I'm very encouraged by the reaction to the issue of cyber-bullying and internet safety in general. The safety sites out there like iSafe and wired safety are truly cutting edge. With the exponential growth of the social networking components of the internet, educators seem to be one step behind in general. However these sites, with things like 24 hour cyber-bully support and resources for teachers and parents, are very important.
The site that interested me the most this week was voice stream. This is a neat site. Any activity that encourages multi sensory approaches is going to be a motivator to students. In addition, when children can "see it, hear it, say it" that's when research suggests that they learn best. Great tool with real potential for the classroom.
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I enjoyed reading your thoughts. I am curious to hear how you used or plan to use Voice Stream. Was that different from Voice Thread? I had checked that out a little, but not thoroughly. I would love to hear about how other people use the voice programs as I realized from your mentioning the "see it, hear it, say it" bit that I need to be more mindful of that. I think it's also valuable for kids to hear a voice other than mine.
Thanks for the mention.
Parry Aftab
Exec Director
WiredSafety.org
I am glad these sites exist to help us teach kids - now we have to be sure to add this to what we do teach in schools.
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