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Common core State Standards

ELA: English Language Arts

SL: Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12

6: 6th Grade

1c:
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)
with diverse partners on grade 6 topics,
texts, and issues, building on others'\x80\x99 ideas and
expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or
studied required material; explicitly draw on
that preparation by referring to evidence on
the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on
ideas under discussion.

b. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set
specific goals and deadlines, and define
individual roles as needed.

c. Pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail by making comments
that contribute to the topic, text, or issue
under discussion.

d. Review the key ideas expressed and
demonstrate understanding of multiple
perspectives through reflection and
paraphrasing.

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Common core State Standards

ELA: English Language Arts

SL: Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12

7: 7th Grade

1c:
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)
with diverse partners on grade 7 topics,
texts, and issues, building on othersâ\x80\x99 ideas and
expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read
or researched material under study; explicitly
draw on that preparation by referring to
evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe
and reflect on ideas under discussion.

b. Follow rules for collegial discussions, track
progress toward specific goals and deadlines,
and define individual roles as needed.

c. Pose questions that elicit elaboration and
respond to others' questions and comments
with relevant observations and ideas that bring
the discussion back on topic as needed.

d. Acknowledge new information expressed by
others and, when warranted, modify their own
views.

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Common core State Standards

ELA: English Language Arts

SL: Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12

8: 8th Grade

1c:
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)
with diverse partners on grade 8 topics,
texts, and issues, building on othersâ\x80\x99 ideas and
expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read
or researched material under study; explicitly
draw on that preparation by referring to
evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe
and reflect on ideas under discussion.

b. Follow rules for collegial discussions and
decision-making, track progress toward
specific goals and deadlines, and define
individual roles as needed.

c. Pose questions that connect the ideas of
several speakers and respond to others'
questions and comments with relevant
evidence, observations, and ideas.

d. Acknowledge new information expressed
by others, and, when warranted, qualify or
justify their own views in light of the evidence
presented.

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Thought starters

1. How do the red, yellow and green cards help students make sense of situations?

2. Why are the scenarios an important part of the discussion?

3. What evidence are students using to justify their choice of red, yellow or green for a particular scenario?

School Details

Rancho Milpitas Middle School
1915 Yellowstone Avenue
Milpitas CA 95035

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Common core State Standards

ELA: English Language Arts

RST: Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-\x80\x9312

6-8: 6th through 8th Grades

1:
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis
of science and technical texts.

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Common core State Standards

ELA: English Language Arts

RST: Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12

6-8: 6th through 8th Grades

4:
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms,
and other domain-specific words and phrases as
they are used in a specific scientific or technical
context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.

Download Common Core State Standards (PDF 1.2 MB)

Thought starters

1. How does the opening research scenario help students connect to the idea of privacy online?

2. Why is it important to discuss new vocabulary in context of the subject prior to reading the informational text?

3. What does Dr. Johnson do to provide structure and purpose for students' reading?

School Details

Rancho Milpitas Middle School
1915 Yellowstone Avenue
Milpitas CA 95035

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English Language Arts Other / 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 / Educational Consultant

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As students spend more time on the internet at increasingly younger ages, it is important for them to understand privacy concerns and be able to evaluate a site's policy for protecting their privacy. At a middle school in Milpitas, California, Dr. Melina Johnson leads her students in a discussion about internet privacy culminating in the study of one popular site's privacy policy.

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Building a digital legacy is an issue I believe doesn't garner enough attention in our personal and professional lives. In fact, some of the heaviest users of online tools and social media, are our young students, who are growing up as a generation of visual learners and visual attention seekers. This is in fact the Facebook and YouTube generation, and the reality is that many teens are unconcerned about the dangers of sharing personal information online.

A highly respected education advocate, Kevin Honeycutt, once asked me if any of us from our generation (GenX and before), had ever made a mistake in puberty. He then asked if our mistakes are "Googleable."

The reality is that our mistakes from puberty are not "Googleable". But our students' mistakes are. "They're on the record you see, " Kevin continued, "so if they're gonna do it (live online) anyway, I think it behooves us as educators to help our students shape and build a positive legacy."

With that in mind, I have developed some important facts and opinions that our students should be completely aware of as they live in their digital world, creating digital footprints along the way.

10 Things Your Students Should Know About Their Digital Footprints

College admissions and employers do read your online profiles and they do make decisions based upon information they find out about you online. In fact, college's will make decisions based upon many forms of questionable involvement. Scott Cornwell, College and Career Adviser at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis, Missouri said, "I had a case where a parent sent an email to a college suggesting they look at the Facebook page of a student who was applying to the same school as her daughter. The Facebook page showed the other student at a party with alcohol. The mother's goal was to get rid of some of the competition her daughter would have at this selective school. In the end, both the student at the party and the daughter of the mother were rejected (the first in part because of the Facebook page, the second because the college was concerned about dealing with such a manipulative mother for four years).

As illustrated in the example above, educators and parents do see, read, and hear about your online escapades, even though you go to great lengths to hide them from us. There have been many times I wish I hadn't stumbled upon a student Twitter or Facebook post, but I have. These experiences, which included foul language,cyberbullying, and basic immaturity, have only reinforced to me that digital citizenship needs to be taught in our schools as early as possible.

