Cyber+Cotillion+Syllabus

Suggested Viewing “An Anthropological View of You Tube” [] (55 minutes)
 * CA PTAA Cyber Cotillion Course Syllabus **
 * March/April 2009 **
 * Tuesdays, **** 8:00 to 9:30 am **
 * Sam Morris **** sam-morris@caryacademy.org **

**Class One **March 24

Introduction, course overview Visit classrooms Introduce internet monitoring tools Discussion on “Parenting in the cyber world” facilitated by Ellen Gooding, CA Upper School Counselor Homework: □ Cyber Smarts Compendium Chapter 1 “The Internet”, (CD in folder) (10 minutes) □ Read CA Acceptable Use Policy (in folder) (5 minutes) □ Read CA Website: About Us/Technology/Q&A Online (5 minutes) [|www.caryacademy.org/page.cfm?p=2395] □ View "Wiki's in Plain English " http://wikisatca.wikispaces.com/, (4 minutes)
 * Class Two ** March 31

Introduction to Wikis How students use Wikis Introduction to Google Docs Introduction to Cotillion Wiki http://ca-cybercotillion.wikispaces.com/ Lab—sign up for Wiki Homework: □ Ask your student to show you how to use their Tablet stylus and practice. (X= Time it takes to get them to respond to you J, total time = X + 10 minutes to learn and practice using the stylus) □ If you do not currently have a Google account, go to [] to create one. Note: This is not necessarily a Google email account. You can use any email account to sign-up. (5-10 minutes) Contact Sam if you have any trouble creating your account.
 * Class Three ** April 7

Variety of classroom simulation projects on tablets Homework: □ Read Cyber-Smart Compendium Chapter 3 "Journaling and Blogging" (10 minutes) □ Read Cyber-Smart Compendium Chapter 5 "Video Technology" (10 minutes) □ View "Blogs in Plain English"  http://blogsatca.wikispaces.com/ (4 minutes) □ View "RSS in Plain English" http://rssatca.wikispaces.com/   (4 minutes)


 * Class Four **  April 14

Introduction to Blogs, RSS, Book marking Lab: Create a Google Reader account and/or a [|www.diigo.com] account Homework: □ Read Cyber-Smart Compendium Chapter 2 "Social Networking" (10 minutes) □ Listen to Parent Connect "Digital Dossier and Privacy" at  http://www.cary.campusoutreachservices.com/technology.html (50 minutes) (This is essentially the same presentation the Upper School students received in person from Katie Koestner this winter.)


 * Class Five ** April 21

Intro to social networking, Skype, IM, Twitter, etc Lab—set up Face Book account Homework: □ Read Top Ten Privacy article (10 minutes) □ If you have not done so, view “An Anthropological View of You Tube” []
 * Class Six **  April 28

Lab— Install privacy settings on Face Book account Discussion Facilitated by Heather Clarkson and Dawn Bates—social networking from US Dean of Student and MS Assistant Head perspective Class survey