Part 1

http://d57.wikispaces.com/cybersmart [email_address]

1,000,000,000,000+ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-knew-web-was-big.html

http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/education/090407/images/chart1.gif Differences between digital native & immigrants Digital natives Digital immigrants Prefer receiving information quickly from multiple sources Prefer slow & controlled release of information from limited sources Prefer parallel processing and multitasking Prefer singular processing and single or limited tasking Prefer processing pictures, sounds and video before text Prefer to process text first, then other formats of information Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information Prefer to provide information linearly, logically and sequentially Prefer to interact with many at a time Prefer more independent or one-on-one interaction and learning Prefer to learn “just-in-time” Prefer a more structured, devoted learning schedule Prefer instant gratification and instant rewards Prefer delayed gratification and deferred rewards

Using the Internet Young Instant message Games Wireless Dating Housing New jobs Create content P2P services Play games Cultural information Rate things Adult content Gen X / Boomers Transactions Get news / politics Health Job-related information Information for new jobs New housing Religious information Seniors Email Weather Use government web sites Get maps directions Research travel www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/digital_natives_small.jpg

33% of online teens share their own creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

22% report keeping their own personal webpage www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

19% say they remix content they find online into their own artistic creations www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Content_Creation.pdf

http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/lg-32pc5rv.jpg http://www.technologygear.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/newspaper.jpg http://www.hollingworthmoss.co.uk/images/laminate-book-repair.jpg http://www.garagesalejamaica.com/shop/images/apple-ipod-touch.jpg http://www.shusterman.com/images/youtube_logo.jpg http://www.fareastgizmos.com/entry_images/1206/26/Wikipedia.jpg

More people rely on the internet for news than newspapers & 6 in 10 teenagers get their news online - more than double two years ago http://people-press.org/report/479/internet-overtakes-newspapers-as-news-source

Lack of Internet 'Costing Families $140 a Month' http://www.money.co.uk/article/1002397-lack-of-internet-costing-families-70-a-month.htm

“ Because they have been using digital technology all their lives, our children feel they have authority over it,” says Rose Luckin. “ But technology cannot teach them to reflect upon and evaluate the information they are gathering online. ” http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article4295414.ece

What are we doing about it? Big 6 1. Task Definition2. Information Seeking Strategies3. Location and Access4. Use of Information5. Synthesis6. Evaluation http://www.big6.com /

Part II Web 2.0 tools Web 2.0 tools

Email One to one/many http://thecontentwrangler.com/images/uploads/email_laptop.jpg

Blogs http://ypwr.blogs.cnn.com / one writer, many readers

Wikis http://d57.wikispaces.com/oct_7_2008 many writers, many readers

IM many writers/readers, instant

Texting text based, cell phones

online socialization Virtual Worlds

Part III Reality Check Reality Check

“ New media allow for a degree of freedom and autonomy for youth that is less apparent in a classroom setting,” the study said. “Youth respect one another’s authority online, and they are often more motivated to learn from peers than from adults.” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/20internet.html?_r=1&hp “ Teens usually have a ‘full-time intimate community’ with whom they communicate in an always-on mode via mobile phones and instant messaging,” the study said.

1 in 5 teens send sexually explicit photos http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/teens-exposing-themselves-in-cyberspace/?partner=rss&emc=rss More than half of teen MySpace page mention sex & drug use http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=56613

http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/articles/statistics-trends/children-online-getting-younger-and-continuing-to-take-risks.html One third of fourth through sixth graders said they were completely unsupervised online Among 2nd & 3rd graders, nearly 20% said someone had been mean to them online within the last year

cyber-bulling More common for students to have problems online with people they know- and usually it is with other students http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/articles/statistics-trends/children-online-getting-younger-and-continuing-to-take-risks.html

Part IV Suggestions Suggestions

Check their ‘Portfolio’ online

Participate

Social Networking

Kid’s Browser Kidz KidZui

Collaborate together Blogger Kiva

Guided Research

Monitor

Check history

Filtering Free filtering method Reviews of products

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/

Additional Resources iLearn- virtual classes The Parents Edge NetFamilyNews