How your words can be misinterpreted when using today's technologies (email, IM, & texting) to communicate.

1. Your
Words
You mean
Beebe’s
Technology
Use Policy
By Mr. Mika
LRC Director
Beebe Elementary
Naperville District 203
Can
Hurt

2. An Ancient Story…
• Netsmartz
• iSafe
• iKeepSafe
• Disney

3. Email, IM, Text, & Twitter
• Once you write it,
you lose tone
• Once you send it,
you lose control
• Once they read it,
you lose friends
• You are
responsible for
your words!

4. Example
From: Sar Castic[mailto:mockingU@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:00 PM
To: Mr. Mika
Subject: Mika!!!
Mika,
Whatchudoin’ this weekend? I was thinking about
heading to the Family Fun Center for some go-cart
racing, but you’ve probably got to go to your class
Saturday.
I understand if you’re tryin’ to get all smart and stuff….
Sar

5. What if I Said it in Person?
• What if we were talking face to
face?
• What else do you lose when you
write your words down?
– Facial gestures
– Body Language
– Volume
– Your Response!

6. What’s She Really Saying?
From: Ima Niceperson [mailto:nperson@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:00 PM
To: Mr. Mika
Cc: Mrs. Booknook
Subject: NEED A VOLUNTEER?
MR. MIKA,
DO YOU NEED ANY HELP IN THE LRC THIS YEAR? I
AM VERY FRIENDLY AND LOVE BOOKS! I AM
TOTALLY FREE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
AND WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU SHELVE BOOKS
AND ORGANIZE THE COLLECTION.
MRS. NICEPERSON

7. What’s he texting me?
JustinFun: YT???
Mr. Mika: Yeah, what’s happening?
JustinFun: YT??? NMH, U?
Mika: What are you saying?
JustinFun: U don't like ppl tlk in IM spk???
Mika: I just find it a bit difficult to read. Did you wanna hit D.Q.
after school tomorrow?
JustinFun: GR8 idea! G2G…WBS!!!!!
Mika: CUL
JustinFun: LOL, i WaS jUsT aBoUt tO sAy ThE sAmE tHiNg!

8. Beebe Technology Use Policy
• Where is it located?
• Beebe LRC Online
• What does it mean?
• Break the rules, lose your
technology.

9. References
• Slide Background Photo
– Chit Chat, by Dano (Creative Commons License:
Attribution)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36101697408@N0
1/256889331
• Feathers in the Wind Screen Shot
– National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. (2007).
Feathers
in the wind. In Real life stories. Retrieved
September 7, 2007, from NetSmartz Web site:
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
• Blackberry Photo on Slide #3
– Text msg re: Justin.tv, by b_d_solis (Creative
Commons License: Attribution)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50698336@N00/4
74577448

10. References
• Slide Background Photo
– Chit Chat, by Dano (Creative Commons License:
Attribution)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36101697408@N0
1/256889331
• Feathers in the Wind Screen Shot
– National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. (2007).
Feathers
in the wind. In Real life stories. Retrieved
September 7, 2007, from NetSmartz Web site:
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
• Blackberry Photo on Slide #3
– Text msg re: Justin.tv, by b_d_solis (Creative
Commons License: Attribution)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50698336@N00/4
74577448