Online survey and quiz makers

I will be using the sight www.4teachers.org to create rubrics using their rubistar.  I will create a rubric to use during my photostory project with my students.  I found the online tool of rubistar to be very helpful in creating a rubric because the rubric design is pre-made.  All a teacher needs to do is type in the specific criteria they will use to grade the project.  

cyberbullying

As stated on wikipedia, cyberbullying "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others."

I found two websites that were very child/student friendly for teaching students about cyberbullying.  The sites had kid friendly pictures and info. that could be tailored to different age groups.

www.stopcyberbullying.org

www.cyberbullying.info

Always use your best manners-netiquette

As found in Wikipedia, netiquette is defined as the "social conventions that facilitate interactions of networks."  Simply speaking, rules that govern the use of computers and the internet.  As with all behavior expectations, netiquette can vary depending on the community of people using it.

On www.albion.com, users can find a list of 10 rules taken from the book Netiquette written by Virginia Shea.  These are the basic rules of world wide web use in an easy to read format.

I also found a more detailed sight www.livinginternet.com with many tabs and links to find all the answers to netiquette questions.

My favorite sight was www.BPL.org.  This sight is the web page for the Boston Public Library.  This page was created for the use of children, listing eight rules that apply to internet usage with kids.

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

www.teachingteachers.com

Digital storytelling takes the art of telling a story and combines it with the use of technology.  Students are so excited about using computers, what a great way to encourage students to write and tell stories.  Digital storytelling can be used to tell a personal story, share educational learning, and to enhance writing curriculum.

"Human beings are naturally predisposed to hear, remember, and to tell stories.  The problem for teachers, parents, government leaders, friends and computers is to have more interesting stories to tell."

-Roger Schank

Here is another link I found showing different ways that digital storytelling has been used within education and out.

http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory