This may be the most important part of technology for our students so that they are not only safe but understand etiquette and the law.
First, personal safety. Students need to be warned about how easy it is for predators to discover who they are through simple fact finding methods. Students need to keep their personal information private.
Students would benefit from seeing text written in different ways and give their opinion as to the 'tone" behind the print. For example, how we interpret words written in all caps. Students need to understand that the language register still applies on line. We speak/write in one way to school collegues and term papers and in a more casual manner in emails to friends.
The law is important to know as in Middle School, students often say and do rash things, not realizing that these things remain forever in the digital world. Evidence of this is seen daily in the newspaper as well as appropriate videos showing similar scenarios.
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