We Should Be Doing More Than Teaching Digital Citizenship. The quote above is one of my favorites about digital citizenship. My classroom is a global classroom but I don’t “teach” digital citizenship. My students are actually digital citizens and we learn about the digital world by being a part of it. I feel most of the issues kids have online with bullying, racism and inappropriate posting come from a lack of experience in the digital world. My goal as a Kindergarten teacher is to begin to build the understanding that interactions online are interactions with real people and that posting something usually means it is online forever. My hope is that by being part of the digital world in a controlled environment while they are young, they will have the knowledge and skills to be good digital citizens when are on their own. If you think about it the digital world is a very abstract concept, especially for young kids. How do you plan to give your class experiences being digital citizens this year?
Like this: Like Loading... Digital Citizenship: It’s More Than a Poster! Let me begin with a huge disclaimer.. These posters are not intended to substitute for true, open and honest discussions with kids, nor are they meant to replace the daily modeling that should be taking place in showing kids how to be a great digital citizen through our own actions. I’ve always been open with students. These statements on these posters are a result of discussions that happened within our classroom and most importantly, they are not just some ‘rules’ that I posted at the start of the year and expected kids to understand and follow.
Being a great digital citizen is a process. It doesn’t happen overnight. Theories for the digital age: Connectivism. Digital Media Can Change Learning. Here's An Example. Digital Media Can Change Learning Digital media is really more powerful than we’re giving it credit for. And it already gets a lot of credit. While “social” media gets all the praise, social media is itself digital, with the digital versions of films, music, magazines, images, and other stuff holding inherent characteristics that allow it to be shared, saved, and searched in ways that physical media simply can’t. This is not to say that digital media doesn’t have limitations of its own, but it’s easy to miss how simply being digital has changed the information, entertainment, and connectivity we crave as human beings.
While there is obvious overlap between the two, digital literacy is different than standard literacy frankly because understanding is about context and the context of digital and social media is almost impossibly wide and often frustratingly whimsical. Why Digital Media Works In Learning And so much of this approachability has to do with tone. 36 Digital Storytelling Sites and Apps From eds... 4 Steps To Take Digital Visual Notes. Visual notes–also know as Sketch notes–look cool, but they also contain considerable cognitive potential, forcing learners to combine both left and right-brain approaches while internalizing often complex ideas, and then turning those ideas into visual narratives. We’ve covered how to take visual notes on the iPad previously, and looked at making student thinking visual as well.
The presentation below from Rachel Smith offers 4 basic steps to take these steps further and create visual notes. The most important idea she covers is probably layers, which give users the ability to move images and ideas around independently, while also creating a certain depth of field “order” or sequence. They’re really not as complicated as that sounds, and while good old-fashioned pencil-and-paper is ideal in many cases, sometimes–especially when you want to revisit notes to revise them, and then share them with the world, digital visual notes might be the way to go. 1. 2. 3. 4. Three fun ways to use the digital camera to bui... 10 Digital Citizenship Tips From Your Mother. 10 Digital Citizenship Tips From Your Mother 308 Views 0 Likes While 'the internet' and 'manners' don't tend to pop up in the same sentence very often (at least not in the positive sense), there are a number of ways that manners really do matter when you're interacting online. 91% Of Moms Want iPads Over Flowers 1.86K Views 0 Likes What does your mom really want for Mother's day?
A survey of moms shows that when asked if they rather receive an iPad or flowers, 91% of moms answered iPad, and only 9% answered flowers. The Teacher’s Guide To Google Glass 6.12K Views 0 Likes The potential for Google Glass in the classroom is just too great. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in the Digital Age.
Ideas for Digital Citizenship PBL Projects. More and more, we're hearing the term "Digital Citizenship. " I think we should simply call it "Citizenship. " In our increasingly connected world, what it means to be a citizen is contextualized by more than just our countries and communities; we are global citizens. Part of being a citizen these days is manifested in what we do digitally, and because of that, I will adhere to the term "Digital Citizenship" -- for now.
