Advocates 4 Digital Citizenship, Safety, & Success

DAILY SPOTLIGHT ON DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP 6/24/09

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:43:00 +0000

If you're attending NECC and have an interest in Digital Citizenship topics, here are some workshops and sessions you'll want to attend:

Opening Keynote

[Formal Session: Keynote]
Malcolm Gladwell, Author and staff writer for The New Yorker/Leigh Bureau Speaker Bureau
Sunday, 6/28/2009, 5:45pm–7:00pm WWCC Ballroom B

Malcolm Gladwell kicks off NECC 2009 with the first of a three-keynote series on digital citizenship. The best-selling author of The Tipping Point (2000), Blink (2005) , and Outliers (2008) will share his unique perspective on the ways that intentional practice today influences expert development of the future.
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BCW11 Digital Citizenship: Tools, Resources, and Best Practices
[Formal Session: BYOL] Sold Out!
Vicki A. Davis, Westwood Schools, Technology A with Anne Bubnic and Julie Lindsay
Wednesday, 7/1/2009, 10:30am–11:30am WWCC 151 B

Explore the tools, methods, and online spaces used to teach digital citizenship to elementary, middle, and high school students.
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Making the Case: Virtual Worlds as Safe, Compelling Learning Environments

[Formal Session: Panel]
Anne Collier, ConnectSafely.org with James Bower, Yasmin Kafai, Peggy Sheehy, Bronwyn Stuckey and Barry Joseph and Student members of Global Kids
Tuesday, 6/30/2009, 12:30pm–1:30pm WWCC 102 A

This panel will help you convince decision makers that virtual worlds are safe, as well as rich and immersive learning environments.
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Cyberbullying: Using Virtual Scenarios to Educate and Raise Awareness
[Research Paper: Discussion]
Vivian Wright, The University of Alabama with Joy Burnham, Chris Inman and Heather Ogorchock
Monday, 6/29/2009, 8:30am–9:30am WWCC 159, Table: 1

This session will teach educators how to use student feedback and reactions to scenarios created in Second Life to educate and raise awareness on cyberbullying prevention techniques.

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POSTER SESSIONS:

[Informal Session: Poster]
Jean Weller, Virginia Department of Education with Tammy McGraw
Wednesday, 7/1/2009, 9:00am–11:00am WWCC East Registration Lobby, Table: 10
Integrating Internet Safety: Model Programs From Virginia Divisions
Integrating Internet safety involves educating the whole school and its surrounding community. Effective programs require planning, perseverance, coordination and creativity.
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National C3 Baseline Survey
[Research Paper: Discussion]
Davina Pruitt-Mentle, University of Maryland
Monday, 6/29/2009, 2:00pm–3:00pm WWCC 159, Table: 3

Results from the National C3 Baseline Survey exploring the nature of cyberethics, cybersafety and cybersecurity (C3) educational awareness policies and practices taking place in U.S. K-12 settings.
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SAP126 Addressing C3: Cyberethics, Cybersafety, and Cybersecurity

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[Workshop: Seminar/Demo] Register Onsite
Davina Pruitt-Mentle, University of Maryland with Portia Pusey, Suzanna Tiapula and Nancy Willard
Saturday, 6/27/2009, 12:30pm–3:30pm WWCC 102 A

Come learn cutting-edge information in an interactive workshop about the ethical, legal, safety, and security implications of technology use, including cyberbullyingsexting, academic integrity and cyberthreats.
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Digital Citizenship: Appropriate Technology Use at School and Home
[Informal Session: Poster]
Charlene Highsaw, Detroit Public Schools
Monday, 6/29/2009, 2:00pm–4:00pm WWCC East Registration Lobby, Table: 24

For educators who continually ask themselves, "Am I using all this technology appropriately?"

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Staying Connected: Teaching and Learning in a Facebook World

[Informal Session: Poster]
Michelle Kuhns, American School of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. with Larry Kuhns
Monday, 6/29/2009, 2:00pm–4:00pm WWCC East Registration Lobby, Table: 2

See how one school established powerful parent education courses and made digital citizenship a collaborative endeavor.

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SIGTE Research Paper Award Winner: Cyberbullying: Using Virtual Scenarios to Educate and Raise Awareness
[Formal Session: Lecture]
Vivian Wright, The University of Alabama with Joy Burnham, Mike Charles, Chris Inman and Heather Ogorchock
Monday, 6/29/2009, 12:30pm–1:30pm WWCC 209 C

SIGTE's Research Paper awardee presents the winning paper for 2009. Sponsored and recommended by SIGTE.

