WikiSafeCollaborativeUse

Safe Use of Our Classroom Wikis **__E Smart on our Wiki Web Spaces__** **__POSSIBLE COMMENT FOR WIKI__** We the students and teacher/teachers agree that our classroom Wiki is to be only used for education use and for the purposes that are set out by the teacher to enrich and enhance our learning experience. This space is a collaborative shared space where we as a class and in some case other classrooms can share our studies and work and showcase our understandings. Our responsibility as a Stella Maris Primary School ESmart student/teacher/parent is to use the spaces within this Wiki as directed by the teacher/teachers and only contributes to the designated areas indicated by the teacher/teachers eg. Your personal page/wiki or group project space. This Wiki is only to be used in school time unless classroom teacher/teachers give permission as to otherwise eg. homework tasks. We agree to adhere to our school E Smart and Cyber Safety protocols and use this web space safely and responsibly and with respect for others. At present our Wikispace is a Private space with access gained through username and password which students keep to themselves. In time we hope to open up these spaces to collaborate and share with other educational institutions as we progress further in our learning. Student, Teachers and Parents of Stella Maris Primary School

As a student, it is expected that we will follow the guidelines below. Students should use the questions in //italics // to help them decide what is appropriate to post on their blog. As a Wiki editor or blogger, you will be commenting on other people’s work regularly. Good comments: Victorian teachers have expressed interest in exploring the use of weblogs or blogs with their students and for their own professional learning.
 * __Some Possible Guidelines for Discussion__**
 * Wiki or Blog **** Guidelines **
 * 1. Only post things that you would want everyone (in school, at home, in other countries) to know. **//Ask yourself: Is this something I want everyone to see? //
 * 2. Do not share personal information. **//Ask yourself: Could someone find me (in real life) based on this information? //
 * 3. Think before you post. **//Ask yourself: What could be the consequences of this post? //
 * 4. Know who you’re communicating with. **//Ask yourself: Who is going to look at this, and how are they going to interpret my words? //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">5. Consider your audience and that you’re representing ****<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">the school ****<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">. **//<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Ask yourself: Do I have a good reason/purpose to do this? //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">6. Know how to give constructive feedback. **//<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Ask yourself: What will I cause by writing this post? //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">7. Treat other people the way you want to be treated. **//<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Ask yourself: Would I want someone to say this to me? //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">8. Use appropriate language and proper grammar and spelling. **//<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Ask yourself: Would I want this post to be graded for proper grammar and spelling? //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">9. Only post information that you can verify is true (no gossiping). **//<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Ask yourself: Is this inappropriate, immature or bullying? //
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">10. Anytime you use media from another source, be sure to properly cite the creator of the original work. **//<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Ask yourself: Who is the original creator of this work? //
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">Commenting Guidelines **
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">are constructive, but not hurtful;
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">consider the author and the purpose of the post;
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">are always related to the content of the post;
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">include personal connections to what the author wrote;
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">answer a question, or add meaningful information to the content topic;
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9px;">follow the writing process. Comments are a published piece of writing.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Another Consideration __**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Blogs give owners the ability to present their ideas through diverse media forms. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">They also allow different people to collaborate and contribute ideas to a shared space. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">While there are great opportunities for sharing there is also a need to exercise considerable care in any online collaborative space. When selecting a wiki/blogging environment there are a number of considerations: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Whilst Wikispaces and Globalstudent is a space for student wikis/blogs it is important to follow a couple of “Rules” to ensure student safety.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Copyright, privacy and student safety are important issues to consider when collaborating in on online wiki/blogging space.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Choice of the wiki/blogging environment needs to be considered. Who runs the wiki/blog? What is their other content? How do I remove or notify the administrator of inappropriate activity? What controls can I have of who posts comments? Who moderates comments ?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Only teachers can create Wikis/blogs. You can create them for students but the teacher MUST be the owner of the Wiki/blog. This allows moderation of comments and content.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Teachers are responsible for their students online. They must ensure they are supervised in the same way they would be on an excursion. We ask teachers and students to keep the space “Safe and appropriate for others to view”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Should something go wrong or you see content you think needs to be removed let the teacher know straight away.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A POSSIBLE LETTER FOR FAMILIES __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A POSSIBLE LETTER FOR FAMILIES __**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Dear Families,

