Scenario+C

=Scenario C: High School Videos=

Your high school Spanish students have been extremely excited about a recent project in your class. Students have been writing scripts and acting out “commercials” in Spanish for imaginary products. You have recorded the commercials on a digital camcorder and uploaded the videos to YouTube. The response has been very positive to these videos, and several students have uploaded them to their personal MySpace pages and blogs to share them with friends.

However, one of your students, Olivia, just forwarded you a comment written in response to one of the videos in which she participated and asks for help translating. The comment is in Spanish and contains several sexual references and curse words. When Olivia clicks on the commentor's username to find out more about the person, she sees videos with sexual content. What do you tell your students about the comment and what Olivia saw, and how do you advise them to respond?

Provide your guidance below

=Advise = ​

What do you tell your students:

 * That the internet can be a dangerous place, so don't explore places (by clicking on the commentor's links) that you don't have knowledge in where you're going.
 * Make it into a "teachable moment" by talking to your students about the first amendment. You might want to open up a conversation with this statement, "If we have a right to post anything we want, why can't people say anything they want in return?"
 * Remind students of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and responsible use. If any inappropriate behaviors/ comments are seen it is their duty to report them immediately.

How do you advise them to respond:

 * Notify the teacher immediately.
 * Do not reply to the commentor.

Additional guidance: (for the teacher)

 * Delete the post.
 * You need to monitor the video post more often until the assignment is complete.
 * Once the assignment it completed, block all comments to the video.
 * Prior to the start of the project educate the students on internet safety. Anticipate a situation like this and be prepared for when it does happen.
 * Have the students post on their site that this blog is for educational comments only.
 * Teachers should have students post a disclaimer stating that the blog/ site is monitored by school district personnel.