 Birdville students are getting ready to head home for the summer. We know that their "connected" time will most likely increase. We want to make sure that BISD students have fresh reminders of safe surfing information and the tools and strategies they will need to be safe online. The Internet, Web 2.0, texting, and social networking sites provide valuable opportunities for learning, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. However, surfing and texting can also leave our students vulnerable to privacy and safety threats. We must arm our students with age-appropriate knowledge and skills about issues such as privacy, safety, responsibility, cyberbullying, and appropriate texting. Our goal is for every BISD student to be safe and responsible digital citizens.  BISD Teachers and Staff - We're Learning, Too! During Hang Ten Safe Surfing, Birdville teachers, staff, and administration will receive their own Top Ten Tips. We will review social networking guidelines for educators, safe educator Web 2.0 practices, student privacy laws, and more. We want to interact online safely and legally and be great role models for our students. |
When: May 2011, beginning the week of May 16th Purpose: increase awareness about safety and responsibility while online and connected before students leave us for the summer. Delivery: The Essential Components of Hang Ten Safe Summer Surfing, 2011 1. Two Daily Safety Tips for 5 Days: Each school will decide how to communicate the top ten safety tips each day. Presentation can be through morning announcements. Campuses might post the tips of the day on their Facebook/ Twitter sites and campus websites.
2. Short Safe Summer Surfing Videos: The goal is for every student to view 4 next week. Campuses will decide when and where students have the opportunity to watch the videos. Some options/ideas are: in homerooms, libraries, in a common subject (ex. all Social Studies), a certian class period, video announcements, computer labs, etc.) 3. Conversations and Reflection: During Hang Ten Safe Summer Surfing we hope that there are intentional conversations and reflections with students about the Tips of the Day and the Videos. Many of the videos have optional activities available that teachers and staff can use to facilitate this deeper learning.
4. Opportunities for Students to Encourage and Teach Others, Create, Design, Publish online, and Evaluate with Surfers Speak Out!: Students have opportunities to teach others about online safety and publish their work online. The best of these products will be used in Hang Ten 2012. Visit the Surfers Speak Out tab for more information.
Birdville Instructional Technology would like to thank the campus librarians, counselors, teachers, and administrators who helped design Hang Ten Safe Summer Surfing. You ROCK! |
