Technology in Edina Elementary Schools Molly Schroeder Technology Integration Specialist Edina Public Schools

Did You Know? By Karl Fish and Scott McLeod, Accessed at SHIFT Happens SHIFT Happens A Vision of Students TodayA Vision of Students Today By Michael Wesch, Accessed at

Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants Immigrants Have a digital “accent” Printing out Call people to see if they got your e- mail Read the written instructions rather than learn from the program Slower, step by step Natives Have grown up w/ the technology Have spent more time looking at screens than books. Like information fast and multi-task Think and Process Differently Mark Prensky, 2001

Clickers VOTE Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant? A. Native B. Immigrant C. Refugee

Current Reality American youth polled (ages 9-17) reported they spend “almost as much time using social networking services and Web sites as they spend watching TV.” “Remarkably, students report their activities as being anything but passive, and that they are likely to ‘engage in highly creative activities on social networking sites.’” Technology & Learning, February 2008

Current Reality

Know the Facts! 61% of year olds have a social networking presence (facebook, myspace) 71% reported receiving messages from someone they didn’t know 45% have been asked for personal information from someone they don’t know Study performed by Cox Communications and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, May 2006:

Internet Safety Stats 30% have considered meeting someone that they’ve only talked to online 14% have actually met a person face-to-face that they met online. 40% of teens say they will respond to someone they don’t know online 18% of teens will tell an adult that they have been contacted by someone they don’t know online. Study performed by Cox Communications and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, May 2006:

Internet Safety Stats Study performed by Cox Communications and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, May 2006: 33% of year olds reported their parents knew “very little” or “nothing” about what they did online (48% of year olds) 22% reported their parents never discussed Internet Safety with them 36% of youth said their parents had talked to them “a lot” about online safety…this same group reported less contact from strangers, less of an online presence, and reported strange behaviors to adults

Clicker VOTE How surprised are you by the statistics shared? A. Shocked B. Surprised C. Somewhat Aware D. Not surprised

Real World /Virtual World What rules do you have for your children in the “Real World?” At what age can they…? What rules do you have in the “Virtual World?” At what age can they…? As parents today, you have to look at both.

EDINA Safety Resources Edina Parent Resource Wiki Media Specialist Internet Safety Site Web 2.0 Policy Student Code of Ethics

eInstruction Clicker Question How fluent are you with Internet Safety? Do you feel you know enough to be able to have conversations with your child? A. Not at all B. Just starting the conversation C. We’re talking about it but I have a lot to learn D. I could be giving this presentation

Federal Government Passes Law Schools will be required to teach Internet Safety and strategies to prevent cyber- bullying Edina already has much of this in place but we are working to enhance these programs PTO’s can get involved by sponsoring school wide Safety Events and speakers

CTAP: Are you Cyber Smart?

FBI-SOS Program 8th graders at VV received an award in Mr. Buckley’s class from the FBI. They were featured on KARE 11 for their accomplishment.

Google Safe Search Add Google Safe Search to your home Computer! Add Google Safe Search to your home Computer!

Great Internet Safety Rules for Families Keep the computer in a common room in the house, not in your child's bedroom. Spend time with your children on-line. Have them teach you about their favorite on-line destinations. Never arrange a face-to-face or phone meeting with someone they met on-line. Never upload pictures of themselves to people that they do not personally know. Show you anything they receive that makes them uncomfortable.

Never give out identifying information such as their name, home address, school name or telephone number. Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent or harassing. Understand that what ever they are told on-line -- "may, or may not be true"! Utilize parental controls provided by your service provider and/or blocking software. Always maintain access to your child's on-line account and randomly check his/her . Great Internet Safety Rules for Families

eInstruction Clicker Question What do you think is the biggest problem facing students online today? A. Internet Predators B. Cyber bullying C. Copyright infringement D. Off task behavior

Cyber Bullying Cyber bullying is more of a problem than online predators Can take many forms Text messages Web sites, Blogs Chat rooms Internet audience can participate The media can sensationalize cyber-bullying Talk with your kids about this often: more about parenting than technology-you have to dialogue with your kids about their world

Intellectual Property: Copyright What is ok to copy? Videos/DVD’s Music Text What is ok to use in a school project? Model good behavior!! Copyright Resources

Technology In Edina What is Web 2.0? Blogs Wikis Podcasting Interactive Technologies Digital Storytelling Google Projects and Tools

What is the PURPOSE? In all the new Web 2.0 tools, technology is not the purpose, learning is always the purpose. Technology allows teachers to engage students in the process of learning so that they are able to succeed in our world today.

What is Web 2.0 Web 2.0 refers to an internet that everyone is now able to contribute to We used to use the internet to access knowledge Now with Web 2.0 we can contribute to the knowledge of the internet by adding our voices: Blogs, comments, Wikis, etc.

Blogging On-line Journals that allow students to post their learning Blogger, Edublogs, Think.com Allow students to post their learning and share it with others

Wikis- means “quick” in Hawaiian A document that many people can update via the web Teachers are using Wikis to schedule conferences, organize volunteers, post homework, share resources, write newsletters, give sneak peaks for classroom units and tests

Podcasting Gabcast Recording your voice by phone Teachers are using this to share book reports, chats and recommendations Students read poetry World language teachers use it for conversation

Interactive Technologies SMART Boards InterWrite Pads eInstruction Student Response Systems

Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling is where students use multi-media to tell a story…pictures, text, sound, narration, music. Photostory Projects Windos MovieMaker Web 2.0 tools Tel-A-Vision

Google Maps Projects 4 th Grade students used Google to create an interactive map for their State Research Project

What is the PURPOSE? In all the new Web 2.0 tools, technology is not the purpose, learning is always the purpose. Technology allows teachers to engage students in the process of learning so that they are able to succeed in our world today.

Networking Questions What program do you use to monitor Internet Activity on your home computer? What programs are your kids using?

Resources Cyber-bullying: Issues and Solutions for the School by Shaheen Shariff Edina Parent Resources Wiki Edina Media Specialist Internet Safety Page Edina Media Specialist Internet Safety Page Family Online Safety Institute