and YOU Dr. Lesley Farmer California State University Long Beach With contributions by Glen Warren (McPherson MS)

Our World

Library Association of the University of California Whereas, students in California higher education institutions are expected prior to admission to be prepared to conduct information research and think critically by having had instruction at the secondary school level in identifying, locating, evaluating and using information effectively and ethically;

Library Association of the University of California Whereas, students are overwhelmed with information of all sorts and need guidance in learning how to become "information literate" so that they can identify, locate, evaluate and use information effectively and ethically

What’s the Biggest Learning Gap for College Freshmen? Finding information! Finding books: classification and catalogs Going beyond Google and Wikipedia Determining the best kinds of sources Knowing different types of sources: scholarly/peer-reviewed journals, primary sources, article vs. journal How to choose a database (what IS a database?) Use of key words How to cite correctly And some are just scared about libraries The issue is often quality, not quantity

What Do Our Children Need to Know and Do? Be information literate: access, evaluate, use Be a lifelong learner: pursue interests, read, generate knowledge Be socially responsible: uphold democracy, be ethical, cooperate

Two Separate Worlds? Physical Digital

Connected Worlds Physidigital

Who Wants your Student’s Attention

Social Producing Learning Social Rules Designing Profiles Exploring Identity Writing Blogs Writing Software Codes Sharing Producing Music Discussion Interests Social and Political Activism Keeping Friends Risk Assessment What Are They Doing?

Seeking Validation Competing Popularity Venting Showing Off Embarrassing Self Crowded Isolation Damaging Reputation Pulling Pranks Getting Even Threatening Harassing Bullying What ELSE Are They Doing?

Digital Reputation Who are your children?

Using technology Safely Responsibly Critically Pro-actively

Issues Sexting  Legal Issues  Consequences  Response Plan Cyber Bullying  Legal Issues  Bystander Ethics  Response Plan Phishing  “You are a winner!”  Protect Information  Permission File Sharing  “It’s FREE!”  Legal Issues  Consequences

Better Issues Field Trips  Legal Issues  Consequences  Response Plan Making a Difference  Legal Issues  Bystander Ethics  Response Plan Savvy Students  “You are a winner!”  Protect Information  Permission Creators of Content  “It’s FREE!”  Legal Issues  Consequences

Where are your children?

Cyber Safety – Obsolete Models Cyber Safety 1.0 – Crime and Adult Content Cyber Safety 2.0 – Peer to Peer Harm Common Elements:  One Size Fits All  Fear Based  Youth as Potential Victims  Technology both problem and solution  Social Media Highly Suspect  Result: Power Down and Disconnect Effect

School Community needs to know... E-rate Filtering & Monitoring ArchivingAccess Curriculum & Professional Development Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) NCLB / EETT AB 307 Chavez Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) NETS Responsible Use Policy (RUP) Cyberbullying Ethical Use Information Literacy NetiquetteTech Literacy IT Dept Teachers & Staff ParentsStudents

Cyber Bullying Roles and Culture  Victim  Bully  Harmful Bystander  Positive Bystander

Cyber bullying If your child has a problem with a bully, don’t react to the bully  Talk with a trusted adult  Save the evidence  Block the bully online Encourage each other to help stop cyberbullying – by not passing on other messages and telling the bully to stop.

Cyberbullying Websites

The District’s Authority to Suspend or Expel Students Education Code section 48900(r) Grounds for suspension and expulsion include: “Engaged in an act of bullying, including but not limited to, bullying committed by means of an electronic act, as defined in subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 32261, directed specifically toward a pupil or school personnel.”

Responsible Use Plagiarism Cheating Downloading illegally Sharing files illegally NO

Citizenship: Holistic Approach Four Perspectives Legislative Community Literacy Technology

Critical Use Requires Information Literacy AEIOUAEIOU ccess valuate ntegrate riginate se

New Literacies Technology Literacy Information Literacy Media Creativity Global Literacy Literacy with Responsibility

Teen Internet Truisms Wikipedia is king Google is awesome Want news? Go online Social networking is good for homework IM> / is so yesterday – it’s for old people and teachers If it’s not on the front page, it probably isn’t worthwhile anyway “Good enough” is good enough Free is good Downloading is OK as long as you’re not selling it I get scared sometimes, but I can take care of myself

Education… Changing Paradigms content >>> text on screen closed libraries >>> open access interaction >>> with content AND machine TODAY: relationships - instructional, social and supportive digital multimedia learning objects TOMORROW (literally!): managed eLearning environments the e-Classroom m-Learning

Communities of Learning Autonomous, sustained group of people with common values and goals Social and academic/professional development Socialization, norms, and openness Collaborative learning Individual and group accountability Distributed leadership

What You Parents Bring Knowledge of your child Life experience Moral compass

What You Parents Can Do Communicate! – which includes listening Share and respect each other’s worlds Express positive attitudes about technology Explore technologies together Link technologies to life Help empower your children

Family Activities Healthy eating Comparison shopping Ad-smarts Energy savings Getting advice eReading Planning real and virtual trips Digital storytelling and scrapbooking Sharing stories about workplace tech

Empower Youth Using Technology Review books, media, Internet sites Add content on community websites Create products for the community: photos, artwork, videos, displays, posters, newsletters, web pages Train others in technology use Do service learning Conduct oral and community history

Give One – Get One Take a moment to think about one aspect of the presentation that may result in new action at the school site. (1 minute) Share with a elbow partner one thing you gained, and receive from your partner one thing he/she gained. (3 minutes)

…Because children are our future!