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Welcome to the Trottier Middle School Open House September 16, 2010

Welcome to the Trottier Middle School Open House September 16, 2010. Helping to Make the Internet Safe for Children. Lynne Maynard Technology Integration Specialist. Helping to Make the Internet Safe for Children. Promote the Positive. Respond to the Negative.

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Welcome to the Trottier Middle School Open House September 16, 2010

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  1. Welcome to the Trottier Middle School Open House September 16, 2010 Helping to Make the Internet Safe for Children Lynne Maynard Technology Integration Specialist

  2. Helping to Make the Internet Safe for Children Promote the Positive Respond to the Negative

  3. Adults often have anxieties about new media… Everything that’s already in the world when you’re born is just normal …

  4. Anything that is invented between then and before you turn thirty is incredibly exciting and creative and with any luck you can make a career out of it;

  5. “Anything that gets invented after you’re thirty is against the natural order of things and the beginning of the end of civilization as we know it … until it’s been around for about ten years when it gradually turns out to be alright really.” Douglas Adams

  6. Why is Internet Safety Important?

  7. Statistics • 93% of children use a computer and phone • 8 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer, mobile phone and games console • 1,400,000 US pupils have their own web space • There are over 200 million registered users of MySpace • There are over 2.7 billion searches on Google each month • The number of text messages sent every day exceeds the total population of the planet

  8. PARENTS Mostly email & web for research YOUNG PEOPLE Interactive chat, IM, Music, Games, Blog Different Usage 28% of parents who use the internet describe themselves as beginners compared with only 7% of children

  9. WEB v 1.0 WEB v 2.0 Changing Environment Downloading + Uploading Consuming + Creating + Personal Corporate + Converged media Separate media + Truly interactive Static

  10. IN SCHOOL Supervised, filtered & monitored OUT OF SCHOOL Often no supervision, filtering or monitoring Supervision 79% of young people use the internet privately without their parent’s supervision

  11. KNOWLEDGE Many children pick up technology quicker! WISDOM Understanding how to behave in a virtual world Knowledge vs. Wisdom 69% of young people say they mind their parents restricting or monitoring their internet usage!

  12. Connect Create Discover World Wide Web • Search engines • Homework • Projects • Personal interest • Amazing facts The biggest library in the world • Email/chat • VoIP - Skype • Instant Messenger • Multi-user games • Social networks Brings people together • Blogs (web log) • Vlogs (video log) • Web sites • Text & pictures • Music/photo/video Anyone can become a publisher

  13. Content Contact Commerce Potential Risks • Privacy • Advertising & information • Invasive software • Inaccurate and harmful • Adult content • Illegal content • Inappropriate contact • Cyberbullying • Sex offenders

  14. Potential Risks • 73% of online advertisers are not clearly labelled making it difficult for children and adults to recognise them • 57% of 9-19 yr olds have come into contact with online pornography accidentally • 4 in 10 pupils aged 9-19 trust most of the information on the internet • 1/3 of young people have received unwanted sexual or nasty comments online. Only 7% of parents think their child has received such comments

  15. WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE BIGGEST RISK TO CHILDREN ONLINE?

  16. What is Cyberbullying? Threats Manipulation Hacking Exclusion Prejudice Stalking Public Postings

  17. Cyberbullying • Threats and intimidation Threats sent to people by mobile phone, email, or online. • Harassment or stalkingRepeated, prolonged, unwanted contact or monitoring of another person. • Vilification / defamation / prejudice-based bullying These may be general insults or racist, homophobic or sexist bullying. • Ostracising / peer rejection / exclusion Set up of a closed group refusing to acknowledge one user on purpose. • Identity theft, unauthorised access and impersonation‘Hacking’ by finding out or guessing a username and password. • Publicly posting, sending or forwarding information or imagesDisclosing information on a website. • ManipulationMay involve getting people to act or talk in a provocative way.

  18. Bullying vs. Cyberbullying • 24/7 contact • No escape at home • Impact Massive potential audience reached rapidly. Potentially information stays online forever • Perception of anonymity • More likely to say things online • Profile of target/bully Physical intimidation changed • Some cases are unintentionalBystander effect • EvidenceInherent reporting proof

  19. Advice for Parents • Understand the tools • Discuss cyberbullying with your children- always respect others- treat your passwords with care- block/delete contacts & save conversations • - don’t reply/retaliate- save evidence

  20. Searched LinkedIn for Northborough ~ 234 hits Southborough Searched delicious for Southborough ~ 45 hits One search on flickr for Algonquin . . .

  21. New since our lastAcceptable Use Policy (AUP) • Increased use of Facebook, and social networking in general • Personal ECDs • No longer just cell phones, but “Electronic Communication Devices” • Students can go online without school computers and networks

  22. New since our last AUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

  23. New since our last AUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

  24. New since our last AUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

  25. New since our last AUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oFg87-gQoc

  26. New since our last AUP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oFg87-gQoc

  27. Facebook

  28. Facebook Me – member over 4 years, 75 friends

  29. Facebook 18 Year old son – member over 2 years, 494 friends

  30. Learning on YouTube

  31. Learning on YouTube

  32. What Do We Do Here at Trottier in Regards to Internet Safety? • Students review our Acceptable Use Policy with parents prior to signing it. • Students are monitored by an instructor when on a computer. • Throughout the year, students receive lessons on Internet safety, cyberbullying • We have lessons about bullying and cyberbullying.

  33. Internet Lessons Include • Multimedia Internet safety lessons that are tailored for specific topics and audiences • Age appropriate lessons regarding online risks • Animated and documentary-style videos • Candid, thought-provoking discussions • Lessons are correlated to real world experiences

  34. Internet Lessons Include • Students are educated, engaged and empowered to be safer online. • Activities may include role-plays, writing, technology and arts projects. • Activities bridge technology and traditional educational strategies. • Plagiarism is covered by our media-specialist, core subject teachers as well as our study skills teacher.

  35. Resources • http://www.netsmartz.org • http://www.isafe.org/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oFg87-gQoc • Jean Tower, Director of Technology, Northborough, Southborough and ARHS Schools

  36. Thank You

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