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=CESA 4 - Living Online: Where Students Are Online - October 28, 2008=

//As we try to reach our students in this increasingly technology-driven world, it’s useful to know how students are using the internet outside of school. Many of the skills our students use online after school hours can be translated into meaningful activities within your classroom, both engaging students and providing teachers with a better understanding of the whole student. We will cover various popular online networks and you will gain an understanding of what the sites are and why students use them. We will then discuss and collaborate on ways to bring the engaging nature of these sites into the classroom in an educational and professional way utilizing school-friendly sites and networks.//

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 * 1) Set up a [|Gmail account]**

//This account will be used as the entry to the chat platform we'll be using (Google Chat is right in Gmail) and will also serve as an easy way to manage the accounts for the networks you'll be joining today.//


 * 2) Enter your account information here:**

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 * 3) Add each of the accounts on the spreadsheet to your chat list in Gmail**


 * 4) Now let's chat!**

//You can use [|NetLingo] to see some text/IM abbreviations that are common and that might come in handy for these conversations//. //If you'd like to use chat/IM in an educational setting, check out [|Chatzy] - it's free and easy to use.//


 * 5) Let's watch some videos! Exploring [|YouTube]**

//Some sites that are more education-focused and are less likely to be blocked in schools are [|TeacherTube], [|Edublogs.tv] and [|SchoolTube].// You can download videos at home if YouTube is blocked at school by using [|Zamzar].


 * 6) Connecting through photos - [|Flickr]**

//For photos that are free of copyright restrictions for use in school projects or your own online work, check out [|Flickr Creative Commons]//


 * 7) Sign up/explore [|Facebook] or [|MySpace]**


 * 8) Our workshop playground - [|Educators Online]**


 * 9) Social networking in education - [|Classroom 2.0]**

//Want to create your own social network? Check out [|Ning] - this is the platform that Educators Online and Classroom 2.0 are built on.//


 * 10) On the younger side -** [|ClubPenguin] - [|Webkinz] - [|DinoKids] - [|HandiPoints] - [|Pixie Hollow]


 * 11) Playing around - [|AddictingGames]**


 * 12) Cell phones in education? Thoughts?**

=__**Networks**__=

Our playground -[| Educators Online] [|Classroom 2.0] [|Facebook]

=__**Readings & Resources**__=

[|Text Unto Others...As You Would Have Them Text Unto You] (T.H.E. Journal - September 2008)

=__Videos__=

[|PBS Frontline - Growing Up Online]

[|My Hope - A little MySpace humor]

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Social Media in Plain English

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Twitter in Plain English

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=__Recommended Reading__=

[|The Dirt-E Secrets of an Internet Kid] by Vanessa Van Petten (e-book)

=__Additional Resources__=

[|CyberSafe Kids, CyberSavvy Teens] [|Parents - Safe Surf] [|Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use] [|GetNetWise - Parent Guide] [|Family Guide Book] - Parry Aftab [|Connect Safely] [|SafeTeens] [|CyberSmart!] [|Growing Up Online - PBS Frontline] [|WiredSafety Parent Page] [|Easy Way to Monitor Your Child on MySpace] - CoolCatTeacher Blog [|IKeepSafe.org Parent Resource Center] [|Understanding a Child's Virtual World (includes videos)] - Incredible Internet/Qwest [|Is Your Child Using YouTube?] - Vanessa Van Petten [|NetSmartz411:Internet Safety Help] (answers to common questions) [|I-Safe Parent-to-Parent] [|WebWiseKids Parents Site] [|Stop Cyberbullying - Parent's Role] [|NetSmartz Real Life Stories] - includes videos and news stories [|Safe Kids] [|Wired Kids] [|ThinkUKnow] - Parents [|Parents Guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats] - Nancy Willard [|Helping Young People Learn to Make Safe and Responsible Choices Online] - Nancy Willard [|Cable in the Classroom "Parenting the MySpace Generation"] [|Social Network Guide from the National Cyber Security Alliance] [|Understanding A Child's Virtual World from Incredible Internet/Qwest] [|Online Lingo - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] [|Social Web Tips for Parents] [|Social Web Tips for Teens] [|13 Holy Cybercitizen Laws] - Vanessa Van Petten [|Safer Children in a Digital World] - the Report of the Byron Review - March 2008 [|Just the Truth about Online Youth Victimization] - Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (transcript) - May, 2007 [|Internet Safety Education for Teens - Getting it Right] - Crimes Against Children Research Center [|Research and Guidelines on Online Social - and Educational - Networking] - National School Board Association [|What are Kids Doing on Facebook, MySpace.....] - Vanessa Van Petten [|A Parent's Perspective to Social Networking] - //Katy// on Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten [|MySpace Parent Page] - also see additional links in the sidebar of the MySpace Parent Page [|MySpace Safety Videos]

=__Wrapping Things Up__=


 * Take a minute and fill out the Contact/Feedback form - I'd love to hear your thoughts on today and find out how the workshop could be improved!**