School Community Collaboration

A great way to create awareness and understanding of safe technology in schools is through a collective community effort. There are many ways to involve your school community with safe technology practices.  One way is to create a Parent Advisory Council. Work with your parents on creating a group that become your "experts" in the latest trends and developments in the cyber world. As a school leader, you can then work with the Council in creating educational workshops for your parents in how to more effectively work with their own children on being safe and sound. Another way is to partner with outside groups that can provide programming and curricula for your school. Organizations such as i-SAFE and Get Net Wise are two examples of programs that can work within your schools to create better digital citizenship within your entire school community. You can also create a faculty team that leads your school in professional development and awareness on safe technology. These are just a few ideas. Are there others out there not mentioned? Share with us some other thoughts, programs and plans not considered!