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Workshop for teachers. The National Week of Safe internet use In conjunction with the Department of Education’s week against sexual violence 2009-2010. National week of safe internet browsing. Department of education: Educating against sexual violence. 2009-2010.
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Workshop for teachers. The National Week of Safe internet use In conjunction with the Department of Education’s week against sexual violence 2009-2010
National week of safe internet browsing. Department of education: Educating against sexual violence. 2009-2010
Our lives are intertwined to such an extent with technology, that it is difficult to imagine how we managed without it! Wi-fi connections pop up everywhere, information is accessible, communication available and there are no end to possibilities on the internet.
Youth in Digital Space The National day for safe internet browsing is intended to raise the awareness of students to behavior which is fitting in the digital environment, and to the wise use of the many advantages of the internet. This workshop deals with shared exposure to and thinking through issues which arise in the digital space Objectives of workshop: Becoming familiar with the internet culture of teens.
""Life on the internet What associations does the concept raise for us as teachers? What feelings do we have when we hear the concept “ Life on the internet?
Benefits of the internet Sharing knowledge and learning new things, to play an instrument, to draw How to Draw Cartoon Characters Sharing experiences from trips, parties and events. Making connections at any geographical distance. Spreading personal information and making it public.
So what do children actually do on the net? ילדים מבלים זמן רב Children spend hours on the net, playing, watching films , chatting with friends on ICQ, messenger, and social networks . They write, create and upload it all to the web,
So what do children actually do on the net? 77% testify that they browse to sites with games.81% search for information on the net.68% use the net for learning purposes.63 % of them download music and films.66% of the students use the net as a means of communication 66% use it for correspondence and talking with friends From Ministry of Education survey. 2008(5th,8th and11th grades)
Social networks Beyond the wonderful things to be found on the internet: communications , interest groups and social activism We are also witness to students who open groups whose main interest is not educational….. A few examples!
Teacher’s photos Funny, stupid or boring photos The group of all children who hate their teachers
I also hate school!!! “Hey teacher, why are you a ******”
I am fed up with all the nonsense of the teachers Why must we attend school on vacation because of bad teachers!!!
?WHY Pictures of her family trip to London were posted on the social network. The teacher’s comment was taken from the private world of the student, which but for the social network would never have been known. ... During the school dayone of the students requested to switch off the air conditioner as she was cold. The teacher turned to her and said: “In London it must be much colder than here The student was very offended
Don’t humiliate your friends in public Michael and Omer were suspended from school for one school day, because ..”they had “come to blows” In a discussion with the grade coordinator it became clear that Omer had been filmed “being beaten up” at the same event, by a student in his grade and the video strip was posted on the net. It is important to note that: different sorts of events of “ kids beating up others” appear on youtube.
Do not (tell)film secrets in company Two students in 12th grade who were in a romantic relationship, were photographed by a friend of the boy, while they were making love.The friend filmed them with his cell phone, hurried to upload it on Youtube and spread the news to the whole grade level.
the wonders of ... graphics The 12th grade student counsel representative, collected pictures of all the teachers for the class yearbook. One day he took the picture of the grade coordinator and to her face added a nude body. He added written descriptions to this picture and sent it by instant messenger program to the teacher’s daughter who was his good friend. .
What is our place as teachers on the social networks of our students? Would you like the teachers to be your friends on the social network? “my friend” on the network: “No I wouldn’t want any teacher of mine on the network..I wouldn’t want them to know more about my life than they already know…or in general about my daily social life”
And what, in your opinion would this lead to?“It could be that I would be more “polite”…and not from the point of writing things that aren't nice, which anyway we shouldn’t do, but to know that my teacher knows about all my friends, and I am sure she would try to keep updated on all the children, and that is really stressing and even harassing. I think that on the social network the involvement with teachers should be minimal unless in is connected with a site for learningl…. But certainly not on a site like a social network. (M. –(6th grade student.
Do we want our students participate in our social network? What can we gain from that? What are its advantages and disadvantages? What added educational value can be encouraged by means of the social network?
Teacher leadership and authority:“An increase in the significant presence of adults in the life of students, as a basic condition for passing on an unequivocal message against violence. Also, an emphasis will be place on the development of tools to deal with violence and to prevent its escalation”
“…will encourage support of the parents and the administration, and create teacher solidarity in coping with violent events, while creating a mechanism for cooperation which does not leave the teacher to cope on "his own. From the director’s communiqué
