Comfortably 2.0: The "New and Improved" Digital Citizenship Survival Kit. I have been thinking about some "new" items I could add to my original Digital Citizenship Kit that I created last year.
Like I said in that blog post, I love using props when teaching. After some great conversations with the good wife @jenbadura on what I should include, I have come up with some new items to include in the survival kit. Yes, you can use this with your students! After I blogged about the original kit, I had a plethora of teachers email me or send me a tweet me asking if it was okay to use this idea at their school. Please do! Packet of Seeds Any packet of seeds will do for your kit. Plug In I used a six foot extension cord and cut it so that I have the male and female end together. Mirror Imagine having the mirror attached to your computer/device. Sheet of Paper One of the most powerful items in the kit. Magnifying Glass Remember when first impressions started with a handshake? Strainer The amount of information on the internet is amazing! Soap. Common Sense Media's Digital Literacy & Citizenship Curriculum Now Available as iBooks Textbooks.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2014 Common Sense Media, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families and educators harness the power of technology responsibly, today released its K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum as a set of 8 free interactive, multimedia iBooks Textbooks, available on iBooks.
These iBooks Textbooks are the latest and most dynamic way to deliver an educator-approved curriculum that teaches how to participate safely, responsibly, and respectfully in today's digital world. "In the growing number of classrooms where students are using iPads to enhance their learning, these Multi-Touch iBooks Textbooks are essential and relevant tools," said Mike Lorion, General Manager of Education at Common Sense Media. Embrace Civility. Cyber Savvy is a student-led, positive norms approach to teach upper intermediate, middle, and high school students (grades 5 – 12) about digital safety, including effective digital decision-making, safe posting of personal information, digital relationships, social networking, cyberbullying, and digital dating/exploitation.
The schools that have used this program in the pilot testing have been very pleased with the results. Download a description of the Program. Download a slide show that demonstrates the student data. Review the Survey. (This is the high school version.) Review my full set of Instructional Objectives. Cyber Savvy fully addresses the issues schools are required to address under the Children’s Internet Protection Act.
Positive Norms Approach Cyber Savvy makes use of an online survey to gain insight into student norms, strategies, and experience with negative incidents both as a target and a witness. Lack of Effectiveness of Internet Safety Materials Free, but … Background.
Videos. Posters. How I Talk to My High-School Students About the Internet - David Cutler. As a teacher, I believe it's my job to warn kids about the dangers of being online—and to show them the benefits.
Last year, I discussed former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal with seniors in my United States Government course. We not only considered the ramifications of Weiner’s actions– and how his inappropriate use of Twitter had truncated his political career–but I also asked my students to examine their own use of social media.
They agreed to pause and think before posting anything online, and to consider the permanence of the Internet. After a brainstorming session, the class also created several questions to guide them in making wise online decisions: Do I treat others online with the same respect I would accord them in person? I then had my students use their smartphones to review recent postings on Instagram. What more can schools do to accomplish this goal? Schools should also encourage teachers to incorporate digital citizenship into the curriculum. Dontbeanidiot.org. Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum for Grades 9-12. What To Know About The Risks Of Social Media. In this age of social media and online learning, it’s easy to forget that everything we put online is up for grabs.
It’s all going to be available, at some point or another, to everyone on the planet. Some people may think you stole their idea, stole their picture, or just stole … something. Digital Citizenship Week. Ask your students to create their own pledges.How can your students become super digital citizens?
Ask them! Begin by encouraging your kids to write their own personal pledges about being good digital citizens in their everyday lives. A pledge could take the form of a motto or a slogan, a song, or a rap. It can rhyme, but it doesn't have to.Download our Student Pledge Activity Sheet and share it with your students to get them started. Digital-ID. Otis.coe.uky.edu/DDL/launch.php. Digital Citizenship, Privacy & Safety - New Tools. ISTE-Beyond Bells and Whistles: Digital Literacy for All. Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. Embrace Civility. Social Media Management Dashboard - HootSuite. Pipl - People Search.