From i-safe at lists.esu10.org Tue Feb 19 11:54:36 2008 From: i-safe at lists.esu10.org (i-safe@lists.esu10.org) Date: Tue Feb 19 11:56:06 2008 Subject: [I-Safe] Internet Safety & Digital Citizenship Contest 2008 Message-ID: <6DF8F69A64E30F499706169345E596BC02C9DF3D@e10-srv2.lan.esu10.org> Please pass this on to the person(s) responsible for Internet Safety instruction at your school. Announcing the 2008 Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Poster & PSA Contest To promote Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship in Nebraska, the ESUs along with the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, are once again sponsoring the Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Poster and PSA Contest for Nebraska students. In the past, the focus has been primarily on Internet safety alone, but this year a new dimension has been added, that of Digital Citizenship. Entries are due by March 15, 2008 to Graci Gillming via the ESU 10 route or mailed to ESU 10, 76 Plaza Blvd, PO Box 850, Kearney, NE 68848. The entry form and contest guidelines are available at http://nis.esu10.org/ggillmin/InternetSafety and in the next issue of the Connector. The focus of Internet safety is on protecting oneself, but what about one's own behavior on the Internet. People can do all kinds of things, positive and negative, to others using the Internet, as well as to computers, cell phones, and other forms of technology. Society has dictated a certain set of behaviors for living in a physical community, but what about the technological community? Digital citizenship is defined as the norms of behavior in regards to the use of technology, and encompasses etiquette, communication, literacy, accessibility, as well as commerce, law, rights and responsibilities, health and wellness, and security. Because of a lack of experience in using technology by parents and adults over the age of 30ish, students have the advantage. They can do just about whatever they want, to whomever they want whenever they want. And it can all be done anonymously. In the past, students have had little instruction at home or school about digital citizenship. Even though adults care about citizenship and want students/children to be well-behaved even in the digital world, our lack of experience and awareness gave us little to fall back on. Recently, though, caring educators, like yourself, have realized the importance of digital citizenship and have added it to their curriculum. We commend you and encourage others to emphasize digital citizenship whenever possible. As educators, we know that one learns best when one teaches, which applies to students as well. So ESU 10 invites you to encourage your students to participate in the 2008 Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Contest. Creating a poster or public service announcement (PSA) will reinforce what students have learned. Their project can be shared with their peers, school, community, and state. The guidelines and entry form for the 2008 contest are available at http://nis.esu10.org/ggillmin/InternetSafety along with poster and PSA rubrics, more information about the contest, and other Internet safety and digital citizenship resources. Thank you for your participation in the past and for your efforts in educating students and your community on such an important issue. Please let me know if you have any questions. Graci <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Graci Gillming Technology Training Coordinator Educational Service Unit 10 PO Box 850, 76 Plaza Blvd Kearney, NE 68848 Bus: 308-865-5664 X-229 Fax: 308-233-9066 ggillmin@esu10.org A story is not complete until it's been given away. Peggy Reinecke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.esu10.org/pipermail/i-safe/attachments/20080219/992732b7/attachment.htm