Internet Safety: Sharing

I had a great discussion with my mom about internet safety. Much of our conversation focused around the notion that ultimately, as parents and teachers, the most influential thing we can do is to teach and re-teach corret principles so that our children and students will be able to make good decisions on their own. We also talked about creating a safe class and home environment where children feel comfortable talking about mistakes or confusions they have. We determined that this was important because parents and teachers simply cannot monitor all of the actions of their children and students.

We also talked about training children to have a purpose while they are on the internet. We reviewed how helpful it is to place the computer in an open area. We also talked about the importance of helping children balance how much time they spend with media.

Finally, we talked about teaching children what a wonderfu tool the Internet can be for sharing the Gospel. By focusing more on what benefits the Internet provides, children will be less likely to get caught in the negative trap of the Internet.


This conversation was fun because we often talk about these ideas!

Internet Safety: Thoughts

1. What were the most important things I learned from the readings?

Computer games are on online substitute for real human relationships that are often missing from that person’s life.

Parents need to be involved with their children’s Internet use.

2. How will what I have read influence my actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?

I love the idea of teaching children that they should have a purpose when they are on the Internet. There is danger when they are just mindlessly browsing.

Help your children/students to learn balance.

3. How can I use what I have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?

I really appreciated the idea of trying to find out more about the game that your child/student is using. This will help you learn more about the nature of the game and your child/student to feel understood.

4. Am I aware of the benefits and dangers children face when online with cyber bullying and online predators? Do I know how to prevent cyberbullying?

Be aware of what your students/kids are doing. Know their passwords. Know when they are online.

5. What Internet safety issues am I likely to face as a teacher and how will I address them?

Students using questionable material on the internet – I think the first time we use the Internet as a class, I want to have a very straightforward discussion about what the rules and expectations are for our internet use. Also, I will explain and enforce the consequences.

6. How can I leverage the power of the Internet so students can learn, but in a safe way?

Discussing principles seems to be the most effective way. As one article emphasized, if you want to find bad things on the Internet, you can. It’s not that hard. Students and children need to internalize the principles behind safe Internet use so that they can reap the benefits and be ready to steer clear of the filth.

Finalist Presentations

1st Entry: I really liked that this group really wanted the students to get engaged in thinking about history. They centered their project around and really interesting and important idea. I like how they wanted the students to foster individaul ideas based on the research they did.

2nd Entry: I like how this group started with their educational goals in mind and then considered which technology would best help them reach those goals.

3rd Entry: I love authentic lesson plans! Students are so motivated by a final project. I would love to do something like this with my class.

4th Entry: Wow! How involved! I liked the student "I can" statements and student-friendly langauge.

5th Entry: I was impressed that this group had actually tested it in the classroom. That was some of the most convincing evidence. This project also had the capacity to meet the needs of many different types of students. The possibilities of connecting with other schools was also intriguing.

Chinese Greetings

Here is the youtube link to the instructional video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1hkuPHQR0

Here is the lesson plan:

Lesson Plan: Getting to Know You: Chinese

PLANNING

Date: September 22, 2010

Class and Grade Level: 1^st Year Chinese

Objective(s): Students should be able to carry on a brief introductory greeting with other classmates (including introducing themselves, asking/sharing names, where they are from, what they like to do and giving farewells)

State (or District) Core Curriculum Standard(s):

Standard 1

a. Participate in brief guided conversations related to needs, interests, likes, and dislikes.

(e.g., state what you like to do on the weekend; Talk about what you like to eat and don‟t like to eat).

c. Make introductions, present classmates, adults, family members, and friends. (e.g., introduce yourself to a

new classmate; introduce yourself to your new teacher or the parents of a friend).

d. Ask and answer simple questions (e.g., ask simple questions to solve problems; find out what time it is).

Standard 4

a. Demonstrate culturally appropriate behaviors for introductions, greetings and leave-taking in a variety of social situations. (e.g., participate in a simulated first day of school in the target culture; role-play introductions, employing appropriate social register).

Concept(s) to Be Taught: hello, name, place of origin, likes, goodbyes

Materials Needed: vidcast on imovie

Strategies to Be Used: viewing, practicing with partner

PERFORMING

Announcements:

Continuation from Previous Lesson:

Lesson Presentation:

A) Getting Started:

Explain the day’s objectives. Start the video.

B) Directing the Learning:

Pause the video and allow the students to practice each other at each section. Vary the routines, but create authentic situations.

The different segments may need to be split up over different periods, depending on the speed of the students.

It will help the students to see the overall flow of the conversation right form the beginning. They know the end goal.

C) Bringing the Lesson to a Conclusion:

The students should practice these greetings many times, so by the end they should be comfortable with greetings.

Allow each student to practice with the teacher before they leave as an evaluation of each student.

Assignment:

Evaluation:

Fireside

I attended a really interesting fireside last night. It was all about using the Internet to promote the image of the church. We learned all about how twitter, podcasts and even our wikipedia edits can help internet visitors find positive information about the church.

It is exciting to think how much influence the internet has for good. We saw a short clip about the amount of technology the world is using. It is astounding!

Storyboard

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiGa_WJ2UpfQdDRmbDc4V2pZLTdxUTJ5blRaRUN3Mmc&hl=en#

Here is the link to my google doc with my storyboard. Sorry the formatting is weird. I couldn't figure out out to move the pictures around.

The goal for this lesson is to help students to learn to introduce themselves in Chinese. The opening scene will have two people meeting each other in Chinese. Then, the video will go through step-by-step to allow students to practice each phrase.

School House Rock - Review

This teachertube video is a really helpful, entertaining method of introducing students to the U.S. legal processes.

This video only shows three minutes of the show, so it should be appropriate, unless this clip is more than 10%.