Web 2.0 and Internet Safety for Educators

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Introduction

Mary Mehsikomer NW-LINKS/Region 1

(218) 284-3117

mary@region1.k12.mn.us http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/NWLINKS

http://webclassroomresources.wikispaces.com/

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Agenda

• 21st Century Skills • Who are these kids?• Web 2.0• To Facebook or Not to Facebook• Resources • Questions?

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What are 21st century skills anyway?

• Four Cs • Life and Career • Information Literacy • Core content

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What is going on with these kids?

• Net Generation, Generation Y, Millenials, Digital Natives, iGeneration, ADHD Generation (your own term here)

• Constantly connected• Multi-taskers • Instant gratification – Internet FIRST • Comfortable with online relationships• Communicators and collaborators• Games

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What are Web 2.0 Tools?

• Social networking spaces• Wikis • RSS Feeds • Blogs• Videoconferencing• Publishing (writing, audio,and video)

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Social Networking Examples

• Facebook • http://www.facebook.com • Linked In • http://www.linkedin.com • Nings • http://www.memotech.ning.com• Twitter • http://www.twitter.com

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To Facebook or Not to Facebook

• Classroom use of Facebook• Other options• Friending students • Privacy • Life as a Public Figure • Cyberbullying • Fun

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Google

• Search engine • Free tools and services • http://www.google.com • Create an account • Use iGoogle

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Wikis

• Wiki" - Hawaiian word for "fast”• Create web pages – fast – with multiple

contributors• The ultimate wiki is Wikipedia at

http://www.wikipedia.org/ • Try http://www.wikispaces.com• http://www.webclassroomresources.wikispaces.com

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RSS Feeds

• RSS – Rodents of Significant Size? Just kidding • RSS – Really Simple Syndication • Brings information to you • Use with a Google or other free accoun• Subscribe to news, blogs, wikis, other sites • Helps control information overload (maybe)

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Blogs

• Creatures commonly found in a bog or• Web logs or journals • Publish and share ideas • Free • Try http://www.blogger.com

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Games

• Good, bad and ugly • Look for games that build critical thinking and

problem solving skills like simulations • Try Second Life http://www.secondlife.com• Try Zon (Chinese culture and language)http://enterzon.com/

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Video Conferencing

• Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC)

• http://www.cilc.org • Become a member – membership is free • Skype – http://www.skype.com

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Publishing and Sharing

• Writing – blogs, wikis, etc.• Twitter • http://www.twitter.com• Flickr – sharing photos • http://www.flickr.com (requires a Yahoo mail

account) • Teacher Tube, School Tube and You Tube – video • http://www.teachertube.com

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Why worry about Internet safety?

• Concern for our students and children• Laws – Children’s Internet Protection Act • Internet Safety Policy and filtering

– Protecting Children in the 21st Century• Education on cyberbullying and safety

– M.S. 121A.0695 and 609.352 – Local school district policy

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SAFETY FIRSTFOR STUDENTS

• Students need to understand dangers• Explain and enforce district and school Internet Acceptable

Use policies • Strongly encourage students to not post “too” personal

information • Have students use avatars instead of photos • Create alias names • Set available restrictions on blogs and

wikis for classroom use • Show them how to protect privacy• Diamonds are forever and so is information on the Internet

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Tips for Teachers

• Use Web 2.0 tools in the context of a project • Experiment with Web 2.0 before using with

students • Use maximum privacy and security settings• Do not “friend” students on Facebook or

other social networking unless in context of a class project and only for that purpose

• Model good behavior

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More Tips for Teachers

• Talk to technology coordinator about what you want to do and why

• Monitor online submissions used for lesson activity and classroom purposes

• Make sure parents are aware that you are working with students online

• Don’t rely only on the Internet filter to block undesirable content

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And still more…

• Know and understand district Internet policies• Know the procedure for cyberbullying • Educate yourself

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Resources

Internet Safety TIES InforMNS - http://www.informns.k12.mn.us/Internet_Safety.htmlNetSmartz http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspxThinkfinity http://www.thinkfinity.org FBIhttp://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

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Resources

Cyberbullying Minnesota Department of Education

http://www.education.state.mn.us/MDE/Learning_Support/Safe_and_Healthy_Learners/Safe_Learners/Bullying_Prevent_Res/index.htmlStop Cyberbullying http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.htmlCyberbullying Research Center http://www.cyberbullying.us/

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Remember

Students are already using Web 2.0 tools as part of their daily lives. They will use them with or without our guidance and help.

When children are young, we teach them how to navigate and cross the street safely.

Don’t we want to do the same thing when they are navigating the Internet?

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