3.) Educate yourself on the basics. What does Digital Citizenship mean to you? What should it mean? These are important lessons that students can research on their own. However, wouldn't it be fantastic to offer some of this education in our schools as well?

Create a profile that says simple, non-specific details about yourself, but that is still identifiably you. Ultimately, we are all personally responsible for our digital reputation, but many of our students, and quite frankly many adults, don't know how to accomplish this important task.

5.) Create separate accounts so you can consistently remain positive in public online spaces. If you have already developed a full identity online, you don't necessarily need to " scrub it clean", but it would make sense to create a professional identity, and limit the amount of personal information you share publicly. Increase your privacy settings on all of your personal information, and publicly share all the wonderful things you are contributing to the world.

Learn from others. Find teenagers, professionals, or reputation resources who are doing things the right way and model your online presence in a similar manner. Read the surveys that have been conducted and make informative decisions on what personal material is appropriate to share publicly, and what is not.

Keep private information private. Have you heard the saying the " Internet is forever?" You may think you can easily hit delete, and what you sent goes away. But it truly doesn't. Be aware and learn why the Internet is permanent.

The Golden Rule. Never has this rule applied more than to how you speak to others online. What are you truly accomplishing by saying things behind the veil of a computer screen, that you would never say to someone in person? Treat others as you would like to be treated. Simply put, if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. Remember, you can't truly delete when you SEND.

9.) Don't be afraid to make a mistake, but be mindful that being careless, too open, too trusting, and realize spending too much time on the Internet, has real consequences.

Build your own positive image and brand yourself in a great way. I created a wonderful lesson for my class by asking them who they are as people, not as students. I then asked them to create a short video to show me who they are. It was a great success and I learned a lot about my students in a very positive way.

I hope you will find this information helpful. I would love to hear your feedback in the comments section.

Good luck!

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How do I keep my kids safe online? That's the #1 question I get from parents. Educators ask a variation on the same theme: how do we teach our students to stay safe online? From Facebook to Tumblr, texting to sexting, adults spend a lot of time worrying about the ways digital technologies can get kids in trouble.

That's important, of course, but it's also shortsighted. In addition to preventing bullying, sexual exploitation, illegal activities and painful social dramas, we also need to teach kids how to use those technologies in productive, creative ways. We need to teach them the skills they will need to take on the jobs of the next generation. We need to show them how create and manage their online profiles - how to curate their digital footprints.

This is a completely different perspective. While today's schools and education systems grapple with how to teach the next generation how to effectively learn and manage digital technologies, I work with educators to show them how this can be - and should - be done by strategically incorporating these tools into the curriculum rather than banning it.

The overall goal here is to help users stay on top of their presence online by actively managing it. This is true for everyone - not just kids. For adults and kids, it is critical that you not only know how you appear online, but that you take concrete steps to ensure high-quality, positive links are easy to find.

I describe this as "curating your digital footprint." In other words, you want to take care to make your discoverable presence online as complete and helpful as possible. This will be helpful when it comes to applying for schools and jobs, student loans and scholarships. In a 2013 survey of U.S. college admissions officers, 31% admitted to checking applicants' Facebook pages and 29% said they ran Google searches. It's hard to imagine when you are 12 or 15, but those images and links associated with their name will still be there when they are 30 or 45.

So how do you do that? Here are some tips you can use to make sure your kids' footprint helps to improve their image online (or at very least, not harm it). They will need your assistance to get going, but you should involve them (no matter their age), so they can learn to stay on top of this by themselves. These activities should be seen as the new digital hygiene, or personal image management.

-1- Map your existing digital footprint. Start off by Googling yourself. If you or your child use a nickname most of the time, that's the name you should check. The links that come up in the first page can be considered your "Google home page." These are what people are most likely to see if they search for you. Also check Bing and Yahoo, because their search engines may turn up different results. YouTube is the world's second most popular search engine - be sure to check there too.

-2- Now take a closer look at the links you find on the first few pages. Then look back at the next 4 pages and scan all the links (few users will be motivated to go back further than that). Click at the "Images" link at the top of the search results, and make sure you are familiar with the images that get associated with your name. I recently heard from a mom who's daughter had posted a picture of herself online in a revealing outfit. She had grudgingly conceded the photo was OK because she had set the privacy control so only a few girlfriends could see it. The she heard from the mother of a teenage boy who was upset to find the inappropriate photo on his phone. It seems someone had used "print screen" to grab the image and posted it on another website with the girl's name. And despite frequent attempts to do so, they have not been successful in getting the image removed. Remember that any protective features on digital tools (privacy settings, or videos set to delete after a few seconds) are totally illusory. Someone, somewhere will figure out a way around it. Rule of thumb: if you don't want everyone to see it, don't post it in a digital format. ( Click here to tweet this.

Review the links to see if they tell story story with which you are comfortable. Ask your child, is this what you want searchers to find? Would they be OK if their grandmother saw those links and pictures? Their algebra teacher? The person interviewing them for a job? The man or woman they may one day marry?

