It is important to educate both parents and students. Many parents don't understand the dangers of the Internet. Many social networking sites have an age limit, and many children are NOT old enough to even have accounts. Also, I have noticed with some of my students who have Facebook accounts, they do NOT have their information private. This is a huge danger.
Students can be educated in class and as issues come up. I know I stress to students the importance of having permission of anyone whose picture they post online. Parent trainings could be held to educate parents. I know parents at my school have indicated a need for this. You could consider inviting a guest speaker.
I found this video on Teacher Tube that could really be valuable when educating both parents and students about the dangers of posting pictures and content on the web. See the link below:
There are so so many issues to discuss with student safety and internet. I think the first we must address is copyright. Some of the students still literally do not know that downloading songs off of P2P sites like Limewire, Frostwire, and Bearshare is illegal. Or they think to get an image all they have to do is Google it and copy and paste any picture into their presentation or whatever they are working on. Usually the first thing I do as a TIS where this is an issue when I co-teach is do a couple of mini lessons on copyright. Usually students are pretty clueless on this which I was sort of surprised.
Then there is protection students identy on the internet from id theft, online predators, scammers, spammers, online auction frauds, sharing too much PI on Facebook and Myspace etc. Also the students need to know how to protect their computers from hijacking, malware, viruses, data miners, trojans, etc. Students also need information literacy to know if they content they are viewing is even valid or coming from a reliable source (aka just check out martinlutherking.org for an example of this).
I made a video this year that will help students by covering a lot of issues in an earlier class. I'll post it in the discussion.
I plan to discuss with my students about internet safety before we start this project. I will also discuss copyright and fair use. Monitoring is a good way to prevent problems. I really like the suggestions that the first article gave. I like the idea of periodically looking at a students' online history. I would inform my students that I would be checking them randomly now and then.
I plan to discuss safety and copywrite issues with my class prior to using any of the web 2.0 tools for the project created for this class and any others. Not only will we discuss safety and fair use, but what sites and programs are acceptable for use on classroom projects. I agree that monitoring student work on the internet cuts down on a lot of "accidents" in the computer lab. The more cognizant the teacher is of what students are accessing, the more purposeful and focused students can be on developing their 21st century skills.
I plan on discussing student safety and copyright issues a few days before beginning any project involving the internet or research. This way, students will be aware of these issues, and will concentrate on them while they are working. I also think that it would be a good idea to send home an information pamphlet to the parents (to be signed and returned) discussing these dangers. In addition to these ideas, I think that having a parent assembly near the beginning of the year would be of great benefit to the students’ safety. Some parents are unaware of how dangerous the internet could be if one does not know how to protect himself adequately.
I also plan to monitor students during computer use by looking at the online history periodically. If students know that you will be monitoring their computer usage, then they will less likely deviate from the assignment at hand.
At the beginning of school, during my class 'orientation,' I plan on reviewing the school's internet conduct code, safety tips for the internet, copyright problems, and being responsible. I generally give a short quiz on my syllabus and I plan on including the previous mentioned on it too. I have seen teachers have students sign contracts stating that if they plagiarize at all that they will receive a zero on the assignment. This is a good idea, but I believe the teacher should make sure that the class knows how to properly site something first.
I'll go over safety on the internet with my class before venturing in the Web 2.0 tools but I'll also keep reminding them about what information is private and what not to share through every online assigment this year. I will definately go over copyright because I don't think enough is being done with that. Copy and paste is not an acceptable way to relay information, their words aren't yours. I know that with my work with the Parent Educator Resource Center I want to bring more parents in for workshops on technology and their safe use.
I believe that we must teach students to importance of recognizing reliable sources and copyrights laws. Students don't understand that things about the internet are not just copy and paste materials. I know that I could have used some copyright mini lessons when I was in junior high!
I also think that we must teach students and parents the importance of internet safety and being responsible on the internet. Another person pointed out that many times the children are lying about their ages to access social networking sites. With educated parents, they will be more likely to understand what these social networking sites are and will be able to monitor them more effectively.
I really enjoyed all the material this week. This is a topic that I do not have much of a background with. It is so important to keep our kids safe on the internet. Our school sends home a letter and a checklist that parents and students must sign. I will obviously continue using this but now I will hold a little safety/copyright lesson myself at the beginning of the year. I liked the Answers on Copyright interactive. These were very common questions for the age of students I teach. Also, I like the first reading where it had the 5 parts. I will review each one with my students and have them understand the consequences fully before they begin searching the web. I love technology and it is a wonderful thing but just like driving a car you always have to be on your toes and be aware of those around you - not only yourself!
I think getting all stakeholders involved with training on Internet safety and copyright is highly important. From a Title I standpoint, I know many schools conducting trainings on safety and copyright for parent involvement sessions. Netsmartz is a great website to help with materials and content. http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
I generally have a discussion on internet safety at the beginning of the semester and then go over in more detail and include copyright rules when we start our digital storytelling lesson later in the year.It is usually helpful to watch others who have posted videos on the web and see what is exceptable and what is not. A great site for good videos and advice is nextvista.org. Overall when dealing with internet safety it is best to talk with the students and see where they are and what they have encountered and go from there, keep it simple and give them the basics and then help then as they learn.
Though my school sends home information on this area, I plan to discuss these topics with my students and include it in my student/parent/teacher contract. I plan to take a day to discuss copyright laws, safety, and what is a good source.
I plan on including a few lessons on Internet safety and copyright information at the beginning of the semester. Many students don't have a clue about any of this and if asked what the word copyright meant probably couldn't tell me.
I would really like to stress the Internet safety issues, especially when it comes to giving out personal information and privacy on social networking sites. Several of our students are on Facebook and I have noticed that they do not have their information blocked. I am friends with several of them but have blocked the content that they can see on my page to protect my private life from their seeing.
I think it is important to teach students how dangerous the Internet can be. Possibly having a guest speaker from the police dept or doing a Skype session with an expert in this field would help show them the dangers.
I am in agreeance with everyone who commented on Session Five's Blog. It is vital that we teach our students how to be safe on the internet and discuss copyright laws. Even though my county sends home paperwork, and I teach county use and safety policies to my kids at the beginning of the year (and give parents a hand-out as well), I plan on incorporating a lot more information, resources, and games on internet responsibility into my lessons throughout the year. For example, if I am teaching my students about podcasts, I will begin the lesson by having a discussion with my kids about the pros and cons of posting podcasts to the internet. We will also explore sites that are more educational, not to mention safer to use, than others.
Chrissy, that is a great video. Thanks for sharing. We currently send home the AUP at the beginning of the year, but I'm going to do a more in-depth training this year. I'm getting a lot of good ideas from this class. I think kids are becoming complacent about safety, and it's a scary world out there. I'm also going to develop a quiz about plagarism and make it true false to see what they know. I think I am also going to do something with parents at our 6th grade orientation. I think this is something you have to hit hard and frequently.
Thank goodness that I teach elementary. It sounds like some of you middle and high school teachers have a time with internet safety, copyright issues and bullying. I envy all of you for doing what you do. As I mentioned before, this weeks key points don't really affect me that much. I am however going to hold computer sessions with my 3rd and 4th grade students and go over copyright laws, internet safety and online bullying. I would also like to hold a session for parents to come and be educated on these topics. This is all new for me since this is going to be my first year as a TIS. I never had to worry about it in first grade. If anyone has any suggestions on how I could go about educating my students and parents, I would greatly appreciate any advice.
In Greenbrier county, we begin each year with a whole group presentation throughout the various schools on internet safety. This presentation is revised by the TIS group each summer to address the issued each student faces when given the privilege to use the Internet. The presentations are designed to address issues according to the appropriate age groups, therefore, we have developed one for Elementary and one for Secondary. We also have the students and parents signe an acceptable use policy before each child is allowed to access the Internet. We are currently in the process of revising our County Safety Policy in preparation for our One-to-One initiative being implemented in our two High Schools this year.
I think that the best way to make everyone - students, teachers, and colleagues understand that copyright & Internet safety are realyy big deals is to model responsible behavior ourselves. When I insist on attributing pictures, or using Creative Commons, the people I work with know that I think it is important.
I never usually sign anything before I read it, but I did sign my school board's AUP without really reading it. I assumed the restrictions were pretty simple (no adult content, illegal downloads, etc.). I was surprised to learn that we're not supposed to even log in to our personal email accounts using school computers. I don't think very many folks follow this restriction, and it doesn't seem to be enforced. The ideas of having a required video viewing on the issues of copyright and what you can & cannot do when using school computers is a very good idea. Of course hoping that these rules will also be enforced in the students' home (the legal & safety issues anyway).
It is important to educate both parents and students. Many parents don't understand the dangers of the Internet. Many social networking sites have an age limit, and many children are NOT old enough to even have accounts. Also, I have noticed with some of my students who have Facebook accounts, they do NOT have their information private. This is a huge danger.
