When just shutting off is NOT an option!

A few tip to help you not just shut off your child's computer, but embrace it along with them!

Don't shut off, train!

You are Special

Please enjoy my podcast of me reading a children's book. I am a special ed candidate and will read books on podcast for my students to listen to independently Here is the first book I will add to my collection for my g-nephews that ask me every Saturday to read the book over and over to them.

You are Special

Global Learning Comunity -Show n Tell

Please take a look at my GLP and leave feedback here or the blog I attached to it.
Show n Tell
Blessings!!

Ethics in the Digital World

Ethics in the Digital World

There were no big surprises in the article because we have been discussing most topics since our first class in the program. It was an interesting read and it made it interesting by comparing and contrasting adults and teens views on the 5 elements.

Identity-Teens are search for the identity they are comfortable with and what fits their personalities. I have seen my own teens go extreme, bright red hair and plugs in ears, to being conservative. I was able to monitor them closely and try not to offer any negative remarks about their choices. Online it is harder for parents to do this and it makes parents nervous. Lots of parents will just say no to Facebook only to have their teens have one anyway they log on at friends houses. It is important to have a Facebook or other social network if your teen does to see what their online identity is.

Privacy-In the article it mentioned adults were more in favor of being friends with teens then teens were with being friends with adults. My children have to be my friend, but they don’t have to be all their parent’s friends. Teen need grace on social networks and are completely turned off by their friend’s parent’s corrective comments. Teens will make mistakes, but telling them in front of their friends on Facebook will embarrass them. My teens have deleted friend’s parents for their unsolicited posts. I have had to remind adults I am in charge of them and I was OK with what they posted.  On the other side, most of my teens friends are my friends because I do not judge them or correct them unless it will harm them physically or their walk with God. I also never tell their parents if they are just  acting out. The parents should get a Facebook and monitor them themselves.

Creditability- This is one that needs to be enforced by all adults when it comes to teens online. I have dealt with this swift and effectively with my own children. They have a obscure attitude that if you are friends online, you will be friends in person. Every time I hear of someone getting harmed by meeting someone online, I record it for my daughter to see it and be reminded about the danger. 

Authorship and Ownership-My daughter was told by a friend that when you download a movie form the internet before it comes out on DVD it is OK because it is movie trailers put together. I was unsure about it and we watched a movie and it was evident the camera was in a guys coat. Bootlegged movies are everywhere. I have had 3 students ask me, a teacher, if I wanted a movie right after it was released to the movie theater. They didn’t seem to understand it was illegal. My son’s friend downloaded a movie from my house using my WiFi, unbeknownst to me. I get an email from Universal Studios threatening court action. They got my IP address and then my email.

Participation-It was interesting that both adults and teens seem to be on the same side when it came to participation and see the benefits of the WWW to promote social responsibility.Both adults and teens are open to the possibilities the internet will have in the future and not be detoured by the negative repetition some of it has.

So sticken excited!!

After weeks of brain block and being terrified of putting together my Show n Tell Global Learning Project, I am excited to announce I am unblocked. I was having fun learning all the new toys and gadgets, but unclear in how to assemble everything on the site. Praise the Lord it is all coming clear. I have created a blog on my page for suggestions and would be blessed if you would chime in!!!
Blessings to All,
LeeAnn

Trust and Monitoring Policy

Trust Policy

Please Read and Agree to Before Participating in Show n Tell

Let me know you have read and understood by sending me an email to MsRigbys@gmail.com

District Policies

Please read over your district policies before joining Show n Tell and before starting the journey in the Global Learning Community. It is important your school and district will allow the students to participate before starting. Please get permission from your parents and/or guardians of your students before uploading any digital images or videos to the Show n Tell web site. Usually each district has a policy in place for taking pictures for publication in any median.

Digital Imaging and Video Imaging

Sharing your digitals images, in video and pictures, is the main tool used for sharing items in this Global Learning Community. Each teacher/parent is responsible for gaining permission from parents/guardians before uploading. Show n Tell is released from the responsibility of gaining permission.

Discussions

Discussions are used to share in the GL Community and will need permission, as stated above, from parents and/or guardians. Discussions will be kept in a positive wording. Encouragement words are expected because we are writing to children and about them.

If you have nothing nice to contribute, please refrain from replying. Show n Tell is a safe place for students k-6 to share what is important to them.

Copyright Rules

All pictures and videos are the property of the original owner. Do not copy, edit or share any images without the permission from the owner. The owner is identified as the person who uploaded them to the Show n Tell web site. If you are not the owner of the picture/video and have permission to use it, that is acceptable and you do not need a citation, unless you would like to give credit for the image/video.

Sharing and Using

Please do not share any information personal information such as real names, where you live, telephone numbers, home addresses and email addresses. The general location of where you live is OK. An example is, I live in Southern California, and not my actually city.

Trust and Monitoring in iEARN

The biggest surprise was that when you up load a picture, you still have ownership over that picture. Also others can use those photos for educational purposes only for a friendly use policy. It was strange because iEARN doesn't own the images, but they are giving permission for others to use. You have to agree with this before you upload to any GLP. I will put in my trust policy that no one can use the images that other upload to my GLP.
My daughter is a photographer at 16yr and has already had 2 catalog photo shots. The owner of the make up one took her images she had edited and sent them to another editor and they turned out awful and her name was on them. She was pretty upset because she has her own business. I don't want that to happen to anyone who participates in my GLP.