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Kids would actually change their online behaviour if they knew their parents were watching [Report]

Definitely food for thought. Parents should never underestimate their influence.

David Hall's avatarDavid Hall Social Media

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Lately, I’ve been thinking more and more about the relationship between children, their parents, and the Internet. Most of us would probably agree that parents need to educate their kids about getting the most out of the internet while staying safe. The problem seems to be that, although parents worry about their kids, they are unable, or unwilling, to take the necessary steps to create the next generation of Netizens.

The truth of the matter is that the Internet is an 18+ world – always has been. Kids need to be shown early on how to navigate and keep themselves (and others) safe and productive online.

The 2013 McAfee Digital Deception Study explores the online disconnect between parents and pre-teens, teens, and young adults. This 23-page report makes it clear that many parents’ perceptions are out-of-sync with today’s online reality. Some of their findings include:

  • 62% of parents don’t think their…

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Mrs. Hanke Phoenix Middle School

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Assignments /Notebooks 2nd qt

Science

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, & Volcanoes

Big Ideas

Plate tectonics accounts for important features of the Earth’s surface and major geologic events.

  1. #10 DOS 3 (ISN p36)
  2. #11 QUIZ DOS 3
  3. #12 Earth’s Structure E(ISN p52)
  4. #13 Scientific Method Quizzer
  1. How to make a fortune teller
  2. What ours should look like.
  3. Help with the scientific method.  Make up 8 questions from this page.
  1. Tectonic Snack Lab
  1. Notebook File
  1. DOS 4

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/catalogs

Social Studies

Ancient Cultures

  1. #13 Social Studies DOSS 4 ISN p 24-25
  2. #14  QUIZ DOSS 4
  3. #15  Election Map and Data ISN 34-35
  4. #16  Ice Man Summary ISN p 30-31
  1. PBS Video
  2. Additional information about Otzi, Closer Look,  Even more.
  1. Mesopotamia Section 2 Notebook File

National Geographic mesopotamia video clip

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/people-places-kids/iraq-mesopotamia-kids/

Mrs. Hanke’s Rules of Geography

The longer I teach the more I have come to appreciate things that I call “constants”. These are general rules, axioms if you will, that continue to hold value and basic importance that are accurate more often than not. My list is not final nor comprehensive, just a work in perpetual progress. Some are irreverent, some are borrowed with origins long forgotten, but all useful in understanding the bigger picture.

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Physical Geography
Rivers- Some will flow north, some south, many east and still others west but ALL rivers flow downhill.

Cartography
Arrows are for movement.
Shade, not color.
Little is random when it comes to a map.
Including everything gains you nothing.
The perfect map does not exist.

Cultural Geography
Basic needs not met will trump the desire for freedom.
People clump.
Avoidance of pain is a powerful motivator.
Surviving is not the same as thriving.

Economics
Mrs. Hanke’s first rule of economics- Don’t kill your customer!.

Organization
It’s not enough to stuff, organize.