[LM_NET] What we should be doing more - Tech Sherpas

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

In US classrooms, 'tech sherpas' assist teachers with computers
In a role reversal, students provide the tech support, creating a 'culture
of respect' between teachers and teens.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1129/p13s02-legn.htm

On two of these discussion groups, we have been discussing concerns of kids
bypassing the filter. At one time, I commented on the wisdom of the
statement: Where you tend a rose a thistle cannot grow. (The Secret Garden).

I really, really endorse the approach discussed in this article. Not only
does this help in school, this is a good way to address concerns of youth
hacking. This puts the technically proficient young people in positions of
respect and gets them onto a really good career path.

Nancy
-- 
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
http://cyberbully.org
http://cyber-safe-kids.com
nwillard@csriu.org

Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social
Aggression, Threats, and Distress (Research Press)

Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the
Internet Safely and Responsibly (Jossey-Bass)



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