ReplyDeleteStudents can be educated in class and as issues come up. I know I stress to students the importance of having permission of anyone whose picture they post online. Parent trainings could be held to educate parents. I know parents at my school have indicated a need for this. You could consider inviting a guest speaker.
I found this video on Teacher Tube that could really be valuable when educating both parents and students about the dangers of posting pictures and content on the web. See the link below:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=660&title=Think_Before_You_Post
There are so so many issues to discuss with student safety and internet. I think the first we must address is copyright. Some of the students still literally do not know that downloading songs off of P2P sites like Limewire, Frostwire, and Bearshare is illegal. Or they think to get an image all they have to do is Google it and copy and paste any picture into their presentation or whatever they are working on. Usually the first thing I do as a TIS where this is an issue when I co-teach is do a couple of mini lessons on copyright. Usually students are pretty clueless on this which I was sort of surprised.
ReplyDeleteThen there is protection students identy on the internet from id theft, online predators, scammers, spammers, online auction frauds, sharing too much PI on Facebook and Myspace etc. Also the students need to know how to protect their computers from hijacking, malware, viruses, data miners, trojans, etc. Students also need information literacy to know if they content they are viewing is even valid or coming from a reliable source (aka just check out martinlutherking.org for an example of this).
I made a video this year that will help students by covering a lot of issues in an earlier class. I'll post it in the discussion.
I plan to discuss with my students about internet safety before we start this project. I will also discuss copyright and fair use.
ReplyDeleteMonitoring is a good way to prevent problems. I really like the suggestions that the first article gave. I like the idea of periodically looking at a students' online history. I would inform my students that I would be checking them randomly now and then.
I plan to discuss safety and copywrite issues with my class prior to using any of the web 2.0 tools for the project created for this class and any others. Not only will we discuss safety and fair use, but what sites and programs are acceptable for use on classroom projects. I agree that monitoring student work on the internet cuts down on a lot of "accidents" in the computer lab. The more cognizant the teacher is of what students are accessing, the more purposeful and focused students can be on developing their 21st century skills.
ReplyDeleteI plan on discussing student safety and copyright issues a few days before beginning any project involving the internet or research. This way, students will be aware of these issues, and will concentrate on them while they are working. I also think that it would be a good idea to send home an information pamphlet to the parents (to be signed and returned) discussing these dangers. In addition to these ideas, I think that having a parent assembly near the beginning of the year would be of great benefit to the students’ safety. Some parents are unaware of how dangerous the internet could be if one does not know how to protect himself adequately.
ReplyDeleteI also plan to monitor students during computer use by looking at the online history periodically. If students know that you will be monitoring their computer usage, then they will less likely deviate from the assignment at hand.
At the beginning of school, during my class 'orientation,' I plan on reviewing the school's internet conduct code, safety tips for the internet, copyright problems, and being responsible. I generally give a short quiz on my syllabus and I plan on including the previous mentioned on it too. I have seen teachers have students sign contracts stating that if they plagiarize at all that they will receive a zero on the assignment. This is a good idea, but I believe the teacher should make sure that the class knows how to properly site something first.
ReplyDeleteI'll go over safety on the internet with my class before venturing in the Web 2.0 tools but I'll also keep reminding them about what information is private and what not to share through every online assigment this year. I will definately go over copyright because I don't think enough is being done with that. Copy and paste is not an acceptable way to relay information, their words aren't yours. I know that with my work with the Parent Educator Resource Center I want to bring more parents in for workshops on technology and their safe use.
ReplyDeleteI believe that we must teach students to importance of recognizing reliable sources and copyrights laws. Students don't understand that things about the internet are not just copy and paste materials. I know that I could have used some copyright mini lessons when I was in junior high!
ReplyDeleteI also think that we must teach students and parents the importance of internet safety and being responsible on the internet. Another person pointed out that many times the children are lying about their ages to access social networking sites. With educated parents, they will be more likely to understand what these social networking sites are and will be able to monitor them more effectively.
I really enjoyed all the material this week. This is a topic that I do not have much of a background with. It is so important to keep our kids safe on the internet. Our school sends home a letter and a checklist that parents and students must sign. I will obviously continue using this but now I will hold a little safety/copyright lesson myself at the beginning of the year. I liked the Answers on Copyright interactive. These were very common questions for the age of students I teach. Also, I like the first reading where it had the 5 parts. I will review each one with my students and have them understand the consequences fully before they begin searching the web. I love technology and it is a wonderful thing but just like driving a car you always have to be on your toes and be aware of those around you - not only yourself!
