Professional Knowledge - English

Hi ! Can anyone send me the video s embedded code? Thank you.

Khalil Zakari

ELT Researcher

Kzakari@yahoo.com

www.zakari.fr.fm

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One brilliant set of resources which you might like to use with students is available on one of their favourite sites

http://www.bebo.com/Safety.jsp

There are 9 short video tutorials which are perfect at making points about think before you post, cyberbullying issues whilst still promoting the use of social networking.
There are teaching/learning resources to go with this.
I realise that some schools may have problems accessing this site from their own school, but it would be a good idea to ask for unfiltered access for this purpose. If the video clips are not downloadable, it may be that bebo would send them to promote their use with the resources.

I am a head of ICT and I use these type of internet tools myself but these issues are part of whole school issues and 'life skills' for our young people (and older people) and should be a fundamental part of their use of ICT for learning. However, I do think that we need to recognise that good practice for students and teachers is paramount and discussing why it is not acceptable to be 'playing games' or using proxy servers while using the computers/ICT equipment is the same as reading a daily newspaper/magazine or chatting while you are part of a mathematics or geography lesson. The etiquette for learning is just the same. Safety issues should be discussed and students should be actively involved in understanding risks they are open to and how to minimise them because however much we 'shut things down' at school they go off site and often have access to do whatever they like and need more guidance about what they are doing.

STCaplan
I enjoyed th eprogramme and think it is not only relevant for English teachers but many other curriculum areas.
A useful video would be to show us how to create podcasts, use face book etc.
We also need to have a blog/social networking site that is secure in and out of school. It all takes time!!
How do we prevent the 'nasty' elements? As hard as we teachers try, there will always be those students who use the technology inappropriately.

As with the comment above we want to use it in a safe suitable way.

you may have moved on but I've only just come across this comment so I thought I reply!

I completely agree - teachers need a SN where user actions can be tracked back easily, where they can be assured that all the content is appropriate and that users are who they say they are. Take a look at "The Learning Landscape for Schools" where these issues are addressed.

The Learning Landscape for Schools
A safe social network
http://www.ll4schools.co.uk
http://elgg.ll4schools.co.uk/johnsw16/weblog

Following up on a couple of the previous comments -

Clearly we must teach about the popular SNs - that is not in question. But in order to teach with the SN tools (blogs, wikis, communities, etc.) teachers need one where user actions can be tracked back easily, where they can be assured that all the content is appropriate and that users are who they say they are. Take a look at "The Learning Landscape for Schools" where these issues are addressed.

The Learning Landscape for Schools
A safe social network
http://www.ll4schools.co.uk
http://elgg.ll4schools.co.uk/johnsw16/weblog

I love and hate this programme.

Why I love it - it embraces the new technologies that kids (and adults!) are using outside of school. Social networking = peer assessment = learning portfolios etc etc etc

Why I hate it - Irresponsible is a strong word, but in a programme of this length, to not even mention ANY issues with this technology (see Tom's comment here) is definitely irresponsible.

I think I'm in a position to say that I'm absolutley SICK of people standing up and saying we should use this type of technology without the solution to the OBVIOUS problems of accountability, abuse and security. Not even mentioning it is like lying.

Which is why I've flogged my guts out for 3 years to come up with a solution. realsmart ( www.smartassess.com ) is being used in schools today to safely and securely leverage the learning potential of web 2.0 technologies. Blogs, podcasts, collaborative websites, online interactive mind maps etc etc.

Plug over.

Gwyn ap Harri
Teacher

As much as I enjoy using 'blog' based learning and pupil access to it.
There is a huge, and I mean huge problem with some users who take this technology and use it maliciously. Check out 'My Space' etc for Happy Slapping, mobile phone pictures of staff being edited with their heads being placed on top of nude bodies, students ganging up on each other.
In a nut shell, there is not enough control of what can and is happening. It has already got to the stage where parents don't even know that their children are stripping for the web-cam. Ask me how I know, I'm married to a pastoral head who deals with internet bullying and misuse more than any other form. Man, it's already out of hand!!!!
So, LEAs must stay clear of allowing acces to the social internet
areas, schools will become breeding grounds for web violence. You
don't need a stick to hurt anyone anymore, take their picture, edit it,
and show the world.