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Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: New Approaches to Copyright Compliance

[Formal Session: Spotlight]
Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools
Wednesday, 7/1/2009, 12:00pm–1:00pm WWCC 147 A

We need to help teachers and students take maximum advantage of fair use and consider both the legal and moral side of intellectual property issues.

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RU In My Space? Y Have A Social Media Policy?
[Formal Session: Lecture]
Karen L. Montgomery, Thinking Machine, Inc. with Wesley Fryer
Wednesday, 7/1/2009, 10:30am–11:30am WWCC 102 A

We'll introduce you to a world where teachers blog and teach in MySpace, and students collaborate on homework assignments in a chat room or on a wiki. Welcome to social computing.
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Take2 Student Video Productions: Darfur Video Project
[Informal Session: Global Gallery]
Sharon A. Peters, The Study, Westmount, QC
Sunday, 6/28/2009, 7:00pm–8:30pm WWCC East Registration Lobby, Table: 32

What happens when a Nat'l Geo Photojournalist hands over footage from a Darfur camp to students? You get students who become transformed global citizens.

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Using Digital Tools Responsibly to Create Research Papers in the Elementary Classroom

[Formal Session: Model Lesson]
Diane Coggins, Arlington Public Schools with Karen Heathcock
Monday, 6/29/2009, 11:00am–12:00pm WWCC 146 A

Come and experience how elementary students can write a research paper using technology while learning about copyright guidelines.

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Teaching Copyright: A Balanced Curriculum
[Informal Session: Poster]
Richard Esguerra, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Wednesday, 7/1/2009, 9:00am–11:00am WWCC East Registration Lobby, Table: 6

Connect the dots between copyright, innovation, law, and culture while helping students build research and critical-thinking skills with this new and engaging curriculum.

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SUP228 Best Practices in Fair Use for 21st-Century Educators
[Workshop: Seminar/Demo] Register Onsite
Renee Hobbs, Temple University, Media Education Lab with Katie Donnelly, Kristin Hokanson, Michael RobbGrieco and Joyce Valenza
Sunday, 6/28/2009, 12:30pm–3:30pm WWCC 145 A

This workshop introduces the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. Participants will engage in examining scenarios and real student work.

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Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 04/18/2009

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:29:00 +0000

Dismissing the immoral teacher for conduct outside the workplace--do current laws protect the interests of both school authorities and teachers? | Society, Social Assistance & Lifestyle > Families & Children from AllBusiness.com
From Scott McLeod - an article that he says he does not agree with, but does state that this is the current law as it pertains to teacher behavior outside school.
tags: education, learning, ad4dcss, case_studies

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 04/17/2009

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:29:00 +0000

FRONTLINE: digital nation | PBS
New documentaries from the PBC producers of growing up online. Some digiteen teachers are using these resources.
tags: education, ad4dcss, digitalcitizenship

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 01/16/2009

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:30:00 +0000

Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » Blog Archive » Flickr Perversion
This is why I don't share the photos of my children online in public places. After one pic of a child at school was favorited in this way, I took the pic down and am ridiculously vigilant about checking to see how many photos have been favorited and which ones to see if there is one that some sicko has looked at.

This is an article I'm going to share with my digiteen dream team! It is an important one to share!
tags: education, learning, ad4dcss, digital_safety

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 10/24/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:30:00 +0000

FOXNews.com - Cyberbullying: Parents, Tech Companies Join Forces to Keep Kids Safe - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News
Excellent article on cyberbullying and an example of a girl who was harrassed online and killed herself. This sort of thing is tragic and we should consider what we think aboutinternet harrassment penalties, particularly against children.

There are mention of several websites including one I'd never heard of called CyberBully Alert.
tags: ad4dcss, education, high_school, cyberbullying, digital_safety, middle_school, digital_law, worldonline, www_world, social_entrepreneurship

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 10/18/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:30:00 +0000

A joint survey by Highlights for Children and Glubble for Families
Forward this survey to parents - it is a highlights and glubble joint survey. I'm glad they are looking at this because I know of very few parents who discuss online activities and safety with their child.
tags: education, digitalcitizenship, ad4dcss, best practice, internet safety

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 10/13/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:30:00 +0000

FRONTLINE: growing up online: readings and links | PBS
Bookmarks from the growing up online series for parents. These are links to the major websites for online safety.
tags: ad4dcss, education, digitalcitizenship, elementary, high_school, middle_school, cyberbullying, digital_safety, adult, govt_business, worldonline, www_world

Daily Spotlight on Digital Citizenship 09/08/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Vaio laptop safety recall
Again, as a health thing, you shouldn't REALLY put a laptop on your lap. I have a food tray that I use when I use my laptop in the recliner. In addition to claims that it causes infertility in men, it is also not good for your laptop to cover the ventilation holes with your clothing (or that little bit of pudge on your thighs.)

