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: Article
Reflection:
This artifact is an article I wrote for ITEC 7430, Internet Tools in the Classroom, in the spring of 2014. The article is about Internet Safety, how the safety of students is of the utmost importance, a myriad of possible teaching guides to help spark discussion, and how to best broach the subject with students. The article was shared with my professional learning community to help build awareness, and it was published on my educational blog.
Standard 4.2 notes that candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. This article was written to share information with my professional learning community and students about how to safely and appropriately communicate in the online setting. In this article, information about safe digital communication is discussed and potential downfalls of safe usage are mentioned. This article was designed to help students and teachers better understand safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of online communication. Several different teaching resources for students to explore are included in this artifact, as is the current reality of our school and questions for further discussion. The article represents my ability to model and facilitate ethical uses of online communication as it demonstrates my ethical and healthy use, but also demonstrates my ability to facilitate the learning of peers and students toward improved use of technology.
The issue of internet safety is far reaching. My understanding of this issue has been always in the back of my mind when using technology with students; however, it was brought to the forefront of my thinking when I was asked to write this article. Interestingly enough, authoring this article has made me more confident about where I stand regarding internet safety in my school. I researched a myriad of teaching resources for teaching safe, healthy, legal, and ethical use of digital tools and information. The article opened my eyes to the variety of ways in which I can model and facilitate healthy uses of technology in my classroom. I am proud of the article I have written; however there is always room for improvement. If I had the chance to do this again, I would like to include more resources for parents to use when working with their child, at home, and talking to them about online safety. These conversations aren’t easy, and parents need all the help they can get.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs puts safety as the most important factor to human flourishing, right behind physiological needs. One cannot learn without first feeling safe. It is a huge responsibility to make sure that students feel safe and have a healthy environment to interact and learn. This article displays the many strategies and resources available to helping both teachers and students understand the thin line between safe and unsafe, ethical and unethical, healthy and unhealthy. This information was shared with administrators and school leaders, and ultimately led to a panel on internet safety concerns in the middle school. The impact of starting these conversations with key stakeholders in my community has been exponentially positive.
Reflection:
This artifact is an article I wrote for ITEC 7430, Internet Tools in the Classroom, in the spring of 2014. The article is about Internet Safety, how the safety of students is of the utmost importance, a myriad of possible teaching guides to help spark discussion, and how to best broach the subject with students. The article was shared with my professional learning community to help build awareness, and it was published on my educational blog.
Standard 4.2 notes that candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. This article was written to share information with my professional learning community and students about how to safely and appropriately communicate in the online setting. In this article, information about safe digital communication is discussed and potential downfalls of safe usage are mentioned. This article was designed to help students and teachers better understand safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of online communication. Several different teaching resources for students to explore are included in this artifact, as is the current reality of our school and questions for further discussion. The article represents my ability to model and facilitate ethical uses of online communication as it demonstrates my ethical and healthy use, but also demonstrates my ability to facilitate the learning of peers and students toward improved use of technology.
The issue of internet safety is far reaching. My understanding of this issue has been always in the back of my mind when using technology with students; however, it was brought to the forefront of my thinking when I was asked to write this article. Interestingly enough, authoring this article has made me more confident about where I stand regarding internet safety in my school. I researched a myriad of teaching resources for teaching safe, healthy, legal, and ethical use of digital tools and information. The article opened my eyes to the variety of ways in which I can model and facilitate healthy uses of technology in my classroom. I am proud of the article I have written; however there is always room for improvement. If I had the chance to do this again, I would like to include more resources for parents to use when working with their child, at home, and talking to them about online safety. These conversations aren’t easy, and parents need all the help they can get.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs puts safety as the most important factor to human flourishing, right behind physiological needs. One cannot learn without first feeling safe. It is a huge responsibility to make sure that students feel safe and have a healthy environment to interact and learn. This article displays the many strategies and resources available to helping both teachers and students understand the thin line between safe and unsafe, ethical and unethical, healthy and unhealthy. This information was shared with administrators and school leaders, and ultimately led to a panel on internet safety concerns in the middle school. The impact of starting these conversations with key stakeholders in my community has been exponentially positive.