1. MSCTE Conference Bridging the Gap June 8 th – 9 th, 2010 City College of San Francisco

2. Introduction Claudia Da Silva ▫City College of San Francisco ▫Instructor – CNIT Department Presentation based on work developed at John Muir Elementary School (SFUSD) Contact Info ▫Email – cdasilvausa@yahoo.comcdasilvausa@yahoo.com ▫Website – http://fog.ccsf.edu/~cdasilvahttp://fog.ccsf.edu/~cdasilva

3. Technology and Kids What we hear… “Internet offers benefits, risks for kids, studies show” (Fox News – 05/01/2006 - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193846,00.html ) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193846,00.html “Internet parenting styles and the impact on internet use of primary school children” (Valckea, M.; Bontea, S.; De Wevera, B.; & Rotsa, I. – 2010 - http://users.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/parenting.pdf ) http://users.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/parenting.pdf “Data from the CHILDWISE Monitor survey 2005- 06 shows that more than three quarters of all children aged 5-16 go online…” (Childwise website – 07/24/2009 - http://www.childwise.co.uk/childwise- articles.asp?ARTICLE=1&SECTION=5 )http://www.childwise.co.uk/childwise- articles.asp?ARTICLE=1&SECTION=5

4. “According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids ages 8 to 18 spend 7.5 hours a day using consumer electronics -- smart phones, computers, television, etc. And many of them are multi-tasking, watching TV or listening to music while surfing the Internet.” (BlogHer Website – 01/10/2010 - http://www.blogher.com/groups- forums/family-connections/kids-ages-8-18-spend-more-7-hours- day-using-consumer-electronics ) http://www.blogher.com/groups- forums/family-connections/kids-ages-8-18-spend-more-7-hours- day-using-consumer-electronics We can “play the game” in our favor! Work at John Muir Elementary School Presentation of the websites