| Course Name: |
Tuesday Teacher Training: Navigating the Cyber Highway: What Educators Need to Know About Cybersafety - 10 Hour Online Course
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| Component Number: |
6-511-550 Session: 001
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| Professional Development Stage: |
Awareness |
| Training Hours: |
10 |
| Registration Fee: |
Registration is free for teachers within PAEC member districts and for $35.00 for all others
send payment to:
Panhandle Area Educational Consortium
Distribution Center
Attn: Paula Weeks
753 West Blvd.
Chipley, FL 32428
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| Contact Person: |
Brenda Crouch
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| Contact E-Mail: |
crouchb@paec.org |
| Course Web Site: |
http://www.paec.org/courses/ttt/sep2009/ |
| Professional Outcomes: |
Professional Educators will:
1. Learn what the body of research says about students and cyber safety.
2. Summarize strategies, indicated to be effective, for monitoring student Internet use and teaching them about cyber safety issues.
3. Recognize warning signs that an online environment is unsafe.
4. Explain why students may be reluctant to share concerns about online safety with an adult, such as a teacher or parent, and identify appropriate strategies to ensure open lines of communication are maintained.
5. Name the major categories of online risk, offer specific examples of each, and describe the primary concerns, associated with each one.
6. Understand professional and ethical responsibilities of educators as they relate to what is appropriate or inappropriate for an educator to post online.
7. Identify safety education requirements, established under the Broadband Data Improvement Active Act.
8. Develop a strong password.
9. Discuss the characteristics of positive and safe digital communication.
10. Define sexting and discuss the possible legal ramifications of this inappropriate behavior.
11. Develop a grade-appropriate action plan, which outlines plans for addressing cyber safety concerns with students.
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| Pupil Outcomes: |
Students will:
1. Become active participants in grade-appropriate cyber safety instruction.
2. Safely use the Internet as a tool that supports meaningful learning.
3. Show evidence of increased cyber safety awareness and increased academic achievement. |
| Description: |
Because our students live in a world where interactions in cyberspace have become the norm, Public Law 110-385, also known as the Broadband Data Improvement Act, provides for Internet safety training. This law will require schools that receive federal funding through the E-rate Program for Internet service, Internet access or internal connections, to include as a part of their Internet safety policy, “educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and Cyberbullying awareness and response.”
For maximum effectiveness, the responsibility to provide appropriate safety instruction for students is one that must be shared by all educators. What do teachers need to know to ensure the information they provide is accurate and appropriate? How can educators help students understand what constitutes responsible online conduct? What ethical guidelines should educators follow when posting online? What do students say their teachers should know about Internet safety? The information in this episode of Tuesday Teacher Training is critical for all who are invested in ensuring the safety of students in today’s digital age.
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| Rubric: |
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| Prerequisites: |
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| Follow-up Requirements: |
Online course |
| Sunshine Standards: |
Not Applicable
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| Audience Level: |
Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents
District-Level Directors
Other District Administrators
Principals and Assistant Principals
Teacher (Pre-K-3)
Teacher (Pre-K-3 ESE)
Teacher (4-5)
Teacher (4-5 ESE)
Teacher (Middle School)
Teacher (Middle School ESE)
Teacher(High School)
Teacher (High School ESE)
Guidance Staff
Media Specialists
Paraprofessionals
Support Staff Positions
Parents
Consortia-level Staff
Teacher (Technical School)
School Psychologist
Other District-Level Staff
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| District Goals: |
Imperative: Increasing the supply of highly qualified K-12 instructors
Imperative: Applying existing academic standards at all levels consistently
Imperative: Increasing rates of learning and completion at all levels, especially in high school, and raising the proportion of K-12 graduates, particularly low-income and minority students, who enter post-secondary education without remediation
Imperative: Improving the quality of school leadership at all levels
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| Accomplished Practices: |
Learning Environments
Technology
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| Delivery Methods: |
Web-Based |
| Providers: |
FloridaLearns Academy
Risk Management
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