PRINCIPAL’S COFFEETuesday, May 14, 2013

Markham MPRTopic: TECHNOLOGY AND OUR

KIDS

What is Principal’s Coffee?• Partnership• Achievement• Community

TODAY• TECHNOLOGY

– Building Vision– Safety– Partnership

Technology• According to Will Richardson, ASCD author,

“we must be willing to consider in a world full of access to knowledge and information, . . . {we need} to develop students who can take advantage of that knowledge when they need it {rather} than to develop students who memorize a slice of information that schools offer in case they might need it some day” (Students First, Not Stuff, Educational Leadership, March 2013)

Markham Technology

• I-Pad• Senteo Response Systems• In Classroom computer use and

SMARTBoards• Keyboarding• Web-surfing for research• Blogging

District technology policies

• Network and Internet Use (INJD)• Website Policy (IJNCD)• Student Communications (GBEE)

RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE VISION

• Teacher and Student I-Pads• Laptops• Senteo

SAFETY• District Policies (referenced above)• Library

– Internet Safety and Browsing– Cyber Safety and Awareness

• Olweus Curriculum and Anti-Bullying processes

Partnership• www.mtlsd.org/safety• Social Networking

– Facebook– Instagram

• Age for use of these sites: 13

Parenting Tips: Protecting our children online

• Password Creation• No personal identification shared to online users• Be careful with downloads• Set clear time limits with children’s use of

technology• Privacy settings• Email accounts for children

– Did you know that companies are to ask for your permission for downloading free materials if a child is under the age of 13?

Some Additional Parenting Tips

• Limit screen time before bed (stimulation)• Sit with children while looking at sites for the first

time– List of recommended websites:

Common Sense Media Kid Friendly Websites

• Cell Phones– Establish rules for use– Be aware of “geolocation data”– Review cell phone records

Wrap-Up• Pros and Cons to everything

– Productive– Exposure to unforeseen dangers