MySpace - Keeping Our Students Safe
Today’s Topics:
MySpace – Keeping Our Students Safe
Tech Tip - Hyperlinking within MS Word 2003 Documents
What are the dangers and benefits of social networking websites such as MySpace? Should schools restrict access to MySpace and similar sites? What is the responsibility of schools in monitoring student Internet use and in helping students become safe and savvy Internet users?
Seven Things All Adults Should Know About MySpace
Doug Johnson outlines how teachers and parents can stay informed about social networking sites and help students use them responsibly.
MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act
Henry Jenkins and Danah Boyd provide valuable and detailed information about MySpace, including possible educational uses of social networking sites.
NetSmartz Workshop
A comprehensive and interactive site to teach students how to stay safe on the Internet. The newest technologies and the most current information are combined to create meaningful learning activities for today’s tech-savvy kids. Includes helpful teacher resources.
*Thanks to UW-Stout online instructor Phyl Burger for recommending many of these sites.
Tech Tip – Hyperlinking within MS Word 2003 Documents
Hyperlinks aren’t only for Web pages – they can also be used to create links within long Microsoft Word documents to quickly jump to a particular section. To create a hyperlink within a document:
- Click on the spot in the document where you want the link to lead.
- Go to the Insert menu and select Bookmark.
- Type in the bookmark’s name and click on Add.
- Highlight the text which will link to the bookmarked spot.
- Go to the Insert menu and select Hyperlink.
- In the Insert Hyperlink window, click on the name of the bookmark, and click OK.
UW-Stout Instructor in the News
Congratulations to Ann Bell, UW-Stout online instructor, for the upcoming October 2006 publication of her book Handheld Computers in Schools and Media Centers by Linworth Publishing.
Ann teaches two popular UW-Stout online courses: Digital Media and Visual Literacy and Learning Applications for the iPod® and Handheld Computers.
Courses Starting in October 2006
Registration closes five days before the course start date to allow time for assigning user names and passwords.
OCTOBER 2:
EDUC 744 958F Teaching Art for Non-Art Teachers
EDUC 744 920F Teaching and Assessing Writing with the 6-Traits
EDUC 744 928F Digital Photography Basics and Graphic Design for the Classroom
EDUC 744 924F Inclusion-Strategies for Special Needs/ESL Learners
EDUC 744 957F Differentiation in the Classroom
EDUC 744 949F NEW - Instructional Role of Assessment and Data Analysis
EDUC 744 925F Bullying in Schools: What Educators Can Do
EDUC 744 911F Effective Classroom Management
October 3
RDGED 701 Developmental Reading K-12
October 4
EDUC 744 917F Inspiration and Kidspiration: Strategies to Build Study Skills and Comprehension
October 9
EDUC 744 947F E-learning for Educators
EDUC 744 937F Learning Applications for the iPod® and Handheld Computers
October 16
EDUC 744 946F Professional Development Plan Design and Implementation
EDUC 744 930F Web Design for Educators (Beginning)
EDUC 744 942F- Intermediate Web Design: Making Your Website a Learning Center
What Our Students Are Saying...
About the Bullying in Schools online course:
"This is an eye-opening course! The topic was meaningful, resources were great, and class discussion helpful. The instructor was excellent at guiding us, watching over us to make sure we were on task, and responding quickly to questions or concerns."
~ Kindergarten Teacher;
"This class has had a huge impact on my classroom. I have been using a program from this course for morning meetings... and have seen a huge change in my students. My kids are more caring and receptive to each other. They are becoming much better listeners and my classroom has a family like atmosphere."
~ Elementary Teacher;
"The activity that was the most helpful was the final project that brought everything together. We were able to choose what we wanted to focus on. This allowed me to design something that was specific to my school and something I'd use instead of 'busywork'."
~ Middle School Teacher;
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Labels: Social Networking, Tech Tips
posted by Karen Franker, Editor @ 9/27/2006 10:33:00 PM
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