5 Ways You Should Integrate Digital Citizenship Into Your Classes
Recently, I was told by a teacher that she doesn’t have time to teach digital citizenship because she has to cover too many other content-specific standards. I get it... the Common Core-state tests-AP/IB/SAT/ACT madness eats up so much of our time. Still, there is no excuse for allowing students to enter into the digital world without a toolkit for not only safety but also success. Beyond that, there is such a wide range of options for truly integrating digital citizenship objectives that the argument given by teachers who claim a lack of time is simply unfounded. Here are a few ways we all can bring digital citizenship to our classrooms seamlessly. Digital Teaching Tip 1: Use an LMS Edmodo and Schoology are free learning management systems which provide teachers with platforms for discussions, resource sharing, grading, messaging and networking. Helping students develop their technology in the classroom Internet search... Here's how to motivate students by giving them choices.
Introducing School-Wide Digital Citizenship Practices with iPads
An elementary school in our district recently got 30 iPads and asked for some advice implementing them with students and teachers. In addition to suggesting some starter apps, I recommended that we have conversations with kids around the appropriate use of these devices. While almost every child has used an iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone, the exciting learning opportunities these mobile, Internet-connected, media creation devices create also open the door to new challenges. Rather than tell the students how they should and should not use iPads, I felt compelled to involve the students in the conversation. Knowing that all students had an awareness of the device, I started with the Camera app and opened with the question, “What do you know about the camera app?” As they were taking pictures and video, I would purposely zoom in and take pictures of a couple students and take video of others without them knowing. This began a conversation with the students.
7 Fun Ways to Use QR Codes In Education
QR Codes Quick Response are so fun to integrate in classroom. Quick Response codes are bar codes with information. QR Codes can include contact information, websites, text, SMS, pictures and so much more. My students absolutely love using these in their activities. Here are some ways to Integrate QR Codes in Your Lessons 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Quick Response Codes are so easy to create. Try it…your kids will love it!
Creating Social Media Guidelines...The Handout
Over the past few weeks I have been working on a project for Edutopia and Facebook Education to develop a set of steps to follow when developing social media guidelines in your school or district. This all came about from my presentation at ASCD this year where I outlined how we created a document that promoted the use of social media by our teachers and our students but also gave tips on responsible use. (You can read what we created here.) The goal of the document is to provide a means for anyone from a school or district to create an environment that allows for the use of social media for learning and communication. I have embedded the document below for download. What steps have you taken to create social media guidelines in your school or district?
Global Community
Michael "Mr. Mike" Casey (1978-2010) Michael Casey was a joyful, adventure-filled educator and an active member of the ePals Global Community for 6 years. At ePals, Mike served on our Global Advisory Committee and was ePals' first Teacher Spotlight Honoree. Along with his wife and two children, Mr. All Teacher Ambassador applicants, as well as Teacher Spotlight Honorees are currently eligible for the award. Gallon Jug School Share your memories of Mr. See some of Mike Casey's ePals projects ?
12 Excellent New Web Tools for Teachers
1- EQuizShow EQuizShow is a great app for teachers who want a quick and easy way to engage students and have them ready for exams or assessments tests. It allows you to easily create a jeopardy quiz show for your students. 2- FatURL FatURL is a link sharing service provided to you free of charge by Name.ly platform .The service enables you to forward multiple long or short URLs with just one single URL. You can then share this new URL with friends, add more URLs to it or delete it. 3- Every Stock Photo This a search engine for free photos. LikeHack is super easy and powerful tool. 5- Feedspot This a great tool where you can read all your favorite websites in one place and discover new good ones. 6- PDF Mergy As its name indicates, this is a free web tool that you can use to merge PDF files , The process if very easy and does not require any software installation 7- Tranquillity GeoSettr is a geography game that allows users to create their own games using Google Street View locations. 9- Quibl
Scholen, richt een denktank sociale media op! - Onderwijs-Communicatie
Sociale media inzetten doe je niet alleen. Om sociaal te kunnen zijn, heb je namelijk anderen nodig. Waarom zou je (als onderwijsinstelling) die anderen niet gebruiken bij de start van je socialemedia-activiteiten? Communicatie is door de komst van sociale media een stuk opener geworden: iedereen kan van zich laten horen. Hoe kunnen die sociale media er nu voor zorgen dat je de dingen die je nu al doet nog beter kunt doen? Leerlingen hebben vaak de beste ideeën Jeff Kubina via Compfight Stap 1) Maak vooraf duidelijk wat de denktank doet Het grote doel van een denktank sociale media is volgens mij om te onderzoeken wat sociale media voor jouw school kunnen betekenen: in het klaslokaal, maar ook daarbuiten, als communicatiekanaal tussen school en betrokkenen. Stap 2) Verzamel enthousiaste docenten Elke school heeft wel een paar docenten die actief zijn met sociale media: de koplopers. Stap 3) Verzamel enthousiaste studenten Leerlingen weten soms meer dan docenten. Wat denken jullie?
Civility, Social Justice, Empathy & Social Networking in the 21st Century Classroom
Teacher Beth Sanders (front/ctr) and her iCitizens What do citizenship, social justice, empathy, social networking and a high school classroom have to do with each other? In my classroom the answer is EVERYTHING. My mission is simple yet absolutely necessary to helping my students prepare for their futures. Mission statement: Support my students to become not only informed but aware, not only aware but empathetic, not only empathetic but active, not only active but connected, not only connected but reflective and ready to create real life solutions to real life problems. In a time when the global community is literally in our backyard, it becomes our duty (and privilege, I think) as educators to not only open the door to important questions and information but give our students access to tools and technologies that will help them connect to the global community, share their work, have relevant discussions, discover, learn, grow and develop. So we became iCitizens iCitizen Resources
