Love your $.02 worth. :-) This is why I also love it when librarians deliver
these presentations. Balanced you can count on librarians for that.
Has anyone ever tried to use student panels with these kinds of
presentations? It seems to me that it would be great to use high school
students for high school and middle school presentations and middle school
students for elementary level parent presentations.
Nancy
>
> Nancy (et al)-
>
> I agree that this is a delicious way to increase attendance at your event!
>
> I want to be a bit cautious, though--I've had successful "parent nights"
> discussing online safety. Parents have requested them and I've had them for
> elementary, middle and high school parents. I tailor each presentation to the
> audience. I will say that my intent is not to scare, but to highlight the
> dynamic relationships possible with online networking. I demonstrate FB,
> discuss Myspace and Twitter, talk about Ning and also highlight local colleges
> use of BB.
>
> I do think it's very necessary to show just how wrong things can go, however.
> I include MySp/FB photos that are potentially lascivious, and discuss
> potential impact on college/career. I definitely downplay the "sexual
> predator" aspect, but I do highlight incidences of students giving "TMI."
>
> In general, I hope I leave parents feeling positive about the possibilities of
> online networking. I want them to make the best decisions with their kids.
> Only they know whether their kids are responsible enough to network.
>
> You know, I often compare my role in teaching this in our district to being a
> driver's ed instructor. Yeah, it's fun and important to drive, but a GOOD
> driver's ed instructor also teaches students the rules of the road and the
> power of the vehicle. Not every kid is ready for the keys to the car, and
> turning them over too early can be a recipe for disaster.
>
> My $.02.
>
> Harry
>
> Harry F. Coffill
> hcoffill@egrps.org
> Media Center Specialist
> East Grand Rapids Middle School
> Drama Department
> East Grand Rapids High School
> There's no use going to school unless your final destination is the library.
>
> -Ray Bradbury
>
>
>>>> >>> On 11/14/2009 at 10:47 AM, in message
>>>> <C724110E.2E3CF%nwillard@csriu.org>, Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>
>>>> wrote:
> Ok, folks, I will not try again to become a comedian on the evening of
> Friday the 13th again. (This is based on some messages I have received
> back.) But let me try a repeat:
>
>> > Well, one community appears to have an interesting twist on encouraging
>> > attendance:
>
>> > "Sexting and Internet Safety" Seminar
>
>> > *The information given in this presentation is very graphic with adult
>> > content.*
>
> Ok, I will get my head out of the gutter. ;-)
>
> Now I will be serious.
>
> It is hard to get busy parents to do anything - especially come to parent
> meetings. But it is important to recognize that the teens who are likely to
> become involved in the more dangerous online activities are also the ones
> whose parents are the least likely to ever come to a school event. So we are
> not going to reach those more at risk teens by doing parent evenings anyway.
>
> But what if some cop comes in and presents a Reefer Madness - Just Say "NO"
> message - "If teens put pictures of themselves and their school name online,
> a predator can track them down."
>
> What happens when the school, or a teacher in the school wants to set up a
> Web 2.0 learning environment? I have heard a report of this. The teacher had
> set up a private ning. But a parent went to the school board and accused the
> teacher of placing the students at risk of online predation. The school
> board believed the parent and the teacher's behavior was criticized. And
> this district is going to shift to a 21st century learning environment
> when???
>
> And what happens when those now-scared parents go home and try to talk to
> their teens? How are those parent/teen relationships going to proceed? The
> teens just lost the ability to talk with their parents if something negative
> does happen - because they know their parents are primed to overreact.
>
> Nancy
--
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
http://cyberbully.org
http://cyber-safe-kids.com
http://csriu.wordpress.com
nwillard@csriu.org
Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social
Aggression, Threats, and Distress (Research Press)
Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the
Internet Safely and Responsibly (Jossey-Bass)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings
by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book.
To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER:
1) SIGNOFF LM_NET
2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL
4) SET LM_NET DIGEST
* LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/
* LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
* EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html
* LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/
--------------------------------------------------------------------
LM_NET
Mailing List Home