ReplyDeleteI think getting all stakeholders involved with training on Internet safety and copyright is highly important. From a Title I standpoint, I know many schools conducting trainings on safety and copyright for parent involvement sessions. Netsmartz is a great website to help with materials and content. http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx
ReplyDeleteI generally have a discussion on internet safety at the beginning of the semester and then go over in more detail and include copyright rules when we start our digital storytelling lesson later in the year.It is usually helpful to watch others who have posted videos on the web and see what is exceptable and what is not. A great site for good videos and advice is nextvista.org. Overall when dealing with internet safety it is best to talk with the students and see where they are and what they have encountered and go from there, keep it simple and give them the basics and then help then as they learn.
ReplyDeleteThough my school sends home information on this area, I plan to discuss these topics with my students and include it in my student/parent/teacher contract. I plan to take a day to discuss copyright laws, safety, and what is a good source.
ReplyDeleteI plan on including a few lessons on Internet safety and copyright information at the beginning of the semester. Many students don't have a clue about any of this and if asked what the word copyright meant probably couldn't tell me.
ReplyDeleteI would really like to stress the Internet safety issues, especially when it comes to giving out personal information and privacy on social networking sites. Several of our students are on Facebook and I have noticed that they do not have their information blocked. I am friends with several of them but have blocked the content that they can see on my page to protect my private life from their seeing.
I think it is important to teach students how dangerous the Internet can be. Possibly having a guest speaker from the police dept or doing a Skype session with an expert in this field would help show them the dangers.
I am in agreeance with everyone who commented on Session Five's Blog. It is vital that we teach our students how to be safe on the internet and discuss copyright laws. Even though my county sends home paperwork, and I teach county use and safety policies to my kids at the beginning of the year (and give parents a hand-out as well), I plan on incorporating a lot more information, resources, and games on internet responsibility into my lessons throughout the year. For example, if I am teaching my students about podcasts, I will begin the lesson by having a discussion with my kids about the pros and cons of posting podcasts to the internet. We will also explore sites that are more educational, not to mention safer to use, than others.
ReplyDeleteChrissy, that is a great video. Thanks for sharing. We currently send home the AUP at the beginning of the year, but I'm going to do a more in-depth training this year. I'm getting a lot of good ideas from this class. I think kids are becoming complacent about safety, and it's a scary world out there. I'm also going to develop a quiz about plagarism and make it true false to see what they know. I think I am also going to do something with parents at our 6th grade orientation. I think this is something you have to hit hard and frequently.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness that I teach elementary. It sounds like some of you middle and high school teachers have a time with internet safety, copyright issues and bullying. I envy all of you for doing what you do.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned before, this weeks key points don't really affect me that much. I am however going to hold computer sessions with my 3rd and 4th grade students and go over copyright laws, internet safety and online bullying. I would also like to hold a session for parents to come and be educated on these topics.
This is all new for me since this is going to be my first year as a TIS. I never had to worry about it in first grade. If anyone has any suggestions on how I could go about educating my students and parents, I would greatly appreciate any advice.
In Greenbrier county, we begin each year with a whole group presentation throughout the various schools on internet safety. This presentation is revised by the TIS group each summer to address the issued each student faces when given the privilege to use the Internet. The presentations are designed to address issues according to the appropriate age groups, therefore, we have developed one for Elementary and one for Secondary. We also have the students and parents signe an acceptable use policy before each child is allowed to access the Internet. We are currently in the process of revising our County Safety Policy in preparation for our One-to-One initiative being implemented in our two High Schools this year.
ReplyDeleteI think that the best way to make everyone - students, teachers, and colleagues understand that copyright & Internet safety are realyy big deals is to model responsible behavior ourselves. When I insist on attributing pictures, or using Creative Commons, the people I work with know that I think it is important.
ReplyDeleteI never usually sign anything before I read it, but I did sign my school board's AUP without really reading it. I assumed the restrictions were pretty simple (no adult content, illegal downloads, etc.). I was surprised to learn that we're not supposed to even log in to our personal email accounts using school computers. I don't think very many folks follow this restriction, and it doesn't seem to be enforced. The ideas of having a required video viewing on the issues of copyright and what you can & cannot do when using school computers is a very good idea. Of course hoping that these rules will also be enforced in the students' home (the legal & safety issues anyway).
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