apreis@aischool.org
apreis.com - for presentation information
Different approaches out there to cover this important topic;
- scare tactics
- lectures
- reading materials
- various websites
Worked with the counseling department to come up with a curriculum that would work for ALL students. Revamped what they were doing in the past, which for the most part was the GBI curriculum, scare tactics.
Starts with the youngest students in age appropriate ways. The curriculum continues through their older students, adding something to each year to make it more and more appropriate and add more depth.
The problems....
- What are our students doing online?
- Digital Ethics
- Time Management
- Multitasking and Attention Span
- Privacy
- Digital Footprints and Digital Identities (building one, but making it positive)
- Predators/Hackers/Viruses/Spyware
The Solution...
- Gather knowledge and information
- Educate the community: students, teachers and parents
- Student-centered activities
- An age appropriate continuum
CURRICULUM TOPICS -
3rd-5th Grade -How do we behave properly online?
- Digital Etiquette
- Creating a positive digital identity
- Use of school and personal email
- Social Networking: From Webkinz to Google Buzz and Facebook
6th Grade - How do we know what is true online?
- Website evaluation - Webquest:Which ones do you trust?
- Spam, scams and phishing - list of websites which are scams, but appear to be very credible
- How well can you recognize malicious emails?
What to do if...
- Communication and Education
- Proactive Parenting
- Trusted adults
7th & 8th Grade: Reflections on how we use technology
- Survey and Discussion - 34 Questions on a Google Survey, Anonymous, Shared Aggregate Data
- Article Discussion
- Poster Creation
Survey Topics - Reflections on how we use technology
- General use, filtering/monitoring and time spent online
- Social Networking
- Cell Phones/Texting and sexting
- Cyber bullying
9th - 12th Grade: Reflections on how we use technology?
- Situational Survey - Open-Ended, What would you do if? Was his/her action right or wrong?
- Impact of our digital footprint - University Admissions, Job Searches
Digital Citizenship and the Digital Compass - Ribble & Bailey, 2004
NY Times Article - The Web Means the End of Forgettting, Jeffery Rosen
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