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fbi-sos.org

Common Sense Media- http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Carnegie Cadets – http://www.carnegiecyberacademy.com/

Netsmartz

We need to have a better awareness on how to educate on cyberbullying.  Graduate students in counseling and education came together in this project.  Cyberbullying “refers to bullying via electronic communications tools.”

Seven Types

1. Flaming
2. Harassment
3. Denigration
4. Cyberstalking
5. Impersonation or Masquerading
6. Outing or Trickery
7. Exclusion

Trends
Age: increases in elementary years, peaks in middle school, declines in high school
Gender: girls more likely to be online and cyberbully

Broadband Data Improvement Act in 2008 included Title II “Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act.”

Phase I: Adapted previous survey by Li (2006, 2007).  More than half were aware of someone being cyberbullied most were not reported to an adult.  Slightly more boys than girls were both bullies and being bullied, most happened outside of school, over half were not reported, and situations typically happened on average about 4 times.

Phase II:  Focus Groups to further inform survey data, explore the student views and experiences to collect information to use in creating scenarios.  Found commonalities and put in three categories – Reactions, Knowledge, and Coping.  Results said most cyberbullying would take place between the student and someone they know, and most were due to a misunderstanding.  The most common answer for who they would talk to about it was the school counselor, also stating that they felt more adults need to be educated about cyberbullying.

Phase III: Virtual Scenarios fully “acted out” using avatars in Second Life, based on phases I and II: (1) Gossip Goes Virtual and (2) Mark Visits the School Counselor.  Students watched the scenarios and offered feedback.

Recommendations for parents: understand what it is, educate children, be aware, be involved.

Resources:

• CyberSmart Curriculum
• NetSmartz
• iSafe

Showing video of Second Life Scenario, “Mark Visits the School Counselor.”

Q&A
Second Life was used for the video scenarios to link the technology and counseling worlds, this seemed the easiest place to do this in a place that is away from the true counseling and reporting of cyberbullying in person to make it more comfortable for students.

More scenarios are hoped to be added later.

The scripting process for the video scenario used words from students in the focus group sessions. They reviewed feedback from the focus groups and used data and phrasing spoken by the students to create the scenario.

Focus Groups were recorded using digital audio and transcribed later.

MovieTeacher46.com has a list of movies where bullying takes place to use as a discussion starter.

Background Information About Copyright:

Two university websites, Vassar and University of Texas, were helpful in explaining in plain English what I might need.  The UT site has some other helpful resources in their Crash Course for Copyright as well.  Copyright Kids also had some very clear explanations.  A post at the Films for Learning Community cemented for me that I would need a license by its direct statement about using a track behind video for promotional purposes.  The Steve Gordon Law website explains quite clearly the difference between a synch license and a mechanical license, topics that helped me greatly later in my search.

After reading up on the rules, I realized I would need to find the copyright owner(s) and ask permission and probably pay for a license to use their work as part of my video.  I was still unsure, however, about what kind of license(s) I would need and who in the world to contact!

Finding the Owner(s):

Many of the sites I found pointed me to three places to look for the publisher or owner of the copyright for what I wanted to use.  I began with those: BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.),  ASCAP (American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers), and SESAC.  The BMI, ASCAP and SESAC search tools were easy to use.  There is also a search at the United States Copyright Office website, but that was less helpful with the information I had (a popular song title found many results).

There also seem to be companies out there whose sole business is to manage licenses and permissions for a copyright owner.  At least that’s how I interpret it – one example I found was ICG (Integrated Copyright Group).  There’s a good search tool there too.  When I went to the website for the copyright shown on the album for the music I was using, it had contact information for ICG under “Mechanical Licenses Contact Information,” so I started there.  The reply from that person stated that he didn’t think they represented that song, so he couldn’t help.  But he led me again to the three “Public Rights Organizations” listed above.  He said that each music publisher is represented by one of those three PROs, so when searching, one should have the contact information for the publisher or licensing agent.

The ASCAP ACE search brought me to the publisher/administrator of the song’s copyright.  I drafted a letter to the person listed there (there wasn’t a website or email, darn it!) explaining what it was I was seeking in hopes someone could help me get started in the right direction.  Someone there responded via email clearly stating what I would need for my purposes and how to obtain the part they administer.  Here’s where it gets tricky…  The publisher of the song itself is someone different from the owner of the copyright of the recording I want to use.  So I need to obtain licensing from both parties.  For licensing the song, I need a mechanical license granted by the songwriter, who in this case is represented by someone else.  This allows me to use the video on our website for one year and make a promotional DVD.  For licensing the recording, I need a recording license.  For that, I had to find the owner of the recording copyright.  I found a couple email addresses on the website for the recording company, so I sent them the details and asked for help.  They came back with very helpful information as well.  They offered two types of licenses – a master license would allow me to make unlimited copies of the DVD and sell them, and a demo license allows me to make up to 75 copies not to be sold.  Both include use on our website.  Since I only want to make a few copies of the DVD which will not be sold, I will get a mechanical license from the publisher of the song and a demo license from the publisher of the recordings.