This is something to mention to laptop users as part of digital health and wellness with digital "citizenship" and safety.
tags: education, safety, ad4dcss

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 08/26/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Whither censorship? « What Counts!
Very interesting ponderings from an elementary teacher in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada about the balance and issues that have caused some parents to want to block all "social" tools in school.

I think she has very balanced ponderings on this and it is excellent reading.
tags: education, ad4dcss, digitalcitizenship

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 08/24/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Aunt Lee Dot Com
From Leann Lacy - some cool materials to use with children for safety and other educational games.
tags: education, ad4dcss, digitalcitizenship

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 06/22/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Mathtrain.TV
Mathtrain.tv brought to you by Mr. Marcos and his 6th grade class in Santa Monica, CA. Let your students find answers about what they are doing here. This is amazing!

This is an excellent example of WHY students should be creating and sharing with other students.
tags: math, edu_news, ad4dcss

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 06/21/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Advocates for Digital Citizenship, Safety, and Success
This is the RSS page on netvibes that pulls together all of the most recent resources for advocates. If you have netvibes, this is a great tab to add to your group.
tags: ad4dcss, education, professionaldevelopment, digitalcitizenship
Group Ad4dcss's best bookmarks
The advocates for digital citizenship, safety, and success diigo group has over 400 bookmarks categorized by the 9 aspects of digital citizenship that we are using to organize. Join in and share your bookmarks. This is becoming a great resource.
tags: ad4dcss, education, edu_news, bestpractices, professionaldevelopment
ad4dcss » I read blocked blogs
The information at the advocates for digital citizenship, safety, and success about the I read blocked blogs week. This loosely joined group of educators has created a central clearinghouse for activities such as this. Create activities that fit within digital citizenship and join and post. We have a blog, wiki, and more information -- everything is linked at http://www.netvibes.com/coolcatteacher#Ad4dcss -- Join in.
tags: ad4dcss, education, edu_trends, techintegrator, all_teachers, professionaldevelopment
Announcing “Blocked Blogs Week” — June 29th - July 5th at Change Agency
I read blocked blogs week is the week of NECC -- this site has information about the buttons and shirts that you may order to take with you to NECC.
tags: ad4dcss, digital_access

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 06/11/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Tapped In Festival 2008: Beyond conflict -- Building Peaceful Communities
Tapped in has been a mainstay in education and a non threatening method of using chat to link with people around the world. This longstanding contributor to education has its 2008 Tapped In Festival scheduled for July 23 and July 24th with some neat things planned. This website has more information for you and certificates of participation will be available for those who participates.

Teachers should connect in which ever way they feel most comfortable and the power of embedded networks should never be ignored.
tags: ad4dcss, education, globalcollaboration, flat_classroom, edu_news, professionaldevelopment

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/30/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Michel Foucault, Privacy, and Doubts about Web 2.0 | Connecting the Dots
Fascinating ponderings by Mike Curtain about how many of us are relinquishing our own privacy. This is a very thought provoking post and yet another one I wouldn't have read, had he not linked to my blog post yesterday asking for bloggers to share their links.

This is a very powerful blog post. Wow! I personally think there is a balance here, but also agree than many are not considering the privacy they are relinquishing when they post things that don't belong out there for everyone to see. Internet privacy is an illusion, it really is.
tags: education, privacy, ad4dcss, digital_responsibilities

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/29/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Alfred Thompson the Cyberspace People Watcher: Online Activities Have Offline Consequences
Great post by Alfred Thompson, "the" microsoft education blogger. I think he hits the nail on the head with this one. Great post!
tags: ad4dcss, education, digital_responsibilities, cyberethics

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/28/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:31:00 +0000

HotCity Wireless
HotCity Wireless, a non-profit organization, has been established to promote the use of low-cost wireless technology as a media and tool for economic, social and educational advancement to underprivileged citizens in the Philippines.

Organizations such as this that work to provide access should be encouraged. Wow!
tags: education, ad4dcss, digital_access

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/27/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

And the Walls Came Down: Viral Professional Development - NECC 2008
Just started the discussion for the viral pd session at NECC over at the NECC 2008 Ning -- watching some interesting discussions take place -- join in and converse. If you have a session, you're asked to create a discussion -- I hope they'll show us our tags so that we can tag and find sessions easily.
tags: necc, education, ad4dcss, virtualcollab, professionaldevelopment, edu_news

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/23/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Ariel Waldman » Blog Archive » Twitter refuses to uphold Terms of Service
Cyberbullying can happen anywhere, even twitter. Warning: this post is rated R for use of 1-2 words of profanity.
tags: ad4dcss, cyberbullying

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/20/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:31:00 +0000

