I was surprised at how much I learned in the course of this class. I thought I knew quite a bit about these topics, and while I did not learn more about the topics themselves, I learned a lot of great resources to use to more effectively teach about online safety with my students. The best resource that I was exposed to in this class is NetSmartz.org. There are a TON of great, engaging ways of teaching about all of the topics in this course. The only things that were not useful to me were the elementary resources provided, but only because I teach secondary, and there were plenty of great secondary resources provided. The hardest part of this class was completing both a reflection and a discussion each week. I felt like they overlapped quite a bit and it was hard to come up with something different to say for each assignment.
Both cyber-bullying and sexting are very serious subjects. The convenience and perceived anonymity of today's technologies has bred new ways of hurting others and one's self. The permanency of the internet makes it very important to be very careful of what we post online. The resources that I think are most valuable to share with my students are: Common Forms of Cyberbullying The story of Mike in the following tip sheet: Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism are big concerns in education, particularly with the vast amounts of created works that are available on the internet. It is very important for students to understand how to cite properly and that they "buy in" to the importance of citing ALL sources. A couple of resources that will help teach students about this topic are: http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
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