1 CyberCitizenry By Magdalena Galloway Cyberspace • Virtual public space – where individuals can meet, exchange ideas, share information, provide social support, conduct business, create artistic media, play simulation games, engage in political discussion….. – regardless of physical location Wikipedia Growing up online www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9iKH94FQFE Full version www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/view/main.html 93% of teenagers are online “ The use of social media – from blogging to online social networking to creation of all kinds of digital material – is central to many teenagers’ lives. " Medium • Social Networking – MySpace, Facebook, YouTube… • IM (Instant Messaging) – ICQ, Skype, AIM, Yahoo Messenger… • Chat rooms • SMS (Short Message Service) • Phone calls • Web Sites, Blogs, Micro-blogs • E-mail It is all about Thinking/ Creating/ Expressing / Sharing / Distributing / Contributing / Innovating Networking / Collaborating / Interacting Participating/ Observing/ Listening/ Reading Sense making/ Researching /Acquiring… …LEARNING!2 Online Content Creators (64%) • 39% share their own artistic creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or video • 28% created their own online journal or blog • 27% maintain their own personal webpage • 26% remix content they find online into their own creations • 55% created a profile on a social networking site Teens and Social Media; Pew Internet; Dec 2007 SN sites place where kids • Post Pictures and own creations • Accumulate Friends • Post messages to others & describe themselves. • express themselves • experiment with different perspectives • play with aspects of their identity Growing up Online; pbs.org How can we channel this creativity into formalized learning? – http://www.google.com/cse/ • The Internet for Kids – http://www.kidzui.com/ • Class Blogs – http://areallydifferentplace.org/ – http://www.mrwylie.com/student-blog.html • Global Kids Experience – http://www.globalkids.org/ How to create critical consumers of media? Information literacy Critically evaluate • Look for resources, references and owners – martinlutherking.org = > easywhois.com – mercuryfacts.org => sourcewatch.org3 Can we trust Wikipedia? Cyberspace Safety Risks • Exposure to inappropriate materials • Online predators (pedophiles, conartists) • Harassment and bullying • Viruses and Hackers • Financial and Legal Who should be responsible for teaching online safety? Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act • require schools receiving eRate discounts to teach students about: – safe and responsible internet use – appropriate online behavior – how to interact properly with others on social-networking sites and in chat rooms – how to recognize and respond to cyber bullying http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/related-top-news/index.cfm?i=55557 How to protect against online predators? FBI CyberSafety Tips for Kids and Teens • Be sure you are dealing with someone you and your parents know and trust before giving out personal information on the Internet. • Never give out identifying information to people you don’t know, including name, address, phone number and school name.4 • Tell your parent or guardian right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable. • Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parent or guardian. Make sure you meet in a public place and your parent is with you. Kids Rules for Online Safety • http://safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/ Video Campaigns • Think Before You Post – www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w4_Hrwh2XI • Think U Know – www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp5nScG6C5g&NR=1 Cyberbullying • is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. www.stopcyberbullying.org/ Cyberbullying is between minors • Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. • Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is NEVER called cyberbullying. http://www.kidsmart.org.uk. What is Cyber Bullying • YouTube video • www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwB7_P8cU9A5 Who is cyberbully? • The Vengeful Angel • The Power-Hungry or Revenge of the Nerds • The “Mean Girls” • The Inadvertent Cyberbully or “Because I Can” www.stopcyberbullying.org/educators/howdoyouhandleacyberbully.html Interactive Internet Resources www.kidsmart.org.uk/POL_IPSA_Mac+PC/main.html www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/ www.thatsnotcool.com How to prevent? • Real life stories • http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm • Would you say it in person? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdQBurXQOeQ • Real life consequences • www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/15/national/main4723161.shtml -sexting http://tinyurl.com/yuufcj • Develop empathy for others • Explore civic responsibilities • Explore and challenge social norms Useful links • http://cybersmartcurriculum.org • http://www.safekids.com/ • http://www.cyberbullying.org/ • http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/ • http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/ • http://www.stopcyberbullying.org • http://www.cyberbullying.info/ •