Reflection - Horizon Project 2008
This 10th grade student has written an exceptional post-project reflection. I hope you'll take time to read it. Here is an excerpt:

"There is no doubt that this technology is dangerous. It is apparent that few people, not adults, not teenagers, truly understand how collaboration, conduct, and manners affect the internet. This project has to teach others that as well. It is necessary to know how to handle yourself on the internet. That’s why Horizon Project is so important. We have to educate tomorrow’s leaders how to use new technology without abusing it. The highlight of this project is the education we are giving every single person who has been a part of the Horizon Project."
tags: education, hz08, technology, digitalcitizenship, ad4dcss, digital_safety

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/18/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

digiteen » Digital Law
One of the best wikis on the digiteen project, this wiki covering digital law is marvelous and was put together by 9 students from my classroom here in the US, Qatar, and Austria. This is an excellent wiki on Digital Law and has made my wiki hall of fame for this year! Wow!
tags: digital_law, ad4dcss
Cyber Security - Digi Teen
Seeing my students blog like this one on cyber security makes me realize that effective online communication and writing is important. I'm proud of my student bloggers and glad that we've made time to blog this year!
tags: blogging, education, bestpractices, cybersafety, blog, ad4dcss
digiteen » Digital Etiquette
The page made by the digiteen students on digital etiquette. Although this page does not have the hyperlinks that it should have, it does have other great information.
tags: digital_citizenship, ad4dcss, netiquette, education
digiteen » WHS Middle School Action Planning Wiki
The course planning wiki for the digiteen action project from my ninth graders for the middle school. They've done a nice job of planning and sharing the materials. I like their google presentation which has evolved significantly over the last three weeks.
tags: education, digitalcitizenship, professionaldevelopment, curriculum, research, ad4dcss

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/10/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Blogging and Free Speech Rights of Public Employees « Educational Insanity
Great discussion emerging on Jon Becker's blog about free speech and blogging of public employees. I learned as much from the comments as the blog post itself.
tags: education, ad4dcss, edu_news, digitalcitizenship, administrator

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/07/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

ED in '08 Blogger Summit
Join thought leaders in education policy and national politics to discuss how the Internet is changing the discourse of education reform, and how those changes are affecting the 2008 presidential election. ED in '08 welcomes ed-bloggers and political bloggers to take part in the discussion.

I'm glad the "thought leaders" in American can come, however, the timing of this conference precludes most teachers I know from even considering coming we're all in the "home stretch" and rarely are we able to leave the classroom, especially this time of year.

I would hope that one day the edublogosphere would truly level us so that teachers would be included in these discussions. For, until that happens, I doubt we'll find any truly relevant change for the classroom.. just more buzzwords and "programs" that don't suit today's student.

Hint: If you want reform, ask some good teachers or at least include them in the discussion. There are some big picture thinkers out there that ARE teachers in the public classroom.
tags: education, ad4dcss, edublog, blogging, edu_news, edublogger, professionaldevelopment

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/06/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

commentchallenge » home
the 31 day comment challenge is a program to promote effective, meaningful comments run by several amazing edubloggers -- this is an example of something that those interested in facilitating effective communications should discuss and participate in.
tags: ad4dcss, digital_communication, digital_literacy, blog, education, geeks4, edu_news, edublog, edublogger, connectingpeople, hz08

Vicki's Digital Citizenship Links of the Day 05/04/2008

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher) — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Transparent Learning: Why am I fighting for Social Networking?
This teacher is fighting for "social" networking -- I left a comment that she instead fight for "educational" networking. I think that the demonization of "social networking" by our media makes this term a death sentence for one's efforts.

Read this post and see what you think.
tags: social networking, education, digital_communication, ad4dcss

Online Course Meetings Scheduled

ad4dcss@gmail.com (Kate Olson) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:45:00 +0000

Course planners (and those just interested in what we're doing) -

2 meetings for this week have been scheduled!

These meetings will be in Elluminate - click on "Elluminate Session" next to each date below to attend the meeting - the meeting room will open shortly before the scheduled times.

You can use this time zone converter to see if the times will work for you and your schedule (for FROM format, choose US/Central or CST6CDT for converting from CST)

Course Planning Meeting: Wednesday, April 30 - 12:30 p.m. CST (1:30 pm EST) - Elluminate Session
Course Planning Meeting: Thursday, May 1 - 7:30 p.m. CST (8:30 pm EST) - Elluminate Session

I realize that this is rather short notice and you may not be able to attend, but I figured we'd get the ball rolling and see if we can get anything accomplished. Vicki is being excellent about setting up meetings when needed, so I plead yet again - if you have input on preferred time for meetings, PLEASE comment and share!