 Does your child Twitter?  Does the weather matter in a walled garden?  Can you identify the following?:  A/S/L  DIKU?  CTN  CD9  Do you Google yourself?

Cartoon by Peter Steiner. The New Yorker, July 5, 1993 issue (Vol.69 (LXIX) no. 20) page 61The New Yorker Video by iSafe.org Trevor’s Story

Essential Questions  How can we teach our students to use the Internet safely?  How can we teach our students to use the Internet effectively?  How can we teach our students to use the Internet ethically?

iSafety Training Overview  Transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0  What the statistics show  Social networking  Blogging  TMI and iSafety  Cyberbullying  i-Safe.org, NetSmartz and other resources for students, parents, and educators

The Read-Only Web (Web 1.0)  Information moves one way only- from publishers to consumers  Readers can’t contribute information  Is non-collaborative in nature

Web 1.0 Web 2.0 Some 93% of teens use the internet, and more of them than ever are treating it as a venue for social interaction – a place where they can share creations, tell stories, and interact with others. From Pew Internet & American Life Project (Lenhardt & Madden, 2007)

Content Creation by Teens  39% of online teens share their own artistic creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos  33% create or work on websites or blogs for others, including those for groups they belong to, friends, or school assignments.  27% maintain their own personal webpage or blog  26% remix content they find online into their own creations  76% of social network-using teens leave comments on the blogs of friends From Pew Internet and American Life Project

EGUSD Internet Safeguards What we currently have in place:  Internet filtering software and procedures  CIPA/COPA Guidelines  AR  AB 307 – Internet safety as part of next EGUSD Technology Plan  iSafety workshops through Curriculum and Professional Learning  Parent and community workshops through EGACE

Social Networks  Members have profiles  May contain personal information  Used to connect with others  Often includes a blog, pictures, songs, videos, and messages.

Safety Concerns  Way too much information – age, address, phone number, gender, family names, school information, passwords  Inappropriate content  Inappropriate sharing  Sarah’s Story – i-Safe.org Sarah’s Story Adapted from

Cyberbullying Concerns  Creating websites that have stories, cartoons, pictures, and jokes ridiculing others  Posting pictures of classmates online with intent to embarrass them  Engaging someone in IM (instant messaging), tricking that person into revealing sensitive personal information, and forwarding that information to others  Taking an embarrassing picture of a person using a digital phone camera and sending that picture to others  Broken Friendship Broken Friendship Adapted from

Safety Tips for Students  Do not share identifying information  Do not share personal information  Do not share provocative images  Do not post false information about other people  Consider the consequences and the future  Talk with parents, teachers, or other trusted adults if you have concerns about safety or cyberbullying

Safety Tips for Parents  Create an open dialog about online safety concerns  Set boundaries and time limits for online activities  Move computers into shared spaces & make monitors visible  Watch for Alt+F4 (Alt+Tab)  Check history (is it suspiciously blank?)  Beware of a reluctance to be candid

Safety Tips for Teachers  Communicate with students  Communicate with other educators  Communicate with Tech Services  Confront students who are behaving in irresponsible, inappropriate, or unsafe ways. Do not look the other way.

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Where is EGUSD Headed?  Internet Safety Outreach Committee  Working on plan to include Internet Safety into the EGUSD Curriculum for school year  Communications  Developing district-wide communication plan  Technology Services  iSafety Classes through CPL that meet AB 307  Internet Safety Q & A w/Gail and Kathleen  Elementary School Newsletters  iSafety Blog  Adult Education  Offering Internet Safety, Social Networking and other Web 2.0 classes for parents and the community

Q & A  Contact Information:  Gail Desler – Technology Integration Specialist  Kathleen Watt – EGUSD Web Specialist  Professional Development Opportunities:  Contact Curriculum and Professional Learning for a listing of upcoming workshops