Hi Jackie,
Hi Carole and all,

Thanks for sharing the article on google's WIFI data snooping.  The
abuses of privacy should certainly not be ignored and this article
underscores how important it is to talk about privacy and safety when
using web 2.0 tools as so much data is being shared in such a public
space.  However I'm not sure I think that a wholesale ban on the use of
google docs and gmail is the response I would choose. It seems to me
that the article you linked to and other articles like it could be used
as awareness raising tools and that learners and educators should
discuss the issues around privacy and the internet in general as well a
specifically to google.  Then people can make informed decision and use
the right tools for the right purposes.  

This also reminds me of the digital native and digital immigrant
concept.  For the digital native privacy can hold quite a different
meaning than for a digital immigrant.  The internet has been likened to
the wild west by digital immigrants, where digital natives are often
much more comfortable and secure using online tools.  It is true that
sometimes the comfort is due to a lack of awareness so class discussion
is definitely an important part of bringing the web 2.0 tools into
education. 

Best,
Nell



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Nell Eckersley
Literacy Assistance Center
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-----Original Message-----
From: ctotten at access.k12.wv.us [mailto:ctotten at access.k12.wv.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:40 PM
To: susangaer at gmail.com; The Adult Literacy Professional Development
DiscussionList
Subject: Re: [PD 4834] Re: Social Networking, Online Collaboration,and
Audio/Web Conferencing

Google and the word private should never be used in the same sentence.
They
are the worst privacy offenders ever.  Read for the most recent example:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/199508/google_under_multistate_privacy_mi
cros
cope_how_we_got_here.html 

We have a responsibility to our students to NOT contribute to the
erosion of
privacy going on all around us; consider carefully before involving your
students in google docs/apps or gmail.  


Carole S. Totten
Garnet Adult Basic Education Program
422 Dickinson Street, Charleston, WV  25301
304.348.6670 x112      Fax 304.348.6113

----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Gaer <sgaer at yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 5:25 pm
Subject: [PD 4834] Re: Social Networking, Online Collaboration, and
Audio/Web Conferencing
To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List
<professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov>



> Some people have emailed me and asked me what I use and why. So here 

> is that

>  list. Remember these are just my personal preferences.

>  

>  *For me, I use the ones I am comfortable with. With my students I

use:*

>  I like Facebook or Myspace to connect with my class. They also like

learning

>  about me. Students can follow what the teacher is doing and I can 

> know what

>  is going on with their lives.

>  

>  Picasa and/Flickr are great for sharing photos and have privacy

features.

>  Blogs are wonderful tools for students to keep journals and Wikis are



> nice

>  for a collaborative work group.

>  

>  Of course I love anything Google. I have found that students will 

> write more

>  when there is an easy to use word processor. For math projects,

google

>  spreadsheets works well and for PowerPoint that students can share

with

>  their families back home, I always use Google Docs. Google Docs also 

> allows

>  you to keep work private. We use Google Spreadsheets to make a class

>  directory so students can contact each other. I make it private and

invite

>  my students so only the students in my class can see the directory.

>  

>  *

>  For my own personal professional development, I use *

>  Diigo and Delicious (but for me personally I find Diigo easier to use



> so I

>  probably bookmark more there. I also love Twitter for my PD because 

> so many

>  people post wonderful links to good sites that I can then bookmark in



> Diigo.

>  I don't really write many Tweets (new vocabulary for me) because 140

>  characters is not enough room.

>  

>  Susan Gaer

>  Google Certified Teacher

>  

>  Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education

>  

>  Call  or text me  (530) 539-4237

>  http://www.susangaer.com/

>  

>  Susan Gaer

>  Google Certified Teacher

>  

>  Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education

>  

>  Call  or text me  (530) 539-4237

>  http://www.susangaer.com/

>  

>  

>  

>  On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Bethany Lezanic-Smith <

>  blezanic.smith at tiu11.org> wrote:

>  

>  >  Since all of my students learn from a distance, I use as many 

> tools as

>  > possible to help me try to connect with them. As of right now, I

haven't

>  > tried using Facebook, MySpace, or any of the other popular social

networking

>  > sites. The biggest problem with this (and it was mentioned earlier 

> today) is

>  > keeping your personal and professional information separate without



> having

>  > multiple accounts. I have a feeling some of my students have 

> Facebook and

>  > Myspace accounts, but they probably also have pictures or content

that

>  > shouldn't be shared in a classroom environment.

>  >

>  >

>  >

>  > We are currently using Adobe Connect Pro to provide our students

live

>  > online instruction. Adobe Connect Pro offers a wide variety of

instructional

>  > tools. Almost every possible activity you could plan to use in a

>  > face-to-face classroom can be replicated using this software. For

example,

>  > you can put students in breakout rooms. This is a great tool for

having

>  > students work in small groups online. Each breakout room has its 

> own chat

>  > pod, and the teacher is able to pop in and out of the rooms to

guide

>  > students as needed. Additionally, we record the live student 

> webinars, so

>  > they are available at anytime to any of our students who have

Internet

>  > access. That way, if a student cannot make a particular webinar, 

> they can

>  > still benefit from hearing and watching the lesson. There is a 

> great Adobe

>  > Connect Pro overview video available at:

>  > https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a227210/acpmeetingoverview/. Adobe



> also

>  > has a great resource page where you can explore any of the tools 

> offered as

>  > a part of the Adobe Connect Pro package. These can be found at:

>  > http://www.adobe.com/resources/acrobatconnect/. You can also easily

>  > download a free 30-day trial version if you are interested in 

> trying it out.

>  >

>  >

>  >

>  > Lastly, I wanted to mention that we use many of the Google tools.

Google

>  > Docs is probably the one tool that we use the most. Some of our

teachers

>  > work out of our office, while others work from their homes. This

obviously

>  > creates communication gaps. Google Docs really helps us to bridge 

> some of

>  > those gaps. We also use Google sites, calendars, mail, and 

> Manymoon. I'm

>  > interested in learning about more ways we can use Google to 

> eliminate our

>  > communication gaps. Furthermore, I would like to find ways to begin



> using

>  > Google's tools to enhance our distance student/teacher

relationships.

>  >

>  >

>  >

>  > Bethany Lezanic-Smith

>  >

>  > Distance Learning Associate

>  > TIU 11 Community Education Services

>  > MCIDC Plaza, Building 58

>  > 6395 SR 103 North

>  > Lewistown, PA 17044

>  > 717-994-2128

>  > 717-248-8610 fax

>  > blezanic.smith at tiu11.org

>  >

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