4.2 Safe, Healthy, Legal & Ethical Use
Candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. (PSC 4.2/ISTE 5b)
Artifact: Copyright Power Point and Internet Safety Blog Post with YouTube Video
Reflection:
I chose two artifacts for this standard. The first on internet safety is a blog post with a video attached and the second is a presentation of Copyright and Fair Use. The copyright information I researched left me with one prevailing thought, "If in doubt don't use it!" This presentation helped me become aware of the guidelines and laws for using copyrighted materials such as; music, poetry, and print materials. Although, teaching allows for "fair use" of materials teachers still need to careful in how they use them. It is imperative that teachers are made aware of copyright and fair use when using others artwork and printed material. This power point makes a good presentation to help faculty with copyright and fair use, as it is clear and to the point. The most important information it leaves them with is; investigate and make sure you can use the material you want. If I were to do this again, I would present it to the school secretaries as there are times I believe this information would be valuable to them as well.
In addressing internet safety for young children I was surprised at the information available for them. I found a YouTube video created by The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre which uses a game format to teach children about not giving out your personal information online. I liked this video because for a moment I felt like it was only children playing the game until one of the game characters starts being too nosey. This video also dealt with netiquette as one of the characters is very rude to the children during the game. The “Lee and Kim” video on YouTube, is a great way to begin a conversation with children about cyber bullying.
Reading Richardson (2010) I agree that we need to take extra precautions as students use the web at younger and younger ages. We need to teach and model for the little ones surfing the web in safe ways. I found an entire lesson plan on Edutopia teaching Protecting Private Information Online, geared just for kindergarten. The author says we have done a great job teaching “Stranger Danger” now we need to apply that to online use. This lesson asks the students questions like “what is a stranger?” and “what kind of things should we not tell a stranger?” NetSmartz Kids was another good website that had short safety videos geared for young children. This site seems to be maintained on a regular basis as it has seasonal activities. For October they are discussing Halloween safety tips. Another video they have produced is Bad Netiquette Stinks. This video deals with children being rude to each other and the main culprit is Potty Mouth Pete! The solution is a short quest the kids take to disable Potty Mouth Pete’s computer. It incorporates music that has lyrics that deal with netiquette and after a few viewings I’m sure the students would begin to sing along, and this would help them memorize the cyber rules.
These artifacts demonstrate mastery of standard 4.2 as I shared the materials and created lessons with my class that modeled and facilitated students’ awareness of using online material in a safe and healthy manner. It also impacted the students understanding of what it really means to be online. I have encouraged the school’s technology coach to pass these activities on to the support teachers who monitor the computer lab address these topics with the students. I also placed the Lee and Kim video on the classroom webpage to help parents craft a conversation with their child. Additionally, the Power Point presentation was placed on the server and an email was circulated asking teachers to view the contents and be aware of using digital information and technologies in a legal and ethical manner. This material has impacted school improvement because I shared the material with both students and faculty.
References:
Edutopia. (2012). How to teach internet safety to younger students. Retrieved from:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/internet-safety-younger-elementary-mary-beth-hertz
Net Smart Kidz. (2014). Bad Netiquette Stinks. Retrieved from: http://www.netsmartzkids.org/
Richardson, W. (2010). The read/write web. Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (pp. 11-16). Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.
Thompson, J. (2011). ‘Lee and Kim’ Cartoon. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMUbHuffO8
I chose two artifacts for this standard. The first on internet safety is a blog post with a video attached and the second is a presentation of Copyright and Fair Use. The copyright information I researched left me with one prevailing thought, "If in doubt don't use it!" This presentation helped me become aware of the guidelines and laws for using copyrighted materials such as; music, poetry, and print materials. Although, teaching allows for "fair use" of materials teachers still need to careful in how they use them. It is imperative that teachers are made aware of copyright and fair use when using others artwork and printed material. This power point makes a good presentation to help faculty with copyright and fair use, as it is clear and to the point. The most important information it leaves them with is; investigate and make sure you can use the material you want. If I were to do this again, I would present it to the school secretaries as there are times I believe this information would be valuable to them as well.
In addressing internet safety for young children I was surprised at the information available for them. I found a YouTube video created by The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre which uses a game format to teach children about not giving out your personal information online. I liked this video because for a moment I felt like it was only children playing the game until one of the game characters starts being too nosey. This video also dealt with netiquette as one of the characters is very rude to the children during the game. The “Lee and Kim” video on YouTube, is a great way to begin a conversation with children about cyber bullying.
Reading Richardson (2010) I agree that we need to take extra precautions as students use the web at younger and younger ages. We need to teach and model for the little ones surfing the web in safe ways. I found an entire lesson plan on Edutopia teaching Protecting Private Information Online, geared just for kindergarten. The author says we have done a great job teaching “Stranger Danger” now we need to apply that to online use. This lesson asks the students questions like “what is a stranger?” and “what kind of things should we not tell a stranger?” NetSmartz Kids was another good website that had short safety videos geared for young children. This site seems to be maintained on a regular basis as it has seasonal activities. For October they are discussing Halloween safety tips. Another video they have produced is Bad Netiquette Stinks. This video deals with children being rude to each other and the main culprit is Potty Mouth Pete! The solution is a short quest the kids take to disable Potty Mouth Pete’s computer. It incorporates music that has lyrics that deal with netiquette and after a few viewings I’m sure the students would begin to sing along, and this would help them memorize the cyber rules.
These artifacts demonstrate mastery of standard 4.2 as I shared the materials and created lessons with my class that modeled and facilitated students’ awareness of using online material in a safe and healthy manner. It also impacted the students understanding of what it really means to be online. I have encouraged the school’s technology coach to pass these activities on to the support teachers who monitor the computer lab address these topics with the students. I also placed the Lee and Kim video on the classroom webpage to help parents craft a conversation with their child. Additionally, the Power Point presentation was placed on the server and an email was circulated asking teachers to view the contents and be aware of using digital information and technologies in a legal and ethical manner. This material has impacted school improvement because I shared the material with both students and faculty.
References:
Edutopia. (2012). How to teach internet safety to younger students. Retrieved from:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/internet-safety-younger-elementary-mary-beth-hertz
Net Smart Kidz. (2014). Bad Netiquette Stinks. Retrieved from: http://www.netsmartzkids.org/
Richardson, W. (2010). The read/write web. Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (pp. 11-16). Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.
Thompson, J. (2011). ‘Lee and Kim’ Cartoon. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMUbHuffO8