Friday, August 24, 2007

Online Resource: Safe Social Networking Workshop

Wes Fryer (Speed of Creativity) has posted the curriculum from his day-long workshop on safe digital social networking. He's also published the recorded audio from the workshop on his blog as well as links to movies that he used during his presentation. Here's the intro to his workshop materials:

Generally, adults help young people learn to drive safely before giving them car keys and turning them loose on the streets of the world. Young people also need guidance and adult assistance to learn how to safely navigate the virtual environments of the 21st Century. Schools must be proactive, rather than merely defensive, in helping students acquire the skills of digital citizenship needed today and in the future. Simply banning read/write web tools on school networks is an inadequate response: Educators must strive to learn alongside students and parents how these technologies can be safely and powerfully used to communicate and collaborate.

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