Next, look for negative associations. Are there any links that are false, untrue or negative? Are there any that are so outdated as to be potentially embarrassing? Are there any links that have your name link to someone or something else and cause potential confusion? If so, these are opportunities to make some corrections. You should attempt to contact those responsible for untrue, unflattering or embarrassing links and ask to have them removed. Do so via email instead of by telephone so you have a record of attempts to set the record straight. Sometimes that's impossible to do, for a variety of reasons. In that case, your sole recourse may be to obscure those problematic links by burying them deep in your Google results (see #3 and #4).

-3- Work to build links to high quality content that will land at the top of your search results. In other words, actively seed the search so that positive, informative links come up first. Celebrities and brands do this all time, but individuals should do it too. This is easier than you might realize. For starters, recognize that Google's search algorithm gives priority to Google products. That means YouTube channels and videos, Google+ profiles and Blogger blogs will always come out near the top. One of my daughters has written a young adult novel on a young writer's social network called Wattpad that has garnered more than 50,000 reads, encouraging her to write even more. A complete LinkedIn profile for adults will also get priority listing, so it's certainly worth taking the time to complete it.

-4- Stay on top of your digital footprint going forwards. Set up Google Alerts with your name and your organization's name (and any other names or terms that are important for you to track), so that you will be emailed with links any time those terms appear anywhere on the public areas of the Internet. This includes any publicly accessible websites, Twitter, LinkedIn and many other social media networks, and Facebook pages with "public" profiles. Facebook accounts with privacy controls set to "private" are not accessed by Google search.

-5- Consider using available services to build and maintain your brand. Make no mistake here - kids should understand your good name is very valuable, a personal brand. If you want to be more proactive about the links that appear in search results for your name, consider ways to actively manage them. Blogs are great ways to stack good links at the top, since each post is treated by search engines as a separate indexed page. Videos, social media network accounts and organizational mentions (from your school, community theatre, hockey team, dance crew, swim team or local newspaper) can all help fill in your profile.

One service I really like is BrandYourself.com. This site was started by a guy who realized he was losing out on job opportunities because a convicted drug dealer in his region shared the same name - and was consequently, undeservedly harming his reputation. BrandYourself lets you fill out and publish a personal profile, and then analyze your Google results. You can boost links that offer informative, positive information, so that other results are pushed back down to lesser viewed pages. The service will also email you regular updates when new links or posted, or make suggestions to help manage the links that are there.

Ultimately, the message to kids, educators and parents is to focus on the whole picture. The idea isn't just to prevent bad or embarrassing mentions, but also to fill in the good ones. Digital technologies are tremendous tools - teaching kids how to use them wisely and responsibly is in everyone's best interests.

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Another good article. Is Facebook Making you Mean?"

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Great article!

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http://www.21things4students.net/21/3-digital-footprint/

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1- Introduce your students to Digital Footprint

We would recommend that you share with your students this GREAT video as an introduction to the topic digital footprint .

3- what is a Digital Dossier

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I have been thinking about some "new" items I could add to my original Digital Citizenship Kit that I created last year. Like I said in that blog post, I love using props when teaching.

After some great conversations with the good wife @jenbadura on what I should include, I have come up with some new items to include in the survival kit.

Yes, you can use this with your students! After I blogged about the original kit, I had a plethora of teachers email me or send me a tweet me asking if it was okay to use this idea at their school. Please do! If you add any new items to your kit, I would love to hear about it. Shoot me an email or send me a tweet about what you added. Here is a list of the new items I added to the kit and how I plan on using them in my lesson:

Packet of Seeds
Any packet of seeds will do for your kit. I stress to all of our#aurorahuskies students that what they are doing now could have an impact on them in the future. I want our students to think about the "seeds" that they are sowing as they traverse the world wide web. Could it grow into a bigger problem? Or is their plant going to be a strong, positive representation of who they are?

Plug In
I used a six foot extension cord and cut it so that I have the male and female end together. I stress to students that it is okay to "unplug" (unplug as you are discussing). We don't have to be connected all the time! Get outside and be a kid!

Mirror
Imagine having the mirror attached to your computer/device. If you looked in it and saw someone in the reflection, would they approve of what you are doing or saying online?

Sheet of Paper
One of the most powerful items in the kit. I had read about this idea in a blog, and I enjoy using this with students. I take a new sheet of paper and hand it to a student instructing them to wad it up into a ball. I then tell them to throw it on the ground....stomp on it. I then have them pick up the piece of paper and I unravel it in front of the class. I tell the student that ruined the piece of paper to apologize to the piece of paper for destroying it. I get some weird looks and giggles, but after the student apologizes to the piece of paper I tell the students that the piece of paper represents someones heart that has been cyberbullied. We can apologize all we want, but the emotional scars that remain inside DON'T go away.

Remember when first impressions started with a handshake? Now they start with Google. People are using Google to find out information about us. What will show up when someone searches you on Google?

