The default for our learners should be positive, thoughtful, helpful when they connect online. They need to be able to discern from the plethora of information on the internet what serves their interests and what they should ignore. Giving students lots of opportunities to engage with people positively online like when they are posting and commenting through school blogs, will help them to develop confidence interacting in an online space.
Helping them to understand the difference between what's ok to share publically and what should be kept private is fundamental to them establishing a good digital footprint. Posing the question; what kind of information are your sharing about yourself? What will we be able to find out about you in ten years time? I imagine this could cause a bit of internal conflict for some of our teens, who in those formative teen years spend a lot of time focusing on their online image. Inviting students to discuss how they feel about sharing online, looking at examples of good and bad sharing. Within the Cybersmart curriculum is a whole range of resources designed to educate students from the correct use of digital media to developing their smart footprint, how to be smart legally and more. Click here to see the full programme.
Our aim should be to use Manaiakalani's Cybersmart programme to foster active, involved lifelong learners who are empowered to interact online positively.
Ngā mihi Kerry,
ReplyDeleteDistance learning has highlighted a lot of new thinking for me about how being cybersmart empowers our young people. I have been encouraged by what I am seeing, how learners have been responding and are harnessing what they already know, to navigate learning from home. Appreciated the opportunity to contribute to the DFI,
thanks again.
Fiona
Thanks Fiona for your comment. I totally agree distance learning and the use of Google Meet for online classes has given teachers and their students a completely different medium to put to task their Cybersmart understanding. I also like the new way students are sharing their work and talking about it via screenshare. I can hear real ownership in their learning and confidence when they feel confident to share their mahi in the virtual space.
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