The internet as we know is sort of like the Wild West. It has changing rules and frontiers all the time, and just when you think you start getting used it, something changes.
As adults, we are all used to these shifting boundaries, and know a little bit about protecting ourselves. I think the realization this class was that student's simply wont be as prepared for this new society as adults would be.
It's strange to think, because kids often times seem to adapt easier to the technological world and teach us adults things we didn't know. For example, running the smart board eraser around the whole board, then tapping the middle with it erases everything. You don't need to simply run the "brush" up and down. And I learned that from a student!
Despite this edge in technological know-how, students are still somewhat naive in how they approach the internet. This class revealed a lot about how students need to be informed about things such as marketing and advertising, safety, authenticity and copyright rules.
I guess as teachers we had better slap on a sheriffs badge and get to patrolling and laying down the law, because that seems to be the best way to help kids get used to this new frontier.
As adults, we are all used to these shifting boundaries, and know a little bit about protecting ourselves. I think the realization this class was that student's simply wont be as prepared for this new society as adults would be.
It's strange to think, because kids often times seem to adapt easier to the technological world and teach us adults things we didn't know. For example, running the smart board eraser around the whole board, then tapping the middle with it erases everything. You don't need to simply run the "brush" up and down. And I learned that from a student!
Despite this edge in technological know-how, students are still somewhat naive in how they approach the internet. This class revealed a lot about how students need to be informed about things such as marketing and advertising, safety, authenticity and copyright rules.
I guess as teachers we had better slap on a sheriffs badge and get to patrolling and laying down the law, because that seems to be the best way to help kids get used to this new frontier.
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