I hear parents, teachers and community members talking about their concerns over their children's online behavior, and rightfully so. I believe it is our job as educators to teach and assess Digital Citizenship, and I also believe PBL is a great way to target this objective in an engaging and authentic way. Target the NETS The ISTE Student NETS #5 is itself called Digital Citizenship. Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. a.
Create an Authentic Purpose This is a key piece. Skilled, LIterate & Fluent in the Digital World I have been intrigued with the relationship of being skilled, literate and fluent in the Digital World for a while. We are focusing at school to look through the lens of fluency using technology as tools (e.g. using the iPad as the device and apps as the tool to achieve fluency), not as the end. I am wondering if the word “fluency” in the digital world, sparks the same thoughts or activates the background definition in other educators? I have heard others in the edubloggersphere use the word “workflow” instead of “fluency”. Workflow is defined by Wikipedia as: The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.
The word “workflow” c-o-u-l-d work, but still does not sound right. Fluency- workflow? Looking back at my train of thought, I started by looking at the flow between the skills needed to become literate in order to move on to become fluent. Like this: Like Loading... Digital Ways to Engage your Student’s in their Own Learning. I am running a professional development session after school this week about digital ways to engage your students in their own learning. These are a few of my favorite apps or web-based programs that I plan to introduce at the workshop. Infuse Learning: (online) Infuse Learning allows teachers to push questions, prompts, and quizzes out to students’ devices in private virtual classrooms. This is wonderful for a quick assessment or review activity on the spot.
My student’s love the draw something feature where I give them a vocabulary word and then they draw it and send it to my screen. I have done this with AP and regular US history, both courses had wonderful results.Socrative: (online or app) Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. This is great for a quick assessment or review game. Useful Resources. Part 2… Creativity In The Digital Classroom… Web 2.0 Tools… Are They In Your School? I hope you enjoyed the past post and welcome you to a series of posts of series dedicated to Creativity in digital classroom. I have some reflection, ideas, and some amazing resources to share.
Please enjoy and share this post via email or a retweet. While you are at it, I would appreciate that you take a moment to subscribe to this Blog by RSS or email and follow me at (mjgormans). Also, feel free to contact me about any conference, in-service plans, or PD you might wish to include me in. (mjgormans@gmail.com). You can learn more at the Booking Link. Facilitating creativity can be rewarding and exciting. Free software that is stored locally on your classroom computers or network – Link to PostWeb 2.0 applications accessible using the internet… with just about any device – Current PostWeb Apps and Sites to promote literacy and student publication – Coming soon… be sure to subscribe!
Glogster - The slogan suggests, “Creative Learning… Express It With A Glog”. Like this: Like Loading... Building motivation, instilling grit: The necessity of mastery-based, digital learning. 21st Century Learning - Teaching the teachers | Engaging Learners through Digital Storytelling: 40 Resources & Tips. How to Teach Digital Citizenship in 6th Grade. How can I teach my students about digital citizenship Understanding how to use the internet has become a cornerstone issue for students. No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. Now, there is a vast landscape of resources available on the internet. But with wealth comes responsibility.
As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly. There are several great programs available to guide students through this process (Common Sense’s Digital Passport, Carnegie CyberAcademy, Netsmart Kids). I’ve collected them as resources and developed a path to follow that includes the best of everything. Here’s Sixth Grade: Overview/Big Ideas Review and expand on digital citizenship—this is an important year for students and online safety. Essential Questions What is a ‘digital citizen’? Objectives and Steps ____This unit takes 5-6 weeks, broken up into segments.
