Video+Introduction

Willy-

Some of my thoughts. I need to organize the comments as i just have written them as they came to me. What are the limitations of the video? How are we going to record it? I think you said you have a web cam. My video recorder is old, so I'm not going to be helpful in taping anything if we need to. I am sure I can borrow a decent digital video recorder...

Goals of the video:

Get parents and educators so interested in the NISC issue of the Internet that they join the wiki, attend events, and begin contributing.

How?

Create a visual presentation of the hot buttons and language of the new web tools with narration/music, followed by Willy and Laura on camera with a short message on what this is all about (educators and parents forming community to learn, partner, and model the way to drive on this highway--and to focus on using these new tools in exciting and beneficial new ways!).

Creative: What if we cut and pasted images (and sounds/student voices?) from Facebook, MySpace, AIM, YouTube, a blog, and iTunes to form a full screen collage. Each element will come onto the screen in its appropriate place one at a time until the collage is complete. There could be background narration (and/or music) -- we can see what works--perhaps as we put the pieces together the muse will show us what will work best. (I'm thinking more: maybe it isn't a collage but just a video introduction of each element).

Our comments:

Not surprisingly, the early adopters of the new technology are kids--teenagers, yes, but also younger children. The interest and the opportunity to explore the Internet starts early--younger elementary school students use the Internet to play games, send email, do homework. Older elementary students begin experimenting with instant messaging. As parents and educators, we have a responsibility to protect, guide, and educate these children on the Internet. How do we enter this world, which is so alien for many of us, make sense of it, understand the dangers, establish in our own minds the appropriate boundaries? The Internet, and the new social aspect of the Internet, are not going away. And there is incredible value when the new tools are used in the right ways! This year, together, with events including speakers, workshops, and discussion groups, with an online 'wiki' which lets us use the new tools to discuss our knowledge, our hopes, and our fears--and celebrate successes!--we will learn together and expand our toolkit to do a better job of parenting and educating our students, and ourselves.

The online component of this year's Internet collaboration is structured using one of the new web tools: A wiki. In a wiki, users are not just viewers of content--they are contributors. As a registered user, you will be able to edit pages, start new pages, add comments, and easily dialogue with others. This wiki is for our NISC community to share best practices, raise questions, provide information and resources. So, please take a moment to "join the wiki"--the instructions are noted below this video posting.

Thanks for...(whatever).