curing your student e-mail headaches presented by: michael kessler
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Curing Your Student E-Mail Headaches
Presented by:
Michael Kessler
Topics of Discussion
Student Email Realities Teacher/Student Dynamics Benefits of Online Communication Projects/Curriculum Ideas School Liability Issues Standards and Compliancy Communication Beyond Email
Understanding our Students
Self Motivated– The students that teachers dream about having. They do
all the work you assign, and more. (9%) Going Through the Motions
– The students that, although in their hearts they feel that what is being taught has little relevance, they are farsighted enough to realize that their future may very well depend on their grades. (68%)
Tune Us Out– They are convinced that school is totally devoid of interest and
totally irrelevant to their life. School is much less interesting than the myriad devices they carry in their pockets. (23%)
Student Email Realities
According to the National NetDay Survey of
over 210,000 K-12 students in 2004:
29% of K-3 students have email accounts 79% of 7-12th grade students have email accounts 70% have at least one IM account Of those, over 73% say Email/IM is essential to their
day to day lives
Student Email Realities
Our Vision is that students get an email account in elementary school, and that account will follow them until graduation.
A student’s email account is going to be as important to their educational records as their student ID number.
Teacher/Student Dynamics
Breaking down the barriers of communication and the walls that dictate where and when learning takes place
Utilizing email both inside and outside of class
Benefits of Email Communication
Social Aspects– All issues of race, appearance, dress, and physical
limitations melt away.– What becomes important is not who you are, but what
you have to say. Literacy Skills Safety Issues Going Virtual (Paperless?)
– Eliminate the paper chase and save time and printer cartridges.
Project and Curriculum Ideas
Literacy tool– Reading, Writing, Typing– Teaches students to convey thoughts in writing– Helps link schoolwork to real life
Adult Mentors– Adopt a Grandparent– Big Brother/Sister
Student Mentors Peer Review Character Impersonations Student Key Pals
School Liability Issues
Inability to identify problems before they occur
Lack of monitoring Access to students from outsiders is too
easy The three “W’s”
– Who are they emailing?– What is being emailed?– Why are they emailing?
School Liability Solutions
Inability to identify problems before they occur– Blocked Word Lists / Weighted Words– Cyber Bully Blocker– APS System
Lack of monitoring– Teachers can review messages at any time
Access to students from outsiders is too easy– Restrict to Class, School, District, or World Wide– Address Blocking
Standards and Compliancy
CIPA (The Children’s Internet Protection Act )– School must “adopt a policy addressing the safety and
security of minors using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct online communication.”
– “Must have technology measures in place to protect against visual depictions that are obscene or pornographic.”
State Standards for email in NC, TX, MD, AZ, MO, VA, and many more.
ISTE’s NETS – 3rd Grade
Steps to Prepare
Change Board Policy Determine Instructional Needs and Goals Create/Modify an Acceptable Use Policy Determine how will you enforce these policies Address Network Security
District Integration with Other Systems
Single user sign-on with user name and password for cross authentication– SharePoint, Edline, SchoolWires, SchoolFusion,
FinalSite, etc.
Student Information System / Active Directory
Data Integration for Account Creation, Deletion, and mobility within the district.
Make the Safe Choice
The same teacher that allows students to use Gmail or HotMail at school, is planning these fieldtrips….
…and thinks this student is safe by wearing a helmet.
Thank You!Now for a demo!