Student Privacy

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Permalink Reply by David Spencer on August 14, 2009 at 2:13pm

While reading Will Richardson's book (Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms), I came across a letter that he sends home to parents that goes over the "rules" of blogging. You can find it at http://tinyurl.com/636vh5. I hope this helps!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Barker on August 15, 2009 at 7:04pm

Thanks for the help David. Much appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by Sheila on September 26, 2009 at 7:01am

I am beginning a blogging unit with my students and really appreciate finding the letter to give parents..
Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Sue Wyatt on August 14, 2009 at 5:53pm

Hi Robert, I left a comment on your blog. You might also need to change your URL on this page - two letters transposed http://liechtysharks.org/

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Permalink Reply by Robert Barker on August 15, 2009 at 7:10pm

Hi Sue (and Ken),

Yes! I am wondering about the whole "don't" thing too. This draft has not seen action with the kids yet, as I don't go back to school until September 8. I also agree about lists losing their effectiveness after line three. Tricky here, though. My students are in very low socioeconomic situations and many have very little parental guidance. I have to find a way to give them positively worded guidelines but also give them the exhaustive list because they tend to do the whole middle school "But you didn't say we couldn't do X!" thing -- middle schoolers are expert exception finders! I will definitely be reflecting on this input as I continue to revise the page prior to the students coming in.

Cheers,
Robert

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Permalink Reply by Peter Lane on August 16, 2009 at 2:25pm

Both my course syllabus and blog cover what your looking for. I have modified it a bit for this year but have not yet updated the blog... Feel free to check it out at Mr. Lane's Computer Applications/Web 2.0 Blog.

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Permalink Reply by Sheila on September 26, 2009 at 7:43am

I am a middle school teacher and I found your blog very exciting. Thanks for the plethora of information. Just what I needed

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Permalink Reply by Peter Lane on September 27, 2009 at 6:53pm

I am glad that you found the blog of some use... I am making things up as I go and finding what works and what doesn't through the feedback of my students and colleagues -- if you see something that I may have overlooked please let me know.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Wylie on September 26, 2009 at 2:34pm

I haven't used it, but have a look at this...

http://kiwicommons.com/2009/09/my-internet-safety-pledge-for-kids-b...

knife comment aside...ahem...I think it could be useable.

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Permalink Reply by Fran Lo on September 26, 2009 at 4:42pm

Used this last year in a similar situation to yours, with 8th graders. By the way, some kids thought that if they didn't get it signed, that they didn't have to do the work, so make sure they know they still have to do the work, just not online - you'll get more participation. Good luck!
Fran

Online Discussion Agreement


I understand that to be allowed to participate in the online discussions in Mrs. Lo’s class that:


I am responsible for what I write. My writing will be thoughtful, appropriate for school, and will not include harassment, put downs, lies, gossip, or making fun of others. The words will be my own, not plagiarized from others. If I quote others, I will provide information about the source of the words. I am responsible for what I write, whether I write at school or outside of school.

I am responsible for keeping my password secure, and for not sharing it with anybody. This also means that I am responsible for anything others write under my ID if I share my password or am careless in keeping my password safe. (That means if I leave my password lying around, I will take the consequences.)

I will use proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and English usage. I will not use texting shorthand.

I will have to redo my work if my work is inappropriate, filled with errors, or sloppy, and will not receive credit until my work meets academic standards. Mrs. Lo decides if I have to redo my work.

I will not try to disrupt the discussion or the computer resources that permit the discussion.

If my writing or other behavior is not appropriate, I risk losing the opportunity to participate in our online discussion. I will have to do the writing assignments on my own, print them out and hand them to the teacher, without participating in the online discussion.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on September 26, 2009 at 5:39pm

If you haven't already developed one for your students here are our Blogging Terms and Conditions.

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Permalink Reply by Sherry Ingram on November 2, 2009 at 2:09am

Sorry i don't have any exact solution for you, but i want to share something as we are talking about students, children then i think its appropriate to talk about secure internet service for children. Many parents are very worried about their child's internet use, like whom they are talking, what are they doing, are they watching any wrong videos etc and for that they want some solution so that they can watch on the child's activities. So http://www.kidsemail.org/ is the solution for all these issues. It has many facilities like it allow child to only receive email from those in their contact list, email a copy of incoming messages to the parent and most important thing is that it has a simple mode for young children as well as an advance mode for slightly older kids.

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