One of the first things students need to know when using social media is netiquette. It is very important that students understand how to behave online and how to stay safe. Here are some links to sites that provide more information on netiquette and cyber safety.
1. Cyber Safety- this site will provide you with a free one-hour training and let you download materials to discuss digital citizenship and online safety with elementary students or your own children.
2. The Core Rules of Netiquette- this site is geared toward older students and adults. It contains the rules for behaving properly online.
3. Learn the Net- this site is an interactive site that includes the basics of using the internet for older students or adults. From surfing the web to staying safe, you can learn it on this site.
4. Netiquette for Kids- this site provides a list from the Boston Library for Kids of ways to be a digital citizen.
5. 15 Essential Netiquette Guidelines to Share with Your Students- This site shares guidelines to posting in an online discussion board. It turns the guidelines into a poster to help students remember.
Those look like great links to help you teach netiquette to your students. That is always a very important topic to teach to students, specially with what to post and put online.
ReplyDeleteThese are all great resources. Something else that can also be useful to review with students is your school/district's Acceptable Use Policy, though most are written in "legalese." I came across a more student-friendly version while doing research for another EdTech class that I think is worth a quick look: https://docs.google.com/a/u.boisestate.edu/file/d/0B9J6Vg1nXv1XOW5FVWVRaHlTdVN1aUdRRlYwSGVadw/edit
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! I think it's good for the teachers to review as well!
DeleteTake a look at my links entry blog post. I focused a bit on digital citizenship as a precursor to blogging. My school is a technology magnet school so our students are exposed to the concept of responsible internet behavior right from the start. By the time they get to my third grade class, it's basically a review. Still, I believe it's like giving swimming lessons to students before they ever get in a pool!
ReplyDeleteGood idea for this post! I took EdTeach 502 last semester and had to create a web page about netiquette. These are good resources to have. :)
ReplyDeleteYes! I used an anchor chart that we created together in class to make my webpage!
DeleteThese are great resources! Thanks for sharing! Our district just moved our part time computer teacher to the high school full time and she used to teach the students netiquette. Now, we will need to make sure that we are doing this in our classroom and these resources will help!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list Amy... One of the things I have often found that needs to go hand in hand with netiquette is the issue of cyber bullying. I know when I have taught teachers about the use of social media with their students, I always include both topics in the same unit/week.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's a great idea. Our district just adopted the Olweus anti-bullying program and you can use cyber bullying and netiquette for class meetings.
DeleteI think this is a great entry point for understanding digital citizenship. One of the things I constantly stress to my kids is that the Internet is written in pen, not pencil, and you have to make good choices online.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent way to put it. I'm going to start using that with my students! Thanks.
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