Internet+Safety+or+Online+Safety



The topic of this activity was Internet Safety / Online Safety. This project was twofold. First we were to choose a lesson plan from one of two reliable sources. The second part was to read the article //Meeting of Minds.// After through searches on the lesson plan sites and article, we were to answer three questions using between 150 and 200 words. The document “lesson plan template” was to be attached to a separate wiki page on our EDT wiki. The purpose for producing this project is also twofold. First we were given a reliable source to search for lesson plans on Internet Safety. This is an important topic for our children, students, adults, and instructors. We, as instructors, do not have to reinvent the wheel. The lesson plans are done for us. All we have to do is find ones appropriate for our student’s age group. Secondly, we must realize that Internet Safety is not something held in a vacuum. It is the responsibility of the school, the family, and the community. The responsibility involves constant communication between all groups to better understand the generational gaps and understandings of the continuing ever changing world of the Internet.
 * Description:**


 * Selection Process:**

Selecting the lesson plan was time consuming. It was an eye opener to see how many lesson plans on Internet Safety are available. The first site I went to was [|CyberSmart!]. Click on the hyperlink to view the webpage. The website is from 21st Century Skills for Educators and is a reliable web source for lesson plans on topics ranging from Internet Security to cyberbullying to cybercitizenship. This website has been developed for the K-12 grades. I also spent time viewing the document [|internet-safety-Integrating]. This document includes general safety for different subjects and grades. I chose the lesson plan on copyright issues from the [|ReadWriteThink] website. The grade level is high school and the subject is English. This lesson plan spans 10 weeks which doesn’t fit my need but within the 10 week lessons are single plans. I teach students how to use the software Word 2007 which the ability to keep sources available for references in the APA format. Students at the college level are still struggling with copyright issues and citing sources. It is for this reason that I wanted to try to integrate this learning lesson into my own classroom curriculum.


 * Reflection:**

I enjoyed this project. Being an instructor of technology, I realize how important it is that I make an impact on the students to become better Digital Citizens. But I know that this is a relatively new subject. Before this class I had never heard of Digital Citizenship. None of my college age students have ever heard of it. It is funny to me that the classes I teach to adults/seniors, for the most part, don’t seem to experience the same problems. I think it all has to do with growing up. We grew up without the computer so our citizenship was in the physical world but we had to be taught and it was a group effort. Our students now are learning to be citizens in the digital world. There are many different topics in Digital Citizenship but for this reflection, I am concerned with keeping dialog open between students, teachers, family and community as described in the article //Meeting of Minds//. I believe in leading by example so I must learn all I can about the topic.


 * References: **

// Ideas for Integrating Internet Safety into the Curriculum. // (2007, June). Retrieved April 21, 2010, from Blackboard EDT6010: http://wilmu.blackboard.com/courses/1/EDT.6030.DIS.B2T01.SP2010/content/_1950104_1/embedded/internet-safety- integrating.pdf?bsession=12155802&bsession_str=session_id =12155802,user_id_pk1=93506,user_id_sos_id_pk2=1,one_time_token= // Meeting of Minds. // (2009, October). Retrieved April 22, 2010, from Blackboard EDT6030: http://wilmu.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=/webapps/blackboard/execute/launcher%3ftype%3dCourse%26id%3d_303339_1%26url%3d // Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright. // (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/?#/steps/ Taylor, S. (2010). //Copyright Infringement or Not?// Retrieved April 24, 2010, from ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/copyright-infringement-debate-over-855.html?tab=4#session3 Verizon Foundation. (2004). //Analyzing Options on Music Downloads.// Retrieved April 22, 2010, from ReadWriteThink: http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=679&title=