Internet Safety Tips for Kids including Netiquette tips

First thru fifth grade students viewed a Power Point for Interenet Safety Month. Students questioned, listened, and discussed on-line safety issues.

Internet Safety Month

The Shlenker School Declares
October Internet Safety Month!!

The Shlenker School wants our students to be safe and appropriate on-line. We encourage our students to be respectful and courteous while using the Internet at school or at home. We are pushing this issue to the forefront of our technology curriculum by declaring October Internet Safety Month for Shlenker students. Students will be engaging in classroom discussions, on-line activities, and given the opportunity to show their support by wearing our Internet Safety stickers for the last three weeks of October.

Students will watch some YouTube videos about Cyberbullying and Bullying. After each video we will discuss the meanings of the videos. The videos are meant to spark questions, share ideas, and encourage students to take a stand aganist bullying. Students will watch three videos. We encourage parents to read the artcle below and view the last video before viewing with students.

Don't Believe Everything You Hear!- Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is bullying with a computer. It still hurts.

Bullying

Bullying starts with a look, a word, and ends in pain. Bullying on the playground, outside of school, or in the neighborhoods usually turns into bullying on the Internet (Cyberbullying). We can stop bullying by taking a stand.

Internet Safety- Cyberbullying Article

The article is posted at http://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety/

‘Cyberspace,’ the ‘Web,’ the ‘Net,’ the ‘Information Highway’” —

Whatever it’s called, the majority of people in developed nations are now going online to exchange electronic mail (E-mail) and instant messages; participate in chat groups; post and read messages in social networking sites and blogs, “surf” the world wide web; and many other online activities. Children are no exception in fact they are more likely to be online than adults.

Personal computers are no longer the only method used for accessing the Internet. Children can go online from personal computers at home, a friend’s house, in school, a library, club, or cafe. Many game consoles can be connected to the Internet and used for chatting and other online interaction. It is also possible to access the Internet on mobile devices such as cellular telephones and other handheld devices. In other words children don’t have to be in the company of responsible adults to use the Internet.

There are no censors on the Internet. Anyone in the world — companies, governments, organizations, and individuals — can publish material on the Internet. A service provider links you to these sites, but it can’t control what is on them. It’s up to individuals to make sure that they behave in a way that’s safe and appropriate.

Most people who go online have mainly positive experiences. But, like any endeavor — attending school, cooking, riding a bicycle, or traveling, — there are some risks and annoyances. The online world, like the rest of society, is made up of a wide array of people. Most are decent and respectful, but some may be rude, obnoxious, insulting, or even mean and exploitative. Children get a lot of benefit from being online, but they can also be targets of crime, exploitation, and harassment in this as in any other environment. Trusting, curious, and anxious to explore this new world and the relationships it brings, children need parental supervision and common-sense advice on how to be sure that their experiences in “cyberspace” are happy, healthy, and productive.
Many people, including children, have been confronted with material that is disturbing or inappropriate. There are steps parents can take to try to shield their children from such material, but it’s almost impossible to completely avoid all inappropriate material. Sadly there are some cases where children have been victimized by serious crime as a result of going online. Parents can greatly minimize the chances that their children will be victimized by teaching their children to follow some basic rules (read below). The fact that crimes are being committed online, however, is not a reason to avoid using the Internet. To tell children to stop using the Internet would be like telling them to forgo attending school because students are sometimes victimized or bullied there. A better strategy would be to instruct children about both the benefits and dangers of “cyberspace” and for them to learn how to be “street smart” in order to better safeguard themselves in any potentially dangerous situation.


Kids Rules for Online Safety (for pre-teens)
1. I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents’ work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents’ permission.

2. I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.

3. I will never agree to get together with someone I “meet” online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along.

4. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.

5. I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the service provider.

6. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission.

7. I will not give out my Internet password to anyone (even my best friends) other than my parents.

8. I will check with my parents before downloading or installing software or doing anything that could possibly hurt our computer or jeopardize my family’s privacy.

9. I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people or is against the law.

10. I will help my parents understand how to have fun and learn things online and teach them things about the Internet, computers and other technology.

Safer Internet Day 2009

This video was not shown to students, but I feel it should be viewed by parents with their child and discussed. Children are precious and we as parents and as educators need to keep the lines of communication open and honest with our children to keep them safe.

