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Life in the Digital World

Maria Petropulos   Fowler Unified School District

Margaret Baker   Selma Unified School District

Csla2008.pbworks.com

New Federal Legislation

Protecting Children in the 21st Century

“Schools and libraries must also certify that, as part of their Internet safety policy, they are educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including cyberbullying awareness and response and interacting with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms.”

California LegislationChavez Bill, AB 307 2006

Became the Ed Code section 51871.5

“to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom, Internet safety, avoiding plagiarism, the concept, purpose, and significance of a copyright…”

83% of teens (ages12-18)

have cell phones

78% of these students with cell phones

have sent text messages

Relationship issues

Cyberbullyingcyberbullying

Relationship issues

40% of teens have taken pictures

with their cell phones

Sextingsexting

 What can happen next?What can happen next?

• Post pictures of victims without their consent

• Pretend they are other people online to trick others

• Spread lies and rumors about victims • Trick people into revealing personal

information • Send or forward mean text messages

How are Teens Cyberbullied?

When teens were asked why they think

others cyberbully, 81 % said that

cyberbullies think it’s funny.

Other teens believe that kids who cyberbully …

Don’t think it’s a big deal

Don’t think about the consequences

Are encouraged by friends

Think everybody cyberbullies

Think they won’t get caught

How Students Perceive the Internet

• 20% of teens report that it is safe (i.e. “somewhat” or “very safe”) to share personal information on a public blog or networking site.

• As well, 37% of 13- to 17-year-olds said they are “not very concerned” or “not at all concerned” about someone using information they’ve posted online in ways they don’t want.

• 39% of students trust people that they chat with online*• 24% of students say they see nothing wrong chatting with a

stranger*• 10% of students have been asked to keep their Internet

relationships a secret *

Teenage Research Unlimited. Teen Internet Safety Survey. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Cox Communications, 2006.

*iSAFE America Student Assessment, 2004

Characteristics of Youth who form Close Online

RelationshipsAges 10 to 17• 14% of youth - close online friendships and 2% reported

online romances.– Girls were slightly more likely than boys - 16 and 12 %,

respectively.

• Girls aged 14 to 17 were about twice as likely• Girls - high parent-child conflict and being highly troubled • Boys - low communication with their parents, … reported

that their parents were less likely to know where they were and who they were with

Escaping or Connecting? http://www.netsmartz.org/pdf/EscapingOrConnecting.pdf

Most teens are bullied and ‘harassed’ by there peers. Sexual Predators are not as prevalent as Dateline NBC would have you believe, but they are out there. Listen to Justin’s story

• Online teens frequently communicate with people they have never met:

• Nearly one third (30%) of online teens said that they have talked about meeting someone whom they’ve only met through the Internet.

• 28% of online teens said they use code words on a daily basis to hide online conversations from their parents (e.g. “PIR” means “parent in room”).

As educators what are our responsibilities?

District Responsibility to Protect

Against Inappropriate ContentSafe Internet environment

• Filtering software [Lightspeed]• FCOE portal• School website• School website

Teacher Responsibility

• Ensure use of district provided safe search engines & databases by students.

• Begin reviewing elements of Digital Citizenship with students using district provided curriculum.

• Integrate these into the curriculum– Short video clips– 5 minutes discussions

Netsmartz

Netsmartz.org

Teacher Librarians

• Integrate into collaborative lessons

• Add Digital Citizenship component to planning guide

• Add information to school or Library newsletter

Library Technicians

Play short video at recess or lunch

A short cyber-safety activity in place of reading a story.

Technology Coaches

• Integrate into lessons

• Partner with teachers finding cyber-safety resources

Administrator

• CTAP resources• http://www.myctap.org/index.php/cybersafety-home/75-

administrator-legal-issues 

• Canned curriculum• iSafe• CyberSMart

• Wiki Matrix (Free Resources)

Conclusion

ResourcesOur PB wiki - csla2008.pbworks.com

***BrainPop – free video clips

www.Brainpop.com

Cyberbullying Research Center www.cyberbullying.us

Netsmartz – works with Ad Council and Center for Missing /Exploited Children - netsmartz.org

That’s not cool - thatsnotcool.com/