Education in the digital age Information thank to David Truss

Have you ever? Clicked on a Pop-up advertisement? Or believed that something online was ‘free’? Given up trying to find information online? Spent time at work ‘surfing’ the net? Given out your password to a website? (Or other private information?) Found something ‘bad’ that you were were not looking for?

Have you ever? Signed up for a social network?(Besides Facebook?) Sent your kid a text? (Besides making plans to pick them up, or asking them where they are or if their homework is done?) Shared a photo online? Or downloaded a song? Made an online friend? (That you have never met.)

As a kid, did you ever? Go somewhere your parents didn’t want you to go? (Or break your curfew?) Do something dangerous? (Or just really stupid?) Ignore your parent’s advice?

As kids, we took risks, and chances… Many we remember fondly, and many that we would not want our children to repeat! We did most of this outside of our parent’s knowledge.

Two key ways that we learn something are: 1. Trying something new 2. Making mistakes Our children will make mistakes… How do we handle this? How do we minimize the risk? How do we permit them to learn?

YOUTH SAFETY ON A LIVING INTERNET: REPORT OF THE ONLINE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP JUNE 4, 2010 BACKGROUND & CONTEXT YOUTH SAFETY ON A LIVING INTERNET: REPORT OF THE ONLINE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP JUNE 4, 2010 It takes a “toolbox” – holistic approach, that is appropriate to a child’s age/development To children, technology is embedded and not an add-on to face-to-face life. More internet content is created by children, so: Safety and protective education are more important than ever!

Tech is invisible

We are not known as ‘The Phone Generation’. Our parents are not known as ‘The Car Generation’. It is invisible to us too!

What did your parents think about the amount of time you spent on the phone, or borrowing the car? What did these ‘tools’ provide you with?

Why do kids go online/use technology? What needs does this meet? Fun Independence Communication Connection Adventure Creation Sense of Belonging Risk Being heard Privacy

To children, technology is embedded and not an add-on to face-to-face life.

To children, technology is embedded and not an add-on to face-to-face life. Fun Independence Communication Connection Adventure Creation Sense of Belonging Risk Being heard Privacy They want the same things we wanted as kids, but just like we found these things in different ways than our parents, they are finding them in different ways than us!

“If we as educators don’t participate with students online, then we run the risk of having misguided or inexperienced friends, or worse yet bullies, becoming greater influences than us in their lives. Gordon Neufeld calls it ‘peer orientation’ in his book, Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers.”

One size does not fit all – ‘levels of prevention’ Start with meaningful communication

One size does not fit all – ‘levels of prevention’ - Get online… (ask them for help) - Share - Communicate… (in their spaces) - Interact - Play games… (with them) - Engage - Watch… (let them teach you) - Create - Develop… (expectations with them)

What will YOU do? – Generate expectations (Proactive) – Have the conversations and generate ownership Use prompts (YouTube videos, case-based scenarios, teachable moments) – Establish a response “plan” (Reactive) – Be available to “support not punish” – Preserve your attachment (Caring teacher) Non-fear-based, social norms education

Remember this? Teacher Child

Consistency Matters! Online Behavior Respecting others Being polite Being kind to others Appropriate language Completing homework Helping others High Expectations Matter! (A part of the continuum of things we monitor, model and mentor our kids about with high expectations for appropriate behavior.) (A part of the continuum of things we monitor, model and mentor our kids about with high expectations for appropriate behavior.) Online Behavior Respecting others Being polite Being kind to others Appropriate language Completing homework Helping others

Questions? Engaging-with-kids

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