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">From now to the end of the year, _________'s class will be taking part in a pilot writing program designed to help them to develop their writing and explore their interests by sharing their writing with a real audience. Students will be using personal wiki/blogs to post their writing to the internet. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A Wiki is a collaborative shared space whereby teachers and students can collaborate and share educational content and display and upload work from their studies as well as creations made online. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A weblog, or blog as they are commonly called, is a special type of web page that can be created and easily updated using a web browser. Each new entry has its own date stamp. Each entry has a comments section where visitors to the blog may leave comments for the author. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Each week _______ will teach a writing lesson using the 6-Trait writing model. After the lesson, students will write an entry for their blog. They may choose the topic, but they need to make use of the skills taught in the lesson to help to craft their writing. The emphasis is on the quality, not the quantity of what they write. When students are done polishing their writing, they have it reviewed by a teacher before it is published to the web. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Students will have two extra computer sessions most weeks to provide them with the time needed to complete their weekly blogging assignment. Students may also work from home. All that is required is an internet connection and a web browser. Students are able to save their work as drafts before publishing it to their blog. Directions for working from home will be provided.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How it Works //**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Having a real audience is one of the key components to this program. In addition to receiving comments from their classmates, __________'s students will receive comments from other year 4 and 5 classes who visit their wiki/blogs. We are arranging for students in other parts of the world visit our wiki/blogs and comment on the writing. Parents are also invited to visit the wiki/blogs and respond to the writing. Potentially, anyone on the internet could respond to our wiki/blogs, however, it is not likely that the world at large will stumble across them. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This blogging project is designed to minimise risk to your child. The only personally identifying information included in the blog will be their first name. There will be no mention of our school name or our location. Students are allowed to post their interests and opinions, but not their age, e-mail address, photographs of themselves, or other sensitive information. The weekly blog assignments will be part of your child's English mark this term. As with other projects they have completed this year, students will receive a scoring rubric that explains the expectations for these assignments. The rubric will include a section for the comments they leave in other students' wiki/blogs. - Wiki/blogs created by year 5 students in the USA [|http://itc.wiki/blogs.com/marcos/] - BBC News article about blogging in a school in the UK [] - Wewiki/blogs and the Australian classroom [|http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/wewiki/blogs/] Before your child may start posting to their blog, we are asking for you and your child to discuss and sign the following form. Please return the form to ____________.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Security //**
 * // Assessment //**
 * // Resources //**
 * // Permission //**

1. Students using wiki/blogs are expected to act safely by keeping personal information out of their posts. You agree to not post or give out your family name, password, user name, e-mail address, home address, school name, city, country or other information that could help someone locate or contact you in person. You may share your interests, ideas and preferences. 2. Students using wiki/blogs agree to not share their user name or password with anyone besides their teachers and parents. You agree to never log in as another student. 3. Students using wiki/blogs are expected to treat wiki/blog spaces as classroom spaces. Speech that is inappropriate for class is not appropriate for your blog. While we encourage you to engage in debate and conversation with other bloggers, we also expect that you will conduct yourself in a manner reflective of a representative of this school. 4. Student wiki/blogs are to be a forum for student expression. However, they are first and foremost a tool for learning, and as such will sometimes be constrained by the various requirements and rules of classroom teachers. Students are welcome to post on any school-appropriate subject. 5. Students wiki/blogs are to be a vehicle for sharing student writing with real audiences. Most visitors to your blog who leave comments will leave respectful, helpful messages. If you receive a comment that makes you feel uncomfortable or is not respectful, tell your teacher right away. Do not respond to the comment. 6. Students using wiki/blogs take good care of the computers by not downloading or installing any software without permission, and not clicking on ads or competitions. 7. Students who do not abide by these terms and conditions may lose their opportunity to take part in this project. I have read and understood these blogging terms and conditions. I agree to uphold them. Student's signature: _____________________________ Date: _____________ Parent's signature: _____________________________ Date: _____________ //**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">SUMMARY **// //**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">* **//The Web has changed from a "read only" resource to a "read AND write" tool where we can call contribute ideas and products.
 * // Wiki and Blogging Terms and Conditions //**
 * Journalism, politics and business are being transformed by this new Web.
 * Tools like blogs, wikis, RSS, social bookmarks, podcasting and others have the potential to transform education as well.
 * Although publishing student work to the Web is seen as risky by some, it can be done in ways that balance the power of publishing for an audience with the need to keep our students safe.