Internet Safety E-Lesson
It has become a responsibility of educators, parents, guardians, and our greater community to protect our children from the Internet. The world-wide web is a powerful tool with limitless potential. The challenge facing all of us is to lead by example and partake in safe Internet practices. I follow a number of websites that I recommend to anyone studying the topic. Check out, Common Sense Media and CyberTip.ca to get started. When tasked with the challenge to produce a constructivist e-lesson in ETEC 530, Constructivist Strategies for E-Learning, I decided to create a project based lesson targeting Grade 11 media art students, entitled “Don’t Be A Victim”. Constructivism is a learning theory which states that people construct their understanding based on experience and reflection. I believe that knowledge is constructed, and place value in constructivist learning strategies that are project, product, or problem based. I find these types of learning activities to be more meaningful for students. I have found that when the learning activity is personally relevant (as it often is in a constructivist lesson), and a …

