4.2 Safe, Healthy, Legal & Ethical Use
Candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. (PSC 4.2/ISTE 5b)
Artifact: Internet Safety Blog Posting
Reflection:
The artifact “Internet Safety Blog Entry” was created in ITEC 7430 Internet Tools in the Classroom. This artifact is a blog entry that I created to review several internet safety websites and tools that are available to students, parents, and teachers. The blog entry addresses i-Safe, Inc., NetSmartz.org, and an article from eSchoolNews.
The element of Safe, Healthy, Legal, and Ethical Use under the Standard of Digital Citizenship and Responsibility was mastered with this artifact in several different ways. Before writing this blog entry, I researched and test-drove several internet safety sites available for students and narrowed them down to the three mentioned above. All three of these sites offer tips on keeping private information private, staying out of inappropriate websites, and other safe internet practices. This supports safe, healthy, legal, and ethical use of technology in schools.
Through my creation of this artifact, I learned a great deal about internet safety sites. In particular, I loved the site NetSmartz.org as you could actually order lesson plan kits from them that were targeted to a number of different age ranges. In this artifact, I also recommended EverFi’s program on internet safety called Ignition. One thing that I would change in this artifact is that I would like to have expanded the number of options from which teachers can order lesson plan kits. I know that I always appreciate having something to look through in addition to online resources.
The work that went into creating this artifact could impact student learning. Students need to be able to access the internet to conduct various types of research; however, some teachers are hesitant to schedule much computer lab time due to the pervasive fear that students are off-task. If expectations are made clear to students regarding utilizing online resources, computer lab time becomes more of a possibility, thus increasing equitable access to technology for all students.
The artifact “Internet Safety Blog Entry” was created in ITEC 7430 Internet Tools in the Classroom. This artifact is a blog entry that I created to review several internet safety websites and tools that are available to students, parents, and teachers. The blog entry addresses i-Safe, Inc., NetSmartz.org, and an article from eSchoolNews.
The element of Safe, Healthy, Legal, and Ethical Use under the Standard of Digital Citizenship and Responsibility was mastered with this artifact in several different ways. Before writing this blog entry, I researched and test-drove several internet safety sites available for students and narrowed them down to the three mentioned above. All three of these sites offer tips on keeping private information private, staying out of inappropriate websites, and other safe internet practices. This supports safe, healthy, legal, and ethical use of technology in schools.
Through my creation of this artifact, I learned a great deal about internet safety sites. In particular, I loved the site NetSmartz.org as you could actually order lesson plan kits from them that were targeted to a number of different age ranges. In this artifact, I also recommended EverFi’s program on internet safety called Ignition. One thing that I would change in this artifact is that I would like to have expanded the number of options from which teachers can order lesson plan kits. I know that I always appreciate having something to look through in addition to online resources.
The work that went into creating this artifact could impact student learning. Students need to be able to access the internet to conduct various types of research; however, some teachers are hesitant to schedule much computer lab time due to the pervasive fear that students are off-task. If expectations are made clear to students regarding utilizing online resources, computer lab time becomes more of a possibility, thus increasing equitable access to technology for all students.