MSCTE ConferenceBridging the GapJune 8th – 9th, 2010City College of San Francisco

Introduction

•Claudia Da Silva▫City College of San Francisco ▫Instructor – CNIT Department

•Presentation based on work developed at John Muir Elementary School (SFUSD)

•Contact Info▫Email – cdasilvausa@yahoo.com▫Website – http://fog.ccsf.edu/~cdasilva

Technology and KidsWhat we hear…

•“Internet offers benefits, risks for kids, studies show” (Fox News – 05/01/2006 - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193846,00.html )

•“Internet parenting styles and the impact on internet use of primary school children” (Valckea, M.; Bontea, S.; De Wevera, B.; & Rotsa, I. – 2010 - http://users.ugent.be/~mvalcke/CV/parenting.pdf )

•“Data from the CHILDWISE Monitor survey 2005-06 shows that more than three quarters of all children aged 5-16 go online…” (Childwise website – 07/24/2009 - http://www.childwise.co.uk/childwise-articles.asp?ARTICLE=1&SECTION=5 )

•“According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids ages 8 to 18 spend 7.5 hours a day using consumer electronics -- smart phones, computers, television, etc. And many of them are multi-tasking, watching TV or listening to music while surfing the Internet.” (BlogHer Website – 01/10/2010 - http://www.blogher.com/groups-forums/family-connections/kids-ages-8-18-spend-more-7-hours-day-using-consumer-electronics

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We can “play the game” in our favor!

•Work at John Muir Elementary School•Presentation of the websites