WHS PTSA PRINCIPALS FORUM YOUR CHILD’S CYBERLIFE December 5, 2017

AGENDA Introduction-Dr. Robert O’Donnell-Principal Thank You Savet Constantine-PTSA Digital Learning-Fran Kompar-Director of Digital Learning Social Media-Amy Korn-Assistant Principal Digital Learning in the Classroom-Drew Colati- Technology Instructional Leader Your Student’s Cyberlife-Barb Lyons and Jackie Whiting-Library Media Specialists

Actualizing the Vision Statement Inquiry, Innovation, and Creative Expression Personalized Learning Contributing to the Global Community Collaborative Learning Partnership Academic Excellence Safe and Supportive School Climate

Students’ Cyberlife in the School Community Real Life=The Digital Realm Many Student Related Issues in Administrative Offices Result from Use/Misuse of Technology Viral Information and Impact on Students Current Use of Gaggle Parent Role

Ready-Access Digital Learning & Digital Citizenship

Digital Rights & Responsibilities Digital Security (passwords, viruses, backups) Digital Communication (footprint, selecting the right medium) Digital Literacy (critical thinking of online content) Digital Etiquette Digital Law (ethical use) Digital Access Digital Health & Wellness Digital Commerce Ribble, Mike. Digital Citizenship in Schools: Nine Elements All Students Should Know. 3rd ed., Eugene, International Society for Technology in Education, 2015.

How do we connect the pillars of Digital Citizenship?

Wilton has just been recognized as a Common Sense Media District Recognizes efforts of the District to teach digital citizenship and engage entire community in this important conversation. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ http://www.wiltonps.org/departments/digital-learning/digital-citizenship

Shifting the “Rules” Create a positive, online community of upstanders Manage your digital footprint (online reputation) Model the use of information (and devices) in an ethical, responsible and effective manner. Emphasize the positive.

Digital Footprint A trail of what you do online including: Social Media Personal websites Browsing history Videos, photo galleries posted online

Why is this relevant? It’s about branding.

Statistics After employers checked social media sites:

Have you googled yourself lately? Image created by Bill Ferriter, quoting Will Richardson in, Why School, mentioned by George Couros, in Principal of Change.

Digital Sweep Check and change your privacy settings. Delete accounts you no longer use. Be careful about who you connect with. Check spelling & grammar. Think before you post.

High School use of Social Media Finstas (73%) A second or fake social media account Facebook (76%) Snapchat (79%) Snap Maps Stories

Digital Learning in the Classroom By Drew Colati

Learning is a social enterprise

Ready Access means using technology is no longer an activity within itself

New ways to collaborate, discuss, share, and create

New ways to tailor the classroom to the needs of students

Not using technology for the sake of using technology

Your Student’s Cyberlife Learning Commons Instructional Portal WHS LLC Website

Parent Tips & Resources

Resources for Parents What Parents Need to Know about Snapchat Do It Yourself Home Rules for Online Behavior Google Safety Center Wilton Public Schools Ready-Access Digital Learning - Digital Citizenship Michael Wesch: From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able (TEDx)

Google Alerts Go to http://www.google.com/alerts/ Sign in if you have a Gmail account. If you don’t have a Gmail account, you can just start filling out the Google Alert form. Enter the search terms you want the Google Alert to track, separated by commas. Choose the Type of results you want Google Alerts to find and share with you.You can choose from the following: News, blogs, video, discussions, books, or everything (so you can track it all) Choose how often you’d like to receive your Google Alerts. Choose how many results you want to get. Choose where you’d like the Google Alerts delivered. Recommended to have them sent to your Google account. Click the Create Alert button and finish.

Setting Up Parental Controls How to enable restrictions for iPhone and iPad Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap on General. Tap on Restrictions. Tap on Enable Restrictions. Type in a passcode. You'll remember for when you need to disable restrictions again. Set up parental controls for Android On the device you want parental controls on, open the Play Store app . In the top left corner, tap Menu Settings Parental controls. Turn "Parental controls" On. Create a PIN. ... Tap the type of content you want to filter. Choose how to filter or restrict access. Set Up your Home Router Google “set up parental controls” for the brand of router you have at your home and follow the directions.

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