DebSafetyLesson

=//Safety Lesson on Blogging for High School Students//=

//Objective or goal of the lesson//
 High School Students will explore and identify general safe Read/Write Web 2.0 practices and will create a wiki on “Blogging Safely” that will be shared with parents to help them understand what blogging is and why teachers are using this tool as part of their child’s course work.  ===**//Technology which will be used (blogs, wikis, RSS, Flickr, etc.) //**===  Students will be introduced to blogging as well as the use of a wiki. Students will be given a class Wordpress account for their blog and a wiki account through PBwiki. 

**//Brief explanation of how the technology will be used //**
Students will use a WordPress class blog to familiarize themselves with a blog after basic internet safety is discussed in class. Students will use the blog which will be only available to students in the class and will be responsible for posting their ideas about how to safely blog three times and responding to four others’ posts so they get the feel for blogging and can start to identify blogging safety issues. Students will be introduced to a PBwiki site for their development of a wiki on blogging safety. PBwiki will let me monitor the changes to the class wiki by email and RSS – and reverse any changes instantly.  

**//Description of what behavior is expected of students //**
 Classroom expectations are the same as for other classes. Students will be asked to sign a behavior contract that describes responsibilities regarding the blog, postings and comments, when assignments are due and the consequences of plagiarism as well as specific behaviors that constitute problematic behavior like flaming, sarcasm, comments that others might find offensive.  ===**//Process or steps for teaching (i.e., what you will actually do in the classroom) //**===  1. Parents will be sent a consent letter describing what the students are working on, why the school believes such classes are important and will ask that parents sign thereby agreeing to let their son/daughter participate in the class project. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 2. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Students will participate in a class discussion on what is internet safety, why it is important and what they think their parents would want or need to know to help them feel better about them having a presence online. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 3. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Students will also discuss the ways in which the internet has negatively impacted them or someone they know and what could have been different. It is hoped that this will initiate some specific discussion on cyber bulling, cyber stalking or other problematic online behavior. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 4. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Students will in a classroom lecture/demonstration be introduced to blogging. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 5. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Based on the discussion and what areas students need information on to help them write a wiki about how to blog safely, Students will be assigned to a group of four students and each group will consider an aspect of blogging and safety. One group will work on a section to explain what a blog is, the types of blogs and the advantages to students in working on a class blog. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 6. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">The school’s internet/computer usage policy it will be reviewed with the class. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 7. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Groups will be assigned a topic related to internet safety and blogging including what blogs are and how they can be used in an educational setting. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 8. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Students, before blogging and before starting their wiki, will read several articles on blogging safety including :http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/01/26/what-to-do-when-your-blog-is-attacked/ - What to do when your blog is attacked by someone; [] - students may decide to include this link in their wiki; <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> [] - age related guidelines to review with students to get discussion going and for them to include in wiki. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 9. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Students will in go to computer lab and go through wiki construction principles with teacher and start discussion about how to proceed while in classroom. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 10. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Wiki and progress and problems will be discussed during half the class period and other half will be used for students to work on wiki. <span style="font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 11. <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Students will complete wiki and parents will be given URL to see what their son/daughter has helped create. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> ===**//<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">What actions you will take and how you expect your students to respond if they find inappropriate content? //**=== <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">If the inappropriate content comes from within the class, the school’s Internet Acceptable Use Policy consequences will be reviewed with the offender. Students are expected to immediately report any inappropriate content and to consider any inappropriate posting a problem for the whole class and a detriment to convincing their parents that letting them have an online presence is a good idea. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> Evaluation Permission Letter