including academic uses, social uses, and compulsive behavior. Our featured
guest was Dr. Jerald Block, psychiatrist and expert on Internet addiction.
His presentation included lots of terrific data without making too many
judgments about =B3good=B2 or =B3bad=B2 uses. I presented the second session.
We have posted presenter slides and audio on the following pages.
Technology, Compulsive Behavior, and Social Networking
Dr. Jerald Block, M.D.
http://www.catlin.edu/page/1910
OMG My Parents Joined Facebook!
Richard Kassissieh, Director of Technology, Catlin Gabel School
http://www.catlin.edu/page/1906
Richard
On 4/3/09 9:12 AM, "Richter, Lavina A." <vrichter@exeter.edu> wrote:
> In conjunction with our Dean of Students, I've met with groups of
> parents to talk about social networking. I do a presentation (which
> I've done at a number of other schools) that begins with talking about
> the tools and what they are (since there are still a number of parents
> who have never seen any of these tools), and then I talk about why they
> are of value to the kids (and to us as well). We also tell parents what
> we are doing on campus (assemblies, policies, documentation) to address
> the use of social networking with students and faculty. Finally we ask
> the parents to partner with us in learning (themselves) about the tools
> so they can build a vocabulary with which to open discussions about
> (safe and appropriate) use with their kids. The most compelling links I
> have found are videos about why students use them and about
> cyberbullying, and research on how to speak to students effectively
> about internet safety. The first one is my favorite. - Vi
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> Cyberbullying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DseOQyMvG99w
> Why Use Social Networking? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dg6YT6sEDZiE
> Internet Safety Education for Teens: Getting It Right
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> http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/internet-crimes/safety_ed.htmlPew/Internet
> http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/223/report_display.asp
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> Vi Richter
> Instructor and Academic Technology Coordinator
> Information Technology Services
> Phillips Exeter Academy
> http://www.exeter.edu/ITS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of William Stites
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:38 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Query - parent Education on Social Networking (Facebook,
> Twitter, MySpace)
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> Take a look at http://www.edsocialmedia.com. We had them to our school
> (The Montclair Kimberley Academy) for a social media bootcamp in
> February and the day was extremely successful. There were a number of
> other school in attendance as well (30-40 people).
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> The bootcamp focused on using the social media tools in schools. From
> Twiiter to Facebook to podcast to blogs. They were extremely helpful
> and I can't recommend what they do, the resources they online and the
> level of help.
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> William D. Stites, Jr.
> Director of Technology
> The Montclair Kimberley Academy
> 201 Valley Road
> Montclair, NJ 07042
> (P) 973-509-4595
> (F) 973-509-4596
> wstites@mka.org
> http://www.mka.org
> Twitter: wstites
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> On Apr 1, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Dean wrote:
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>> > Greetings,
>> >
>> > I was wondering if any of your schools have done any significant
>> > parent education on social networks with an emphasis on facebook,
>> > etc. If so, do you have any links to some research or websites that
>> > parents might find helpful in navigating the waters through which
>> > our "digital age" students swim on a daily basis? Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Dean J. Fusto
>> > Head of Upper School
>> > Assistant Head of School
>> > The Bement School
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Richard Kassissieh
Director of Information Technology
Catlin Gabel School
503 297-1894 x300
kassissiehr@catlin.edu
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