Results:

Both of these licenses were surprisingly less expensive than I expected and can be obtained quite simply now that I have the information I need.  I’m in the process now and glad to have gone through it to do things the right way.  Now that I’ve done it once, I’m not nearly as hesitant to do the same in the future when the video changes, which I know it will…

http://garrisonsites.blogspot.com/

As well, who has anything included in their AUP dealing with video? Since more and more items are being posted – not just pictures and names anymore! How about we bring a copy of our AUPs to the first Tech Coordinator meeting? Or post somewhere here?

Also, I need my memory refreshed. One of the reasons (I thought) we needed – or it was a good idea to have – an AUP is that some federal funds are available only if we have an acceptable use policy in place? As well, isn’t there something about CIPA that requires us to have one? I know, I should know the answers to these things. I just have one in place for our school because I knew we needed it (for lots of reasons.)

(Staff Development)
The kids are different, but we’re not.  It’s about respecting your audience, which brings Web 2.0 tools into play – respect for ourselves and others for the information we have and can share.  People are constantly inventing new ways to facilitate our learning.  Right now it’s blogs and wikis, but that will change.

Lynne Schrum (Research and Pre-Service Teachers)
Technology is great, but does it increase student learning?  We need to be able to document learning with technology.  If we as teachers believe something is good for our students, we will do it.  We need collaboration.

Gwen Solomon
We need models.  There are some wonderful teachers out there using technology effectively, but not a lot of them.  We need viral marketing.

Tim Magner (Starting the Conversation)
New initiative for starting the conversation about Web 2.0.  Opportunity and Challenge lie in what is unknown and not yet talked about.  There’s no big picture of what this could look like.  Learning Ecosystem/School 2.0 image.  Communication and connection between schools and their communities.  We need to articulate our needs to empower our education system.  It’s a community conversation – not just for the school.  This image is a catalyst for a conversation with hopes of leading to systemic planning and implementation, will need to edit and change and transform as the information changes.  Image is available at school2.0.org, and more tools will be available as well.

Send your stories and experiences to Gwen_and_lynne_book2@yahoo.com.

Conversation is open.

Teachers are looking for ways to expose students to these powerful tools in a safe environment.  One looking for a MySpace-type space for students under 13 to share and collaborate on a smaller and safer scale.

David Jakes comments that where it will begin is in professional networks and for professional development for teachers.  Informal learning takes place, and this will create authentic experiences for teachers, will in-turn give teachers ability to teach the tools.

My wireless keeps going in and out, so unfortunately I’ve missed getting a lot of the conversation typed out. 

Scriptovia.com by students at University of Washington to share study guides, notes, etc.

Parent wants to put more pressure on teachers to get information online about their courses instead of that pressure coming from administration.  Parent group has created a site called www.thegroupery.com.  Another parent concurs that she wants more teachers to communicate electronically – this needs to start with pre-service teachers.

Resource for professional development: Library 2.0 (Google it) has self-paced experience for librarians on Web 2.0 skills.

Community Walk – mapping tool being used for Geography and History, tour of Ellis Island, personal work for students.

Downer’s Grove using digital storytelling (David Jakes).  Digital Diplomacy Project – you have 2 minutes to tell us what it means to be an American.

Spanish tool called eboca (?) for assessment

I think Edutopia.org recorded this session?

Sorry for the sketchiness of this post – it was a little tougher to take notes while following this very quick-moving discussion!

I have a 1 MB connection this morning, so I hope blogging will update correctly.  I’ve been keeping backups, copying text before I save just in case…

There are many resources listed and referenced in this session according to the NECC program – I’ve copied this information to the bottom of this post for easier accessibility. 

My notes from the session follow, with some interspersed comments from me in italics:

Effective Pedagogy: (books) How People Learn and Literacy, Technology, and Diversity

Technology Tools for ELLs should:

• Develop deep UNDERSTANDING of concepts, ideas and learning
• Provide AUTHENTIC opportunities to communicate and problem-solve
• RELATE to pre-exisiting knowledge and experiences
• Provide CHALLENGING learning opportunities
• Enable students and teachers to COLLABORATE
• Reinforce a positive IDENTITY

Big Ideas

• ELLs shold be both media consumers and media producers
• ELLs should produce and publish
• You already have what you need

Improved Sense of Self > Academic Achievement > Digital Media Production > Electronic Publishing > Positive Feedback > Improved Sense of Self…

Produce

• Narrative and Informational Videos
• Books (can be inexpensive to print now)
• Comics (ComicLife)
• Journals, Blogs
• Radio Shows
• Interviews

Publish

• Podcasting
• Blogs
• RSS
• Wikis
• Skype
• Lulu.com (publisher, virtually free)

Gaggle.net has translate feature and one that will read selected text to you.