The amount of information on the internet is amazing! As digital citizens, your students have to be good at "straining" out the bad stuff, what is real, what's not and finding material that is applicable to their search/use of the internet.

Tattoos
I am planning on using the term "Digital Tattoo" this year instead of "Digital Footprint." I have always displayed an image of a footprint in the sand when discussing this issue, but footprints in the sand can be washed away. Tattoos are a lot harder to get rid of.

Notebook
I simply tell students to imagine all of the things they do while online. Now imagine if it were kept in a journal. Would they be comfortable if anyone could read that journal?

Too many times I see students that are posting, tweeting, retweeting information that is NOT appropriate. Remind them to keep it clean!
Band Aids
Our students are going to make mistakes. Kevin Honeycutt talks about how when you and I were younger we made mistakes, but our mistakes weren't Googleable. The mistakes kids make today will be Googleable. Hopefully our mistakes won't be too big. If a Band Aid won't help, then we have a problem!

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This will be geared towards parents. I encourage parents to set limits when it comes to being online at home. Set limits!

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Reinforces the key points for being a good digital citizen.

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Common core State Standards

ELA: English Language Arts

SL: Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12

6: 6th Grade

1c:
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled)
with diverse partners on grade 6 topics,
texts, and issues, building on others'\x80\x99 ideas and
expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or
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ideas under discussion.

b. Follow rules for collegial discussions, set
specific goals and deadlines, and define
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elaboration and detail by making comments
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paraphrasing.

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Thought starters

1. How does the opening discussion about fair use prepare students for examining the videos?

2. How are students encouraged to defend their choices and provide evidence for their conclusions?

3. Why is the fair use of material an important distinction for students to understand?

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Understanding "Fair Use" in a Digital World

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If you can see or hear the materials on the Library of Congress website, you may view or listen to them on the site. We are making them available to you for that very purpose.

If you want to use or reuse the materials beyond our website, though, you need to be aware of copyright and other rights restrictions. (Just because we've put a work online doesn't mean that you can freely reuse it.) You need to decide for yourself whether the way you plan to use the materials is allowed under copyright law.

For a few questions that will help you decide, visit this section of the Library's Understanding Copyright page:

For more about copyright, including how to register a copyright claim, explore Engage Your Creativity from the U.S. Copyright Office.

FAQs for Students about Copyright and Creativity

Does copyright protect my ideas? Actually, copyright law does not protect your idea. Instead, copyright protects the tangible expression of your idea or system. Let's say you come up with a new skateboard jumping technique, and you write a book about the trick. The copyright of your book will prevent other people from publishing the text and illustrations describing the technique. But it will not give you any rights to prevent others from using your new jump.

I found old photos in my garage. Do I own the copyright? Probably not. You can register copyright in the pictures only if you own the rights to the work, for example, by will or by inheritance. Copyright is the right of the creator of the work or the creator's heirs, not of the person who found or possesses the photos.

If it's on the Internet can I use it? Copyright protects text and pictures on websites just like books, CDs, DVDs, and works in other media are protected. You might not see a copyright notice on a website, but that doesn't mean you're free to copy what you see or hear.

Is it ok to use up to 5% of someone else's work? Under certain circumstances, "fair use" allows you to use parts of someone else's work. There's no magic formula, though. Scholarly criticism, teaching, and news reporting may be valid reasons for reproducing a copyrighted work. A number of other factors also need to be considered. (SeeFair Use). When in doubt, it's always a good idea to ask the copyright owner for permission first.

Can anyone ever use my work without my permission? It's always best for people to ask your permission first, but under certain circumstances (See Fair Use), it's ok for other people to use parts of your work. Usually, parody, scholarly criticism, teaching, and news reporting may be valid reasons for using a small portion of your work.

Do I have to register my copyright to secure protection? Copyright protection actually begins at the moment the work is created on paper, recorded, or otherwise made permanent. However, for certain types of works, registration may be a good idea because you get certain additional benefits. Registration establishes a public record, which is necessary if you need to sue someone in court for infringement. If you win your case, you may also be eligible for statutory damages and attorney's fees.

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By Katherine Kiang, Hinsdale Central and Marissa Page, University of Chicago Lab
Fenwick senior Anthony Caputo logged onto his Facebook and noticed something different on his newsfeed. A bunch of bizarrely punctuated, pun-laden monikers pop up in place of familiar names.

Caputo isn't logged into someone else's account-his senior friends have changed their Facebook names in preparation for college application season.

"Many of my friends have been switching the email they use for their social (media)," Caputo said. "They have also been using their middle or nickname instead of their last name."

The trend is nothing new-it's been going on for years. But as teens are plugging into more social networks than ever, it's becoming a greater concern. Do college admissions officers look at Twitter, Instagram and Vine too?

"I believe certain colleges may look at social (media) that students aren't careful with, like Twitter and Vine," Caputo said. "Many students do not realize that they are not on private and are easily searchable to people they do not know."

Still, some students are skeptical about these quick fixes-such as changing your first or last name on Facebook-and whether or not they actually work.

"Is it really effective to change your Facebook presence?" asked Hinsdale Central senior Zoe Wong. "People know not to put sketchy stuff on their Facebook pages."

After going to so much trouble to mask themselves online, students might be surprised to find out that some colleges aren't paying much attention to prospective students' social media accounts.

"We really don't look at anyone's individual profile for social media accounts," said Lauren Belanger, communications coordinator for the University of Illinois' office of undergraduate admissions. "Last year we had over 33,000 students apply, so that would really be a large undertaking for us to be able to look at people's personal pages."

According to a 2013 Kaplan Test Prep study, nearly 31 percent of college admissions officers said they looked up an applicant on social media. That's up from Kaplan's 2008 study when 10 percent of officers had this response. Why the spike in numbers?

"The acceptance of social media use across all demographics is much broader today than it was five years ago," said Seppy Basili, vice president of college admissions and K-12 programs at Kaplan Test Prep. "When we first started asking about this topic in 2008, social media was still largely the domain of a younger generation, and the idea that admissions officers or employers, or even parents, would venture into this arena was foreign and disconcerting for many."

In some cases, these social media check-ups could work in an applicant's favor-especially when it comes to extracurriculars and awards.

"Years ago, finding out more about these accomplishments would mean a phone call to a guidance counselor," Basili said. "Today, a quick Google search will often turn up more color and context, so often these checks can in fact benefit applicants.

Of course, there are also negative things that could catch an admissions officer's eye.

U. of I. hosts a Facebook page for recently admitted students, and even there Belanger sees questionable posts. "That doesn't change their admission decision, but it's just a matter of good judgment," she said.

While this news may come as a relief to many students, it's important to realize that your online life has a lasting footprint on your future. Everyone-not just teens applying for college-should be aware of their online reputation.

"Social media is a database of you, and people are going to be able to look at you and all your information for years to come," Belanger said. "You may be OK with some of the things you have on there as an 18-year-old, but when you're applying for jobs or graduate programs four or five years from now you may not be as comfortable with that."

When it comes to posting anything on social networks, Caputo said he has one simple rule: "You should only post things that you would feel comfortable (with) people seeing or learning about you."

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ONLINE SAFEGUARDS
When asked what actions they have taken or plan to take to safeguard their online presence, here's how students responded:
21.6% change their searchable name
21.9% change their public profile picture
26.4% untag themselves in photos
12.1% delete their Facebook or other social media accounts

Source: Kaplan Test Prep

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Learn about llamas, read up on your favorite skateboard star, or study a stegosaurus. You can do all these things online and then email or text your best friend about it. That's why the Internet is amazing! But it also has some things you need to watch out for.

Who Are You Online?

You're always you, of course. But if you use a smartphone, tablet, or computer to play games and text with friends, you also have an online identity. Games and websites might let you create a profile picture that represents you. It's fun to dress up that character and maybe give it a sense of style you'd never try at school.

Apps and websites also let you choose your own username. If you want to be known as King_of_Ketchup, that's your new name. So if you start calling yourself the King of Ketchup, does that mean you really like ketchup? Should you tell your new online friends how much you love ketchup? That's up to you, but it brings up a good point: How much should you share about your real self online?

You may feel fine telling your best friends about your biggest crush, but what if the whole school could see your poem about your crush's beautiful eyes? What if strangers could see it?

There are rules about being online, just like there are rules about what you do and say in other places. It's important you learn the rules so you can play safely online.

Keep Your Privacy

Anybody who uses the Internet has been asked to sign in, log in, or create a profile. Kids need to check with a parent or grown-up before doing so. Why? This information could be used for reasons you wouldn't like, like getting a lot of junk email.

Another word about email: If you have your own account, let your mom or dad know before you reply to email that asks for your personal information. Some email looks official, but it's actually a trick to get your personal info.

Another way to keep your privacy is to choose a screen name or email account name that isn't your real name. For instance, instead of "Jack_Smith," why not choose "Sk8boardKing21"? Only your friends and family will know your code name!

Social Media and Strangers

Maybe you're allowed to use your phone to send texts or watch videos. As you get older, you might get interested in social media sites. These usually have a minimum age (13 years), but many kids look at these sites before they're 13.

Social media sites let you text, share photos, play online games with friends, and tell people as much or as little about yourself as you want. But they also can let you meet strangers. It might seem fun to make new friends, but do not communicate with strangers you meet online. Don't talk to them, agree to phone them, or email them photos of yourself.

To a kid, this can seem kind of silly. The writer might seem really nice and tell you how you sound really smart and cute. Unfortunately, kids have been tricked online by people who pretend to be something that they're not. Someone might lie and say they're in sixth grade too, when they're really all grown up. Some kids have found themselves in a dangerous situation when they agreed to meet the mysterious online "friend" in person.

Let your parents know if a stranger emails you, sends a text message, or starts a conversation with you online. A grown-up should decide what's best to do, which may include changing your email address or telling the police. In general, if you're thinking about creating an account on a social media site, talk with your mom or dad first.

Online Bullying

When you're using the computer, it can be tempting to hide behind a username to play a joke on someone by teasing the person or pretending to be someone else. Or maybe you're angry with someone and it's easier to say something mean if the person doesn't know it's you.

