Cyber Savvy: Embracing Digital Safety and Civility
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 141299621X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Bissonette, JD 2011-04-18)"This book's approach is both interesting and outside the common tactics used by many schools to address cyber-citizenship issues. "Willard provides the reader with a critical understanding of why we need a more effective approach to teaching teens about Internet safety and citizenship. The guidelines and strategies she describes make the reader believe that implementation of a more effective, Cyber Savvy approach is not only feasible, but easily accomplished." (Aimée M. Instead of issuing mass edicts for school districts that will 'protect' students and staff by preventing access to valuable online information, Nancy Willard has developed a balanced methodology around making wiser choices and stronger long-term decisions." (Christopher Wells, Director of IT Policies and Communications 2011-05-23)
How to teach students online safety and citizenshipNancy Willard integrates her expertise in risk prevention, law, and education to provide a collaborative and positive process for teaching secondary students positive social norms, safety, and “netiquette.” She lays out the steps for school staff and students to work as a team in building an effective program that will teach young people how to:Keep themselves safeDisclose and consume information wiselyRespect the rights, privacy, and property of othersTake responsibility for others’ well-being when neededRespond to inappropriate or dangerous situations
She taught “at risk” children, practiced computer law, and was an educational technology consultant before focusing her professional attention on issues of youth risk online and effective management of student Internet use. Among them are; Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Cruel