Wessel,+Teaching+Safe+Behavior

= Technology Safety Lesson = = = Teacher: Ms. Wessel Activity Title: Technology Safety Lesson Grade Level: 5th Grade Location: Technology Lab Materials: Projector & Computers, parent permission letter


 * Objectives: **


 * The students will revisit Ms. Wessel's blog and revisit the definition of a blog.
 * The students will discuss proper blog etiquette with Ms. Wessel.
 * The students will read the parent letter that will be sent home today. (projected)
 * The students will learn about their music project for this month (projected) and view a sample blog.
 * The students will read through comments left on my blog and be ready to share a comment and explain why they thought it was well written.
 * Technology Used:** Blogs (blogspot), projector, computers.

** Student Expectations :**
 * The students will follow all guidelines and direction for the lesson.
 * The students will bring their blog permission slip home and have it returned by Friday, March 12th.

** Procedures: **


 * Ms. Wessel's Blog projected on screen: <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">[|www.inthemusicroom.blogspot.com]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Revisit blog definition:

<span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">A blog (short for Web Log) is a Website of your own where you enter information ordered by date. It can also be called an online diary or online journal that is shared  with others online. Blogs can be set up and maintained by almost anyone with an Internet connection <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Source: []


 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Student safety discussion:

<span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">1. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Who is the audience? <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Staying anonymous. Make a list: (first name only, no pictures, addresses, etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">3. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Leaving appropriate comments <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What to do if you were to receive an inappropriate comment <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Staying focused on the blog.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Read through comments left on my blog from our last project.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Ask students to be ready to share a comment that they thought was well written and interesting.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Call on students to share.

= Permission Letter =

To: 5th Grade Parents From: Ms. Wessel RE: Student Blogging Experience

Dear Parents,

For the next month in music class the students will be working on creating a blog that contains some of their favorite music web sites. They will also keep a journal/blog about what they have been doing in music class, most recently a project that includes information about a specific composer of their choice.


 * What's a Weblog or Blog? **

<span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">A blog (also called a weblog or web log) is a website consisting of entries (also called posts) appearing in reverse chronological order with the most recent entry appearing first (similar in format to a daily journal). Blogs typically include features such as comments and links to increase user interactivity. Blogs are created using specific publishing software.[ 1]

<span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> It is important to me and our school district that your child's identity is kept private when they are online. To insure that this will happen we will:
 * Security and Privacy **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Only use first names on our blogs.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Not identify the school or school district on our blogs.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Not allow email addresses of any kind on our blogs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Not allow any personal pictures or any other personal information on our blogs.


 * How Will They Be Graded? **

<span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will use a scoring rubric that includes their entries on their blog as well as their composer information and list of favorite musical websites.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">**Permission to Participate and to Create a Blog** <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Parents, for your child to participate and create their own blog, please read and discuss the following guidelines with your child and sign below.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Students should remember to act safely and keep personal information out of their blogs. Examples of personal information are personal pictures, phone numbers, email addresses, last names, location of our school and home addresses.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Students should never share their password with anyone other than their parent/guardian and teacher.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">It is important to remember to be appropriate with what you say on your blog. Remember, if it is not appropriate for a school assignment, then it is not appropriate to say in your blog. This is a graded assignment.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Students are encouraged to share information that includes their opinions on the subject matter. Once again, please remember that this is a school assignment, so any comments left on your blog or comments you leave on a classmate's blog must be appropriate. If you are uncomfortable with a comment left on your blog, please do not respond and let Ms. Wessel know immediately.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Students need to remember when they're working on this assignment that they should not click on links, download or install software without permission.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Students who do not follow these guidelines could lose their opportunity to participate in this project.

**<span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have read the following guidelines and agree to follow them for our blogging project. **

<span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">student's signature:

parent's signature:

[1] <span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Gunelius] <span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">, Susan. What is a Blog? // http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/p/WhatIsABlog.htm