Just like in the real world, it's mean and hurtful to do stuff like that online. Even if you're only kidding, they might not know that you're only joking and they might be very hurt or angry by what you said. It's a lonely feeling when you don't know who's messing with you. Is it someone just being funny or does the person really mean it?

Whether they're strangers or friends, the rule is: Be kind online. Schools, teachers, and parents are all getting stricter about what is OK or not OK to send as a message on your phone or computer.

Here's a good test: If you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't say it to the person on the computer. And just like with regular bullying, tell a grownup if you or someone you know is being upset in this way.

Rules to Follow

If you're a kid who likes to have fun and chat with friends online, here's how you can stay safe and avoid problems:

Stick to safer sites. Your parents and teachers can guide you to the best sites for you. Some sites have age restrictions, so you might be tempted to lie about your age. It's safer to tell the truth and avoid those sites until you're older.

Guard your passwords. If someone can sign in as you, you have no control over what they do or say. And everyone will think it's you! So don't share your passwords with anyone except your parents.

Limit what you share. Never tell a stranger where you live or your phone number. If you're not sure if you should share something, ask a parent. Remember that anything you put online or post on a site is there forever, even if you try to delete it. If you wouldn't want your entire class to know or see something, you shouldn't share it with anyone online, not even your best friends.

Don't be mean or embarrass other people online. Just like you, there's a real person attached to that screen name who has feelings too.

Always tell if you see strange or bad online behavior. Tell an adult right away if someone says something to you that makes you uncomfortable. Also tell an adult if you see anyone bullying or saying strange stuff to other kids.

Be choosy about your online friends. Some sites let kids make lots of friends with people they don't know. But online friends are not the same as real in-person friends. Never agree to meet an online friend in person or give out personal information about yourself. It's dangerous because some people pretend to be kids online but actually are creepy adults.

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Digital citizenship is not a one time discussion. It is an ongoing process that needs to be taught to all grade levels and to all stakeholders. The problem is that things are changing so rapidly that it is difficult for everyone to keep up to date with the trends. Everyone has to be educated and develop an understanding of the role digital citizenship plays in our everyday lives. There is so much that goes into being a digital citizen; from taking photos of others to knowing when it is appropriate to share something online.

Our students are like cowboys living in the wild wild west. Without any guidelines or structure they can get in a lot of trouble. Armed with a concrete plan for teaching about appropriate use you can guide your students to become better digital citizens, who will learn how to build their digital presence in a positive and productive way.

Day One: Create An Acceptable Use Policy WITH Your Students - Give Them a Voice

Every September we pass out the obligatory acceptable use policies with little thought to what they include. This has to stop! Instead, the first five days should be a time for an amazingly rich discussion on safety and responsibility. Get the students involved by writing a classroom AUP together and begin the discussion with a framework of questions that guide the process. When you involve students, they will surprise you with their ability to understand the choices behind their digital interactions. Student voice equals more student buy-in.

For this discussion, think about digital citizenship in general, at school, at home and in transit. A rich discussion should include these and other components:

Who is responsible for the technology or the device - what does that entail?

Who is in charge of accounts and where do they keep their passwords

Discuss the idea of password literacies

Decorating of devices - can students put any backgrounds and homescreen they want?

What will be the limits on pictures and movies

When can they be on social media and communicating with others?

Consequences of off-task behavior in class

Limits on personal work on device

Charging of devices

Parents monitoring at home - should kids have to power down at a certain point

Day Two:Discuss "Online Privacy"

It is essential that we teach our students that NOTHING they do online is EVER private. Social media sites such as Facebook have created a false sense of privacy for our students. They are lured into believing that privacy settings allow them to be protected. It is crucial that they understand what "digital" means. This is not the diary under their bed, on the contrary, it is the diary under everyones bed! Their digital life is easily reproducible and shareable to audiences from around the globe. These concepts are foreign to them. Ask your students how many friends they have on Facebook and you will see that they are sharing things with hundreds of "friends" they don't really know. These friends can easily take screenshots and re-share with an unknown network of people. Consider having the students complete Facebook and Twitter cleanups as a possible homework assignment. Reflecting on this cleanup effort will segue perfectly into day three.

Day Three:Personal Identity - Their Personal Brand and Reputation

Students need to understand that everything they post becomes part of their "personal brand." To begin this discussion, have the students google themselves or their parents. Develop a discussion around the results, and ask the students to share what they found. Where the results positive, negative or neutral? If we put the results all together what does this tell us about their digital footprint. If there are no searchable results this could be even worse because it means the student is not in control of their digital identity. With little digital identity information available someone else could easily populate lies and inappropriate photos about that student and ruin their reputation. Understanding this personal branding component of digital citizenship is crucial for our students. They need to USE social media to create, collaborate and CONSTRUCT their own personal brand - before someone else does it for them. Their digital reputation may be at stake.