Specialist

Click the link below to view a video that highlights all the great activities our Specialist teachers accomplish with our students.

The Specialist:
Isabel Williams Technology
Linda Robins Science
Noelle Shawa Art
Cheryl Kinon Music
Sean Wade PE

Digital Photography and Measuring with First Grade

First graders embarked on a measuring adventure using digital cameras to record their findings. Students were grouped and given objects to measure with a nonstandard measuring item (such as blocks). Then, they were given rulers to measure and record each measurement. Students took pictures of each object and inserted the pictures in Microsoft Word. Each student created one page with their measured object and labeled it with fun WordArt.

This project integrates class curriculum with technology while being creative and having fun!

First Grade uses Digital Photography to create Symmetry!

First graders used digital cameras to create Symmetry projects. Students have been learning about symmetry in their classes. They took the cameras around the school in search of things that represented symmetry. Once they had their pictures, they navigated through our network to view them. They printed the best picture. Next, students cut the picture in half, pasted it to another piece of paper, and drew the missing piece which created symmetry. Students had fun using a multitude of skills to complete this project. They used their math skills, technology skills, and art skills to demonstrate what they have been learning. They did a great job!

                        

                        

Third Grade Threads!

Ms. Levy's class completed their Voice Thread reflections.

http://voicethread.com/share/958097/

Ms. Adam's class threads poetry.

http://voicethread.com/share/1007397/

Follow the links-turn up the volume-Enjoy!

Fifth Grade Glogs

Fifth grade read Locomotion with Ms. Levi and created Glogs in the Computer Lab. To view more glogs go to Glogster.com and search Shlenker. The fifth grade glogs are the most recent postings. Enjoy!

Western Day!

Third Grade Glogs with Glogster!

Third Grade Glogs!

Third grade has been working on a Glog. A Glog is a web based program that lets you create a flyer or poster page on the Internet with moving and flashing objects. We used this fun and exciting program to describe a character study for the books we've been reading. Check out our Glogs by going to Glogster.com and searching Shlenker. They turned out beautiful and very cool!

Snowing at Shlenker! Sooo Coool!

Technology has no Boundaries!

On Friday November 20th, our fifth graders were engaged in a face to face discussion with fourth grade students at the Arlene Fern Community School in Buenos Aires. With the magic of technology, we used Skype to interact with one another.
The Arlene Fern Community School is a reform Jewish school that contacted us through Mrs. Picus. (Mrs. Picus and the Arlene Fern Community School are both affiliated with PARDeS, The Progressive Association of Reform Day Schools). They wanted to connect with a school in the United States to compare not only schools but also, cultures.
Mrs. Williams and Ms. Kinion enlisted the help of Ms. Levi to organize the fifth graders’ participation. We gathered in the music room and surrounded the big screen as we connected with their school. Their teacher, Ms. Weigandt, greeted us with an enthusiastic introduction to her students. Our students were just as eager to greet them. Once the introductions were done we sang Shiru Shir. Our students were given a thunderous round of applause. Three of our students, Ashley, Jake, and Noah described our uniforms and talked about Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day. After we answered some questions like, “What kind of food do you eat for Thanksgiving?” their fourth graders sang Hallelu. We cheered when they finished! Then it was time to say good-bye. Everyone involved in the project enjoyed the experience and look forward to connecting with each other again.
Bringing cultures together with the use of technology is one way we are moving our students into the 21st Century Technology Age.

PreK4 Creates Flags for Veteran's Day

Fourth Grade Digital Stories

Ms. Kaplan and I have been working with the fourth graders on creating a digital story using Voice Thread. It is a web based program that students use to record their stories to pictures that they created in Paint or downloaded from the Internet. The stories are cute, funny, smart, and interesting. If you would like to view some go to:
voicethread.com
Click browse
Type in Shlenker
And click on a picture thumbnail
Turn up the volume and enjoy!

Dear Parents,

First graders have been working hard to create stories in their classroom with their teacher. As a fun way to share these stories we have created a Podcast. I have included the link from our website for you to enjoy their first Podcast. Click on a name, turn up the volume, and enjoy!

In case you are not familiar with the term podcast: (A podcast is a series of digital media files (audio files) that are downloaded to a web based server and shared through the web).

http://www.shlenker.org/public/pag303.aspx