1. Going Global, Going Public
Dean Shareski
FETC 2009
Orlando, FL
01.23.09
Internet safety, privacy, cyberbullying and content filtering are all huge issues for teachers
and students exploring and participating in online activities. Rightly so. Too often, schools
choose the most restrictive options out of fear and uncertainty. Just like any activity that
involves risk, the decision has to be made to determine if the rewards out weigh the risks.
Often overlooked in the desire to keep our students safe is the lost opportunity for students
to understand and control their online identities. This session will explore the rewards,
consider the risks and provide a perspective you may not have considered when thinking
about the ever exploding digital world.
2. Understanding Identity
Dispelling Myths
Managing your Identity
Leveraging the Network
Have you considered.......
18. Myth # 2
Internet Predators pose a huge danger to students
Shows like NBC’s to Catch a Predator aren’t doing us any favours.
19. It’s like a plane crash. They rarely happen but when it does, it floods the media.
It still deters very few from flying. Safer than your car.
20. Of the 5% of perpetrators that were unknown to the victims, the amount related to
connections via the internet is so small, that it’s statistically insignificant. This is not to say
it’s not important to teach but no different that we would teach for the real world.
21. Current
Myth #3 strategies on
Internet Safety
and
Cyberbullying
are effective
In the same way our best P.E. teachers are fit, active and believe what they do is important,
the same with internet safety. Teachers who don’t have profiles or participate in any online
activities would be hard pressed to understand the issues. It can be done, but it’s tough. I
also question whether this is being taught at all in some cases. I don’t blame teachers since
it’s simply added into to their already overcrowded curriculums.
38. Become clickable
I had a teacher tell me she loves being able to say to her parents, “just google me”.
39. Build a Brand
This concept can be seen a few different ways.
Marketing for $$ is NOT the way I choose to view it.
Thinking in terms of moving your local reputation, work to a the global stage
40. Proactive rather than reactive. Understanding how the Google works and making it work for
you. This kid controls and manages his identity
41. Proactive rather than reactive. Understanding how the Google works and making it work for
you. This kid controls and manages his identity
43. What are schools doing to help students understand this?
In many cases we block Facebook and other sites where students are working on their digital
identities whether they know it or not. Resume and portfolio building is happening as early as
first grade.
44. What are others
saying about
you?
Image: The Gossip
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremey/1245937784/
Google alerts
Technorati
45. Google Alerts
Image: ilustra-respondendo
http://flickr.com/photos/felipearte/44808639/
54. Van Nuys, CA Snow Lake, MB
Thin Walls Classroom
....What’s exciting is that all this learning is available online for the world to watch. Some find
that unsettling but I think it’s exciting.