Day Four:Digital Communication

Day four should be a time to delve into the idea of appropriate digital communication. Digital interactions can quickly become a sticky issue with some students - especially with the 1:1 device classes. Students with iPads want to use iMessage to talk during class, ask their teacher questions after hours and to communicate with their work groups after school. This type of collaboration is powerful, until someone overuses the tool or sends messages late into the night. Is it appropriate to text your teacher a question? Should you use Twitter to carry on a private conversation? All of these questions need to be addressed early in the year. A class discussion around this topic is essential to come to a shared understanding.

Day Five: Digital Etiquette

Thanks to the abundance of devices in our lives, there are now more cameras in any given classroom then there are people. Having a discussion about the digital etiquette of photos is now an essential component of any device infused classroom. Given that parent release should have already been obtained it is imperative to address student to student permission. Our students need to learn that they cannot take a picture or video of someone and post it online without obtaining approval. As students begin to share more media projects with the world, it is imperative they follow certain guidelines. Students should have release forms ready for the other students to sign. This will serve to reinforce how important photos are to online privacy and reputation. A shared vocabulary around etiquette and taking photos should be developed.

These activities for the first five days will help lay the groundwork for a productive and positive year. It will lessen the potential to have to react to negative communication. Starting the year off building relationships is the foundation to healthy and positive student digital identities and classroom culture.

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Holly Clark is a Google Certified Teacher and National Board Certified Teacher. She is the newest member of the EdTechTeacher team. She will be featured in many upcoming webinars and speaking at the iPad Summit. Follow her on Twitter at @HollyEdTechDiva.

Tanya Avrith, MA. Ed Tech is a Google Certified Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator. She is the Educational Technology and Digital Citizenship Lead Teacher for the Lester B. Pearson School Board in Montreal Canada. Follow Tanya on Twitter @edtechschools

Both Holly and Tanya co-host www.eduslam.me where they highlight in short segments innovative teaching practices from around the globe.

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Thanks to our friends at Family Lives in the UK, they have provided us with this great Cyber Safety Tips Fact Sheet! I hope you find this information helpful! You can learn more about Family Lives by visiting them online here.
Cyber Safety Tips Facts
Cyberbullying is when a person uses the internet, through various mediums such as computers, phones, tablets, etc. to threaten, tease or embarrass another individual. It could be in the form of nasty messages, threats or humiliation. Bullies may set up groups or fake profiles on social media sites like Facebook and ask other people to join and comment about a person or images of them. Cyber bullying also include emailing someone a virus on purpose, posting personal information where it shouldn't be or calling people names when playing games online.

Even though the bullying might not cause physical pain, the emotional effects can be devastating. Cyber bullying can happen day or night and at any time which makes it harder to track down. Often people use anonymous or fake profiles so it can be harder to track down the perpetrator. Things can go viral very fast on the internet and spread with one click of the button. This is why cyber bullying is such a hard issue to police.

Never give out your address or personal details.

Remember on Twitter everything you say can be open to the world.

Never give out your password.

Also be extra careful when you sign into Twitter through other websites.

Think before you Tweet! - Anyone can see what you say unless you make your profile private.

Don't follow back people you don't know - This can help protect you against Direct Message spam. You can still talk publicly using @replies.

Control who sees your profile. Go to privacy settings and edit your page accordingly. Review all of the options on your privacy settings page.

Talk to your teens about privacy and encourage them to be selective about what they share.

Make sure the tagging option is set to allow you to see everything you've been tagged in including photos before the tag links to your profile.

Don't post your location and talk to your child about the check in option. It might be ok for them to check in at a party with friends but not if they are alone somewhere.

Set rules about what's appropriate to post. Let you teenager know to be considerate about their status, wall posts and comments as once it is out there, it is out of their hands.

If something makes you or your teen uncomfortable, use the "Remove Post" button.

Teens can be impulsive and post something they don't mean, talk to them about whether this could come back and be used against them later on.

If your child has an account, you might want to set up a profile and friend your child so you are aware of their activity.

You can also block people by using the "Block People" box on the My Privacy page. If you block someone they can't see your profile and if they search for you then you are invisible.

If you see something that you find offensive or bullying you can use the "Report" link which is on the Facebook pages to make a complaint.

To deactivate your Facebook account, go to the "settings" tab on the Account page. That will remove your profile and content and nobody will be able to see your details or search for you. But if you decide to reinstate the account later then the whole lot will be restored, including your friends and photos.

If you're not happy about the way Facebook dealt with your complaint, you can make a complaint to the Independent Safety and Security Examiner in the US (ISSE). Unfortunately ISSE can't consider the actual abuse you are complaining about and it won't re-adjudicate Facebook's decision if it refuses to remove content.

Inappropriate content and suspicious people should always be reported to Facebook and can complain to CEOP too.

Become familiar with the information in the Privacy and Safety Tips located at the bottom of every page on MySpace.

Make sure that you do not reveal any information on your profile or via a message that you are unsure about or is personal as once out there, it cannot be taken back.

Do not believe everything you read on MySpace as not everyone is who they claim to be from their profile.

Do not agree to meet anyone physically or reveal your address to anyone without being completely sure of whom that person is and what their intentions are.

