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Anne Bubnic

Student Technology Assessment | SimpleK12 - 0 views

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    How will you prove your students meet NCLB requirements to be "technology literate" by 8th Grade? This free assessment is based on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S). The assessment questions are available in both Mac and PC versions. In other words, the screen shots used in the assessment questions match those of a Mac or PC. (The actual assessment is web-based and platform-independent).
Anne Bubnic

Just Google It? Developing Internet Search Skills - 0 views

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    Do Internet search engines point us to the information that we need or confuse us with irrelevant or questionable information? How can Internet users improve their searches to find reliable information? are some ways to perform effective searches? In this lesson, students conduct Web searches on open-ended questions, and draw on their experiences to develop guides to searching effectively and finding reliable information online.
Anne Bubnic

Students: Misinformation - Truth or Spoof? - 0 views

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    One of eight interactive case studies for kids (GR 4-8) from Cable In the Classroom: Power to Learn.
    With no central authority or librarian to help students separate valid information from junk online, assessing the credibility of a site is an important part doing internet research. This unit explores evaluation of web sites and other online resources for authenticity. The graphics are Nickelodeon style. There is a quiz on spoof sites. For the entire series, check out: http://powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/interactive_case_studies/index.shtml
Anne Bubnic

Annotatitng and Sharing Diigo Links with Your Students - 0 views

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    Whether we like it or not, Google or Wikipedia are our student's first ports of call when it comes to researching or undertaking independent study, not the school library. Diigo offers a fantastic way to tap into the way our students operate by allowing the annotation of web pages which can then be shared with your students and, by doing so, you facilitate the process of research for your students and you set them on the right track for further independent study.
Anne Bubnic

Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages - 0 views

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    One of the most comprehensive web sites on the Internet related to Urban Myths and Legends. Whenever I get something even remotely suspicious via email, I always come here first!
Anne Bubnic

Copyright-Friendly Images and Sound - 0 views

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    Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions.
Megan Black

Planet Nutshell | Web Videos | Explainer Videos | Educational Videos: NetSafe Episode 1... - 2 views

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    The first of 17 videos explaining Internet Safety concepts to grades 1-12. Each marked grade appropriately. 
anonymous

Personas | Metropath(ologies) - 7 views

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    From the MIT Media Lab. Great resource. Find out how others view you on the web.
Anne Bubnic

Webonauts Internet Academy | PBS KIDS - 5 views

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    In WEBONAUTS INTERNET ACADEMY, kids (age 8-10) explore what it means to be a citizen in a web-infused‚ information-rich world. Participants play through a series of 12 missions adhering to the Webonauts' motto: "Observe, Respect, Contribute." Each mission helps children understand critical online safety issues, such as the importance of protecting passwords and maintaining privacy settings. Other missions teach how to differentiate between credible and non-credible sources of information and how to react to bullying. Note: this resource was developed as a partnership project between PBS KIDS and Common Sense Media.
Jocelyn Chappell

Judie Nightingale: Web alert | E-learning | - 0 views

  • To help teachers get their heads around this concept and related internet safety matters, Vodafone is launching a new education pack later this year, featuring teaching materials sourced from across Europe.
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    vodaphone targetting social network 'training' at teachers in 2008
Colette Cassinelli

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program - 0 views

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    The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is the most researched and the best-known bullying prevention program available today. * Proven to reduce bullying by up to 70% * Significant reductions in student reports of general antisocial behavior, such as vandalism, fighting, theft, and truancy\n * Significant improvements in the social climate of the classroom and student satisfaction with school life
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    See Cyber Bullying in the Digital Age. All three authors are clinical psychologists and Olweus Bullying prevention trained. They apply their expertise in this area to online problems related to cybersafety. Dr. Patty Afgatson works with over 100 schools in Cobb County School District, a suburb of Atlanta, GA.
Rhondda Powling

New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development - 0 views

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    Results from the most extensive U.S. study on teens and their use of digital media show that America's youth are developing important social and technical skills online - often in ways adults do not understand or value.
Rafael Ribas

What is digital citizenship? (Techlearning blog) - 0 views

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    Quite a lot of ideas on this blog post I bookmarked a while back - a set of interesting questions to ask people, starting with ourselves!
adina sullivan

Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - 0 views

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    Great example to use with students when teaching about realibility of information!
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    Alan November provides many additional web sites to validate at NovemberLearning.com
Anne Bubnic

The New Writing Pedagogy - 1 views

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    Because Cory was in a class that used social networking tools for writing-specifically Elgg, an open source media platform-other students, teachers, family members and even the general public were able to comment on his story. For example, an "army colonel," who did not give a name, said about chapter 1, "Your words have painted a very vivid picture. You did an excellent job of illustrating the terror of war. Keep up the good work."
Anne Bubnic

Newport Mesa Unified School District: Cyber Smart Week - 1 views

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    A district-wide coordinated effort to provide student instruction during Cyber Smart Week. Includes PowerPoint instructions and extension activities for GR K-3, 4-8 and 9-12.
Anne Bubnic

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - 6 views

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    Revised to include use of Web 2.0 collaborative tools and 21st century skills in the communication spectrum.
Anne Bubnic

Teaching About the Web Includes Troublesome Parts - 1 views

  • hat blurred line between public and private space is what Common Sense tries to address. “That sense of invulnerability that high school students tend to have, thinking they can control everything, before the Internet there may have been some truth to that,” said Ted Brodheim, chief information officer for the New York City Department of Education. “I don’t think they fully grasp that when they make some of these decisions, it’s not something they can pull back from.” Common Sense bases all its case studies on real life, and insists on the students’ participation. “If you just stand up and deliver a lecture on intellectual property, it has no meaning for the kids,” said Constance M. Yowell, director of education for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which has provided financing.
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    When Kevin Jenkins wanted to teach his fourth-grade students at Spangler Elementary here how to use the Internet, he created a site where they could post photographs, drawings and surveys. And they did. But to his dismay, some of his students posted surveys like "Who's the most popular classmate?" and "Who's the best-liked?"
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