____Now watch this video about cyberbullying. 10 Interactive Lessons By Google On Digital Citizenship | Edudemic | Alive and Learning. Digital Citizenship YouTube Playlist - @pgreensoup | Alive and Learning. Digital Citizenship Education | Alive and Learning. How to Teach Digital Citizenship in 1st Grade. How can I teach my students about digital citizenship Understanding how to use the internet has become a cornerstone issue for students. No longer do they complete their research on projects solely in the library. Now, there is a varying landscape of resources available on the internet. But with wealth comes responsibility. As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly. Here’s First Grade: Overview/Big Ideas Students learn how to live in the digital world of internet websites, copy-righted images, and virtual friends who may be something different. Essential Questions What is a ‘digital citizen’?
Objectives and Steps The objectives of this lesson are: Understand that computers can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things.Understand that staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world.Describe how to travel safely on the internet. ____As a town has rules and laws, so does the digital world. Education Rethink: Digital Citizenship: From Nice to Ethical | Alive and Learning. The Elements Of A Digital Classroom. What are the components of a digital classroom? From eBooks to smartboards, iTunesU implementation to online learning, the classroom as we know it is changing. It’s true that a digital classroom is a vague idea. And subjective–one educator’s cutting edge learning laboratory is the next educator’s been there, done that. The following inforgraphic looks at some of the more common elements of a digital classroom, including: eBooksBook rental via KindleiPadsOpen Source softwareiTunesUDigital cameras, projectors, and headphones Feel free to storm the comments section below to fill in what’s missing.
Digital Leadership. Cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by flickingerbrad Joe Bower has some strong viewpoints on differing topics in the world of education and I have read his blog for the last two years. I feel comfortable calling him a friend of mine and I learn a great deal from him. Recently, Phil McRae had a guest post that was shared on Joe’s Blog that shared some thoughts about technology (I really encourage you to read the entire post ). At the end of his post, Phil posed two questions: I thought I would try to share my thoughts on this in the comments and have shared what I have written here: Phil and Joe, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I would like to point you to an example.
If you look at Martha Payne as an example, as outlined on Ewan McIntosh’s blog (and countless other sites), you see a 9 year old student that is giving an answer to both of your questions. The problem is that it is too easy to create this culture of fear around technology. Just my two cents. Broadcast Yourself. Digital Writing Tools | Alive and Learning. Digital Writing Tools | Alive and Learning. k12digitalcitizenship.wikispaces. Guide for parents - digital citizenship. Bloom's Digital Web2.0 | Alive and Learning. Steve Wheeler - Learning in the Digital Age: the myth and the reality | Alive and Learning. Teacher Digital Toolbox. Pros and cons of digital devices in the hands of young students.
I have three kids and they love their tech tools, but I worry about the possible effects of electromagnetic radiation, and about the way in which time spent with these devices takes away from time they could be spending in more active pursuits. I also see skills and learning coming from their use of these tools. While I am clearly an advocate of technology, I also recognize that there are down sides and trade-offs that come with these advances. This guest post from Daniel Kimball reflects those realities and I look forward to hearing what readers think about this modern day dilemma. – K. Walsh Digital devices are all the rage among young people today, across all ages. Image from Are digital devices plugging our children into experiences that actually fuel their creativity and make them consider the world beyond their neighborhood or are they robbing our children of some of the joys of childhood?
PROS include … CONS include … About Kelly Walsh. Do You Have the Digital Leaders You Need? - Jeffrey F. Rayport and Tuck Rickards. These days you can’t have a business conversation without discussing digital — social, local, mobile, big data, the cloud. But that’s just talk. We wanted to discover what companies are really doing about this new world, so we analyzed the backgrounds of the CEOs and directors of America’s largest companies. The answer is surprising. Only nine companies — less than two percent of the Fortune 500 — are what we would call “highly digital.” If you narrow the scope to the Fortune 100, the data are still relatively weak. You might focus exclusively on company leadership, but, of course, boards matter: they provide strategic counsel to the CEO and, crucially, they plan for CEO succession. It’s clear the tide is turning — and it’s turning fast. At HP, Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, has moved from board director to CEO.
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