tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197770924717763924.post8659459552252503253..comments2010-06-14T03:05:33.822-07:00Comments on You Never Know Where Eduation Will Take You...: Response Blog # 3: Safe Practices with Web 2.0Susan Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567868042503989152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197770924717763924.post-86324711796468769712008-11-25T10:41:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:41:00.000-08:00By using a program such as NetSmartzKids, I think ...By using a program such as NetSmartzKids, I think the district is on the right track. Thanks for sharing that site... it is new to me! When I was teaching at the elementary level, I sat through the internet safety assembly. It was run by a local police officer who probably lacked the technology expertise to effectively run the program. The emphasis was on "what could happen," not how to safely use the internet. While I think students need to be aware of the dangers, they also need to aware of the fact that they can safely and effectively use the internet.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988082629488581223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197770924717763924.post-90829170994802939352008-11-24T15:52:00.000-08:002008-11-24T15:52:00.000-08:00Good Afternoon, I wanted to pass along the link to...Good Afternoon,<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>I wanted to pass along the link to the cyberbullying curriculum which we developed here in Seattle Public Schools. <BR/><BR/>Here it is:<BR/><BR/>http://www.seattleschools.org/area/prevention/cbms.html <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>The curriculum you find here is complete and useable. However, it is not done. Over the next few weeks, there will be even more wonderful student writing activities from Neilia Solberg, a national teacher trainer on with Sopris West, and home-school-classroom communications incorporated into it. (I have the first materials with me and we’re about ready to add them in.) As they are added, we will seamlessly change out the pages. We are also hoping to get some good feedback as people use the evaluation/feedback forms which are included on the web site with the materials. Even as we say that, we also know that this curriculum will never be really done. Things change too much and too fast for that.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Internet safety and cyberbullying are not specifically “technology” problems. They are social-educational issues around the use of technologies. With that in mind, the development team included people a combination of classroom, curriculum development, educational/instructional technology, bullying prevention and writing instruction backgrounds. These materials were designed to be incorporated into ongoing bullying prevention programs. The individual Lessons were created to be flexible enough shorter classroom meeting-type settings or to be used in longer classrooms periods. If they are used in longer classroom settings, they would also fit nicely into existing Technology, Health and Language Arts units. They can also be used as stand-alones within an Exploratory-type setting. Over time, Dan Coles and I have also had conversations about these materials and how they fit in with Balanced Literacy.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Unlike much of the other materials which are available online, these Lessons were also designed around our WA state standards by educators with teachers in mind: all the information and materials which a classroom teacher needs to present a Lesson are self-contained. Teachers who may think of themselves as less-than-tech-savvy will be able to use them as easily as high-end tech users. We plan to pilot these materials – and incorporate feedback suggestions – over the coming months.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>The work, thus far, has been funded by a grant from the Qwest Foundation with additional dollars made available through our SPS Prevention-Intervention programs. Along with the great curriculum materials, we also have educator and parent training materials available. Ideally, we’d also have funds to do some real, systematic roll-out training. We hope to be able to expand on this core from cyberbullying to a more complete internet safety curriculum. The plan is to ultimately have a 3-part set of materials - cybersafety, cybercitizenship and the cyberbullying - like those you see here. This will take time and resources. We have some folks who are interested in expanding on the current MS /JrH cyberbullying into both higher and lower grades. I think that that may happen quite a bit. We can then take input, vet it, massage it, and coordinate all the look-and-feel. (In the meantime, I’m reading up on Senate Bill 1492 which would require districts across the country to offer internet safety courses to students.)<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>In the meantime, we’ve also been doing a lot of training for adults – administrators, counselors, teachers and parents. A lot of it is awareness raising; there is also a lot of idea and resource sharing.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Please feel free to share this information. If you have any questions, please let me know and, of course, any and all feedback will also be greatly appreciated.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Long reply! Thanks again,<BR/><BR/> <BR/>Mike<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Carpe diem!<BR/><BR/>http://www.seattleschools.org/area/prevention/cbms.html<BR/><BR/>http://cyberbullying.seadesk.seattleschools.org<BR/><BR/>206-252-0799Mike Donlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456692463715586897noreply@blogger.com