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Maths. Cyberbullying. Teaching Ideas - Free lesson ideas, plans, activities and resources for use in the primary classroom. Using Facebook in the Classroom. Juliette and Stephen Heppell Whether it is Facebook, MSN Messenger, Bebo, iChat, Skype, YouTube or any other form of social networking - we know our young people are, and will be, using it. As with all new media, research projects have shown time and again that if young people see a vacant space, they will fill it (and perhaps not always in the most positive way). As the blurring between social and work continues, organisations from universities to work places are using social networks increasingly effectively for work.

They often seek for evidence that potential employees or students can be effectively collegiate and understand mutuality - that they can use these new social tools for work and for the workplace. We need to teach young people the way to use them appropriately, to build their sense of entitlement into a sense of responsibility and to work with them on effective and safe strategies for protection whilst using social media. Learning - Schools | Digital Nation | FRONTLINE. As South Korea approaches nearly universal Internet access (currently 97 percent household broadband penetration), it has enacted new laws and established initiatives to ensure that young Koreans grow up to be well-mannered citizens of the cyberworld: National ethics textbooks for second-graders and up include lessons on Internet etiquette, or "netiquette.

" Korean schools have 15 textbooks that cover netiquette issues, including computer addiction prevention. Netiquette classes stress positive values, such as respect for online friends and politeness. They also aim to combat cyberbullying and online slander. Resources Sunfull Movement official websiteDongA article on Korean ethics textbooksJoongAng Daily article on the identity-checking system. Mr Robbo – The P.E Geek.