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My unit is designed for 4th grade resource students in language arts. The goal is for them to research a tour or place of interest within 30 miles of their home. They will then design a brochure or power point presentation to encourage others to visit their attraction. They will communicate their final product to another fourth grade class in South Carolina. The Essential Question is: Are vacations important?

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Responses to Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet scenarios Web surfing: Students need to have clear and simple expectations with sites to use and how their time is to be spent. A progress chart that they complete each day will be their responsibility. The teacher should also be alert and moving around the group as they work to “prevent by her presence” just as you do in a traditional classroom.

Inappropriate Content District policies should be in place to limit access to inappropriate sites. This is such a critical issue that school districts and teachers must determine safety before the project is started. Students also need to have detailed training in advance. For the teacher’s protection, this training needs to be documented. The adults need to assume that there may be some students who may push the limits. Constant monitoring is essential.

Cyber bullying The Internet has certainly expanded the opportunities for bullying. Before a class can be involved in this type of online collaboration, there must be much training and constant supervision. As with face-to-face bullying, having a solid relationship with students and a sense of community can help make them more willing to report incidents and support each other. However, that does not guarantee it will never happen. Chat rooms, blogs, and wikis need to be closed so the teacher can be monitoring. E-mail is an almost uncontrollable feature outside of class. This scenario is an example of the need to have parental involvement and also serious consequences established at the school level just as we do for other types of bullying. The problem is a great challenge.

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