ASCD+2009

=**Sessions Attended**= toc

**Cyber Bullying Basics**
Amy H. Glass

[|Teenager sues over ridicule on Facebook] [|Bethel vs. Fraser] [|Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier] [|Morse v. Frederick] [|Tinker v. Des Moines]


 * First Ammendment Protection (Students)**
 * Where fighting words are used
 * Where clear and present danger is evident
 * Where there is a potential for defamation
 * Where a true threat is a possibilty


 * Implications for Policy**
 * Schools must prove "material disruption, substantial disorder or violation of the rights of others." (Tinker vs. Des Moines)
 * Schools can prohibit student offensive speech without proving "material disruption or substantial disorder." (Bethel v. Frazer)
 * Schoools have editorial control over school-sponsored "expressive" activities (publication, theatrical productions, etc.) (Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier)
 * Supporting student right to free speech concerning illicit drug use = schools advocating/supporting illegal drug use (Morse v. Frederick)

K12 schools with Internet access must include a cyber bullying awareness program in curriculum //Who is responsible for this?//
 * Broadband Data Improvement Act**


 * What Can Schools Do to Protect Against Cyberbullying?**
 * Step Back and take a deep breath (don't be reactive)
 * Be proactive, not reactive in responses
 * Define cyberbullying in AUP
 * Be clear about concsequences for abuser
 * Put tools in place to prevent it before it happens
 * AUP signed by parents
 * Introduce more curriculum
 * consequences are clear and "stick"
 * Make sure response is appropriate
 * [|Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District]

When asked about student involvement in policy development, responded with "I'd never thought about involving students". Huh.

Keynote - Greg Mortenson

African Proverb (paraphrased): "Educating a boy, you educate an individual. Educating a girl, you are educating a community."
 * Ann Etchison [|Tweet]
 * Gender divide?
 * True with social media?


 * 3 Cups of Tea**
 * 1) Stranger
 * 2) Friend
 * 3) Family

Embrace MySpace
Safe Uses of Social Networking Tools with Students - [|Wiki page]


 * 3 Premises**
 * 1) [|Our students are already using]
 * 2) [|If we block it, they'll get around it]
 * 3) [|If we don't teach our students how to use it, who will?]

Environmental Education
Learning Beyond the Classroom Boundaries

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
Stephanie Sandifer Link]


 * [|WikiEducator.org]

Misc
Gary S. on IT - Aren't they done yet? Your plumber isn't in your house having coffee in the morning after working on your sink.

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