread sheet, presentation software,
4> translate that into web 2.0 or streaming media - teachertube, video production software, blog, glogster
No one could do this in 45 minutes - this is several class periods for each iteration - but this is home work kids will relish and grow with - try it - let me know
One way to get away from this - and I learned this from kindergarten teachers - is stations. If you break up the day into segments it feeds right into the norm we have created through Television-Web Surf(cerf)ing- video games and Web 2.0. By breaking up an activity you are chunking (google Chunking Models of Expertise: Implications for Education or goto Wiki for the short version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology)) As an extension of that into the upper grades (and their shorter classes) I have developed what I call application evolution.
1> Activity that is instantaneous - speech, memorization, song, drama, reading, etc
2> Capture that onto paper - Notes, Multiplication table, Written music, written play, book report, Poster
3> translate that paper into another medium - record it, word process, spread sheet, presentation software,
4> translate that into web 2.0 or streaming media - teachertube, video production software, blog, glogster
No one could do this in 45 minutes - this is several class periods for each iteration - but this is home work kids will relish and grow with - try it - let me know
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