Internet Archive (archive.org) has public domain videos students can edit and use to create their own content.

Camstudio.org has free tool for recording audio with screencast
Jodx.com (?) is free tool for converting audio to iPod format

UnitedStreaming – use script of narration in Teacher’s Guide (in Related Materials) to allow students to follow along reading while listening

Give them a reason to practice their English – record their own audio

Video by teacher in Houston ISD: ESL = English with Sound and Light.  Had students create a list of adjectives to describe themselves and records them.  He encourages them to use their voices, gestures and facial expresions to clarify.  GREAT effects, and really seems to engage the students and give them a personal ownership in their work and increased self image.  Another video shows students doing activities with a narrator (student) asking what the student did.  You need to answer out loud, then the narrator tells the answer with text.  This is an instructional video to help students learn the activities and practice verbs.  These videos are not published, but Arturo says you can probably email the teacher (Michael Shea) for a copy of the DVDs.  Occasionally they are published on the Reagan H.S. website.  A higher-end video editor is used for this project, but lower-end tools would work to get started.

Digital images available on UnitedStreaming for use in projects (but not for publishing on the web).  Pics4Learning is another good source for free images.  iPhoto has a book-maker feature (StoryBook) to create a bound hardcover or paperback book with photos and text.  Linter.com (?) also has tools for creating books.  MyPublisher.com is a PC version where you can create books – upload and they print or you can print yourself.

ComicLife is a comic book builder that is motivating and fun for kids.  There is now a Windows version as well as the Mac version that’s been around a while.  Teachers use to teach dialog – everything in the bubble needs to be in quotation marks.  Can also create a QuickTime movies from this.  Newer Macs (last year or so, the Intel-based Macs) include ComicLife software.

Graphic Organizers are another great tool (Inspiration/Kidspiration) for ELL students to learn concepts and connections.

Digital audio can be created easily by students, and this is a good opportunity for ELL students to record their own voices practicing their English.  Radio WillowWeb is a “radio” internet audio site for and by kids.  PCs and Macs have recording capabilities built-in, but other free tools are available.  Audacity is a free tool for Mac and PC.  iPod microphones are also a great took for portable recording (Belkin ToonTalk is recommended), but it does drain battery fast.  Podcasts are also good for practicing and enhancing lessons – enhanced podcasts include pictures and text!  One quote from a teacher: In our middle schools, they’re given 20 vocabulary words to learn, and they were learning 40 percent.  With the use of iPods and podcasts, learning has increased to 95 percent.

Robert Chavez, Harris Elementary, Austin ISD: Identity Text video.  When student is speaking Spanish as narrator, subtitles show English.  Photos and video of personal descriptors.  Email Arturo for a copy of the video.

Referenced Web Links (copied from NECC online program)

Digital Video
iMovie: http://www.apple.com/education/imovie/
Movie Maker: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx
iPod in Education: http://www.apple.com/education/ipod/
Video – The Letter: http://homepage.mac.com/dbranam1/iMovieTheater19.html

Digital Images
iPhoto (Mac): http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/
Photo Story (PC): http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Websites to publish your photo books:

http://www.sharedink.com/

http://www.mypublisher.com

http://www.blurb.com/

http://www.lulu.com/

Inspiration: http://www.inspiration.com/
Comic Life (only for Mac): www.plasq.com
Comic Book Creator (only for PC): http://www.mycomicbookcreator.com

Digital Audio
Audacity (free audio recorder for Mac and PC): http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
iTunes (Mac and PC): http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Garageband (Mac only music and podcast tool): http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

Podcasts
Breaking News English: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
English as a Second Language Podcast: http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php
Digital Chalk: http://www.digitalchalkworksheets.com/
Rolling R’s (Middle School Spanish Lessons): http://rollingrs.com/

ELL Web Resources
Colorin Colorado (ESL resources from PBS) http://colorincolorado.org/
Space Place (Math and Science for kids in English and Spanish): http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/sp/kids/
HPRTEC (Rubistar and Casa Notes): http://hprtec.org/
Pics4Learning (free safe images) http://www.pics4learning.com/
Venatanas al Universo (Math and Science for kids in English and Spanish, leveled): http://www.windows.ucar.edu/spanish.html

Web 2.0
The Clem (Class weblog): http://visitmyclass.com/blogs/burnett05/default.aspx
Goochland High School (Teacher weblogs): http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/gateway/go/ghs/teachers
Skype (free computer to computer calls anywhere in the world): http://www.skype.com
Edublogs (free weblog site for teachers): http://www.edublogs.org
Wikispaces (free collaborative website builder): http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers