Cartoon by Peter Steiner. The New Yorker, July 5, 1993 issue (Vol.69 (LXIX) no. 20) page 61The New Yorker

Traveling the Information Highway “In education circles the magical mantra has been ’student safety.’ The fear of online predators has been used to curtail, restrict, and prohibit the use of some of the most promising online educational technology tools. … As educational leaders we need to be safety conscious. We need to be prudent, reasonable; but we won’t live in fear and we won’t act from fear. It is by opening doors, not closing them, that we create new possibilities for our children and new futures for ourselves.” Pete Reilly, Facts Abut Online Sex Abuse and Schools, Jan. 06, 2007Facts Abut Online Sex Abuse and Schools

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

The Read-Only Web (Web 1.0)  Powerful resource for educators and students, but…  Information moves one way only- from publishers to consumers  Information cannot be edited

The Read-Write Web (Web 2.0)  It is now as easy to create as it is to consume  Anyone can publish, share, and change information  Web 2.0 changes everything – including teaching and learning! Image from Time Magazine, Dec 25, 2006/Jan 1, 2007 issue

Blogs  Web + Log = weblog or “we blog”  Easy to create  Easy to update  Allow visitors to comment  If you can fill out a form, you can blog!

Wikis  Websites anyone can edit!  If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki.  Visitors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions.

Educational Wikis  Collaboratively authored class texts  Writing projects  Sharing resources  Grade level teams  Subject area teams

IM and Chat LOL DIKU PAL POS TMI CTN PM BWL BRB P911 PAW TTYL A/S/L

Social Network  Members have profiles  May contain personal information  Used to connect with others  Often includes a blog, pictures, songs, videos, and messages. Let’s take a tour!

Safety Concerns  Way too much information – age, address, phone number, gender, family names, school, passwords  Inappropriate content  Inappropriate sharing  Trevor’s Story Trevor’s Story Adapted from

Cyberbullying Concerns  Creating web sites that have stories, cartoons, pictures, and jokes ridiculing others  Broken Friendship Broken Friendship  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 Adapted from

Child Abuse Stats – Pete O’Reilly Data from: Source:

Safety Tips for Students  Do not share identifying information  Do not share personal information  Do not share provocative images  Consider the consequences and the future  Talk with parents, teachers, or other trusted adults

Safety Tips for Parents  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.  Create an iSafe classroomiSafe Click for iSafe Overview

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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