If at any point you feel uncomfortable with the way someone is approaching you, use the block option and if you feel you need more, simply click on the link at the bottom of every page on MySpace that says "Contact MySpace" and inform MySpace about the incident.

Common sense is important; use your instincts, if something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't.

If the person tries to insist on having your address or phone number

If the person emails you pictures which make you feel uncomfortable and which you would not want to show to anyone else

If the person wants to keep their chats with you secret

If the person tells you that you will get into trouble if you tell an adult what has been going on

If the person emails you pictures which make you feel uncomfortable and which you would not want to show to anyone else

If the person wants you to email them pictures of yourself or use a webcam in a way which makes you feel uncomfortable

If the person shares information with you and tells you not to tell anyone else about it

If the person wants to meet you and tells you not to let anyone know

If you find any of these danger signs, it's important that you TELL YOUR PARENTS or another adult.

Never give out your real name

Never tell anyone where you go to school or work

Never give out your address or telephone number

Never agree to meet anyone from a chat room or social media site on your own

Tell an adult if someone makes inappropriate suggestions to you or makes you feel uncomfortable online

We hear a lot of complaints about stolen identity. This happens when someone either hacks into your account or pretends to be you when they set up a new account. Try to pick an unusual password and use letters and numbers. Don't use any part of your name or email address and don't use your birth date either because that's easy for people who know you to guess. Don't let anyone see you signing in and if they do, change the password as soon as you can.

The worst thing about social networking websites is that anything nasty posted about you can be seen by lots of people because it's so public and because the bullies make sure they tell everyone where to find the abuse. Complaints to us show that most vicious gossip and rumors are spread by people who were once your best friends so it's best to keep secrets to yourself. Only tell people things if it wouldn't embarrass you if other people found out about them. Posting false and malicious things about people on the internet can be harassment.

Anyone who makes threats to you on the internet could be committing a criminal offense. It's against the law in the UK to use the phone system - which includes the internet - to cause alarm or distress. It could also be against the 1997 Harassment Act. If threats are made against you then it's essential you tell someone so that they can alert your school or parents and make a complaint to the police. If you can't print out the threats use the "print screen" button to take a snapshot of the computer screen and then save that in a word processing package or in your draft email folder. If you're not sure how to do this email Bullying UK and we'll show you how.

Bullying UK has had complaints from young people that new "friends" they have made on the internet have pressured them into taking their clothes off and filming themselves. Threats have been made that their parents will be told embarrassing things if they don't take part. This is an offense called "grooming" in the UK and people who have been found guilty of "grooming" have been jailed. Remember: everyone you meet on the internet is a stranger and you need to keep personal things personal to you, don't share your secrets with other people and if anyone asks you to do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable then don't do it. If anyone you know on the internet puts pressure on you to do things you don't want to then that's a big danger sign and you need to tell your parents or an adult about it so that their behavior can be investigated by an organisation like CEOP which looks after the safety of young people in cyber space. Even if all you know about the person is their email address the police can still find out who they are.

It's tempting to have a go back if someone makes a rude posting on your web space but don't!! This is called flaming and it just makes the problem worse. Abusive comments are very upsetting but the best way to deal with them is to get them removed by the website. Bullying UK tells you how to do this in each of the pages set up for each website like Bebo, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

There are quite a few instant messaging systems; they're a great way to have a chat with a friend. MSN and Google are two of the best known ways to IM. But if things turn nasty you can block people from seeing you are on line and you can save abusive conversations or print them out as evidence.

It's easy to snap off pictures on a mobile phone and upload them to the internet. Make sure that you have the person's permission to take a picture and that they're happy for thousands of people to see it on the internet. Don't upset people and then upload their pictures for other people to have a laugh. That could be harassment. Don't digitally alter pictures of people either because what you think is funny may be offensive to other people. Don't let anyone take pictures of you that might embarrass you.

A Troll is someone who posts inflammatory, offensive and disgusting messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or social network sites with the intention of provoking the online community into an emotional response and causing serious offence. There have been some very serious cases and the police are taking trolling very seriously.

If you post abuse about anyone else on the internet, whether it's in places like Bebo, in games forums or message boards, or if you send threats in chat rooms or on IM like MSN, you can be traced by the police without any difficulty. Every time you visit a website or make a posting, your internet service provider has an electronic note of your activity. Even if you create an anonymous email address you can still be traced.

Nothing is secret in cyber space and something you write now might damage your job prospects in future because many employers search the internet before they take people on.

Family Lives - we provide support for any family member or individual who would like advice on internet safety.

CEOP - Working across the UK to tackle child sex abuse and offering parents advice and support.

Childnet International - Know IT All - Website with resources aimed at young people, parents and teachers about safe and positive use of the internet. It contains information about what the risks are to users and outlines practical advice in avoiding or minimizing risks when using online and mobile technologies.

Internet Watch Foundation - Site for reporting potentially illegal online content, specifically child abuse images and content hosted anywhere in the world, criminally obscene content hosted in the UK and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.

Think U Know - Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology.

Kidsmart Digiducks Big Decision Book - A resource book for teachers to use in classrooms from Kidsmart.

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