 | Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com | No doubt your students have heard something about Internet safety ever since they were old enough to begin spending time online, and most of them likely feel that they're smart enough to avoid the pitfalls. But the risks associated with using the Internet are not always obvious, and research shows that teens are being successfully manipulated and targeted by scammers and marketers. Authors Fodeman and Monroe have combined experience of more than 50 years working with students, and for the last 10 years have focused their attention on understanding the issues that affect teens online. They have surveyed and spoken to thousands of students about their Internet behavior and experiences, and have heard from teachers and administrators from dozens of schools about issues concerning their students use of the Internet. Containing dozens of classroom-tested exercises and hundreds of links to Web sites, documents, and resources, Safe Practices for Life Online offers practical advice to help middle and high school students stay safe online by making better choices and minimizing their risks. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education. Some of the areas in which we publish are:
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Average Customer Rating:  How to bring cell phones into the curriculum Kids love their cell phones. Teacher and technology advocate Liz Kolb reasons that because students are highly motivated to interact with technology, they will find classroom content more compelling when they can develop content-based projects for their cell phones.
Interestingly enough, the learning activities in this book don't require students to actually bring their phones into the school.
Kolb shows many ways to integrate these "toys" into the K-12 curriculum nevertheless. Cell phones are potentially tools for knowledge construction, data collection, and collaborative communication. They can serve as collection devices for photos and videos when used with free online resources like Blogger and Flickr for creating a local landmarks photoblog, for example, or for a geometry digital storybook, rock identification, or photo mapping.
Students can brainstorm from their cell phones by sending text messages to a live Wiffiti screen. While on a field trip, students can text their observations or notes to the class Wiffiti screen and discuss their experiences back in the classroom.
Using the instant messaging service Twitter, teachers can set up a homework help group or study group hotline for students to collaborate on homework. For projects involving audio media, Kolb provides lesson plans for an oral history project and a virtual science symposium, among others.
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