Comments on: On Avatars, Disposable Identities And Sock Puppets http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:37:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Geoff Brown http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/comment-page-1/#comment-13654 Geoff Brown Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:07:23 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/#comment-13654 Good discussion. One point which might be slightly tangential.....Yes, you are their guardian -- AND you are also a "mandated reporter" for child abuse under state law. That means you must report any reasonable suspicion of child abuse. The problem is that many teachers don't know how to talk to students in whom they notice possible <a href="http://www.hownottotalk.com/abuse" rel="nofollow">signs of abuse</a>. (You can't just say, "Are you being abused?"). There's a new online role-playing course lets teachers practice these difficult conversations online and get better at detecting and reporting child abuse. It has a free demo, plus a CEU-credit version. Written by a Minnesota police detective. Hope this is useful to your readers. Good discussion. One point which might be slightly tangential…..Yes, you are their guardian — AND you are also a “mandated reporter” for child abuse under state law. That means you must report any reasonable suspicion of child abuse. The problem is that many teachers don’t know how to talk to students in whom they notice possible signs of abuse. (You can’t just say, “Are you being abused?”). There’s a new online role-playing course lets teachers practice these difficult conversations online and get better at detecting and reporting child abuse. It has a free demo, plus a CEU-credit version. Written by a Minnesota police detective. Hope this is useful to your readers.

]]> By: merij http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/comment-page-1/#comment-13631 merij Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:59:06 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/#comment-13631 I too stumbled onto your blog when I googled technology and teaching generation z. I teach infants and primary computer and I am inspired, I love your idea of using an alias for teaching primary students about avatars. I am looking forward to looking through your site. I too stumbled onto your blog when I googled technology and teaching generation z. I teach infants and primary computer and I am inspired, I love your idea of using an alias for teaching primary students about avatars. I am looking forward to looking through your site.

]]> By: Penny http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/comment-page-1/#comment-13627 Penny Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:51:41 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/#comment-13627 Hi GW, Just stumbled upon you blog. I have started a blog and wondered if you would be interested in mine. I teach here in SA (secondary science) http://cyberspaced.blogspot.com/ Hi GW,

Just stumbled upon you blog. I have started a blog and wondered if you would be interested in mine. I teach here in SA (secondary science) http://cyberspaced.blogspot.com/

]]> By: alexanderhayes http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/comment-page-1/#comment-13626 alexanderhayes Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:35:23 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/on-avatars-disposable-identities-and-sock-puppets/#comment-13626 ...and then we talked about it - http://www.alexanderhayes.com/Media/2008/podcasts/21042008_Alex_Hayes_Graham_Wegner.mp3 …and then we talked about it – http://www.alexanderhayes.com/Media/2008/podcasts/21042008_Alex_Hayes_Graham_Wegner.mp3

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