CyberbullyingWhat is it?
For a complete description and psychological background visit…
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Please visit Disciplining Students for an in-depth guide on what you can do in your classroom to make it safe from cyberbullying.
Educate your students, teachers, and other staff members about cyberbullying, its dangers, and what to do if someone is cyberbullied.
One last thing to think about…Cyberbulling Video
What Educators Can Do
The Online Privacy Protection Act protects the privacy of students using the internet. COPPA
The Electronic Privacy Information Center was created to make sure that our privacy is not ignored. Epic.org
Internet Privacy and Student Data
Children of 13 and under can not have their information used or collected unless parental consent has been given.
Schools can not release information about a student under the age of 18 unless they have written consent .
i SAFE Founded in 1998, i-SAFE Inc. Is the leader in Internet safety education.
Tips for Educators
AUP’s are guidelines for appropriate technology use in the classroom
They are used to monitor and control the use of internet in schools
They are signed contracts by the student and guardians
These policies make internet/technology use easy and safe for students and staff.
Acceptable Use Policies
Social Networking focuses on building online communities for people who share interest and ideas.
It allows teachers and students to interact with each other inside and out of the classroom.
Popular school networking sites include: tappedin, connectyard, echalk, and epals
These sites allow students and teachers to make discussion boards where you can talk and respond to various topics.
Social NetworkingIs Social Networking Effective?
Students Be clear and concise Avoid flaming (do not
respond to inappropriate email)
Use the thread feature (reply, do not start new emails)
When writing an email use letter format
Teachers Personal messages
should only go to the intended person.
Never send chain letters Only send emails you
can show to anyone Avoid the use of ALL
CAPS. Never Flame
Netiquette
Legal use of Digital Media
• Copyright• Fair Use
• Creative Commons
copyright refers to the author’s exclusive right change, reproduce, and publish their work
The absence of a copyright notice does not mean that there is no copyright.
Copyright is still violated whether you charged money or not
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (music, movies, etc)
Teach Act of 2002 (provides educators with a separate set of rights in addition to fair use)
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htm http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf http://www.copyright.gov/
Copyright guidelines
Need to be aware of copyright rules With the Teach Act installed it is easier for teachers to
perform and display works but material still needs to be shown distant and not in whole
Certain guidelines may only allow for class performances and displays, not for digital delivery or instead of
Can download things for class but do not post back up on the open web
Always give citations Copyright for educators
Educators…
refers to the exception to the copyright law which permits the use of material without the author’s or owner’s permission
criticism, teaching, comments, news, reporting, scholarship and research
Fair Use test: purpose or character of the work, nature of copyrighted work, amount used from copyrighted work, and the effect or value of the copyrighted work.
Fair Use
Fair use laws allow teachers to use material in certain ways but it is important not to abuse the law and to follow the guidelines
Use the four parts of the Fair Use test or get permission from owner to use material
You can still get in trouble The National Digital Library Program is a great
resource Fair Use supports educators using material to
benefit students Fair Use for teachers
Educators…
What: a non-profit organization that is available to the public for free and to share, reuse, and remix
A standardized way to grant copyright permissions with possibilities to the public domain
Works alongside copyright Free licenses and tools Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/ Educators can use to assist students in manipulating
material and creating their own works
Creative Commons
Software programs generally are geared towards males
Males tend to have more experience with technology
Hinders females from entering certain careers
Females are dominant users of online communication
Gender
RACE
Minority groups (white females, African Americans, and Hispanics)
• use computers less
• enter careers in math, science, and technology areas at lower rates
• mainly use technology for remedial work, regardless of internet access
RESOURCE EQUITY
Many low-socioeconomic schools remain without access to computers or the Internet.
E-Rate: Created in 1996 to provide schools and libraries with assistance to afford internet access
“Information poverty” has emerged as a result of the Digital Divide
Financial resources
Technology resourcesequals
21st Century Learning
Student technology use and technology incorporation asks "How do you bridge that gap?“ Podcast
For Teachers…
Provide opportunities for females to use technology during class
Choose software that appeals to bother genders
Introduce technological careers (show female examples)
Encourage students to use technology for projects outside of class
Teacher Guide
Digital Divide has increased about 30 percent since 1994
Internet access for all students has increased
Low socioeconomic areas have limited access to technology at home
These students need technological skills to compete for jobs
Socioeconomic
Provide students with access during school Provide tutorials for students Provide necessary background information Don’t assume everyone has same
resources! Help students develop resumes and practice
interviewing skills
Teacher Guide
Out of date materials and sexist attitudes lower self-esteem of female students
Personal beliefs, biases, experiences shape our identity
This affects how we teach and what we teach
Teachers should provide multiple perspectives
Teacher Bias
Know your own preferences Use a variety of teaching methods Survey students to find out their interests Give students choices Provide all students with access to same
materials
Teacher Guide
Creative Commons. (2001). Creative Commons. About Histoy. Retrieves April 27, 2009 from http://creativecommons.org/about/.
Library of Congress. (August 8, 2008). The Learning Page. How to Understand Copyright Restrictions. Retrieved April 27, 2009 from
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/cpyrt/index.html
. Bitter, G. Gary, Legacy, M. Jane. (2006). Using Technology
in the Classroom. Ethical and Legal Concerns in Education. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Resources