As an Academic Specialist my focus would be on how to implement a school wide system of teaching digital citizenship for middle school aged students. First I would find an agreed upon time that all teachers would agree to teach digital citizenship. I would have each grade level focus on the same topic each week, but the discussions may look a bit different based on the grade level. After getting feedback on what the teachers see as the most needed topics I would locate those lessons on the various websites that we got to explore this week. I think it is important to look at the different resources so that the lessons stay fresh and don't get stale. I really like the Compass game. I think students being able to direct their own learning and exploration into their learning is so helpful, however teachers shouldn't only use this as the only way they teach digital citizenship. The great part is, now that the middle schools are 1:1 with devices, students can practice their digital citizenship skills. This is a great opportunity for teachers to remind the students about what they learned and how it is applied directly to what they are doing in class. For example, in the reading of the nine elements of digital citizenship they talk about how we need to discuss digital commerce with the students. This is now one of the most common ways for students to purchase items. If a math lesson is focusing on purchasing items, and students are looking up prices, this is a great chance to bring this into the lesson. The Common Sense Media site has so many resourceful lesson plans that are all ready to go with all the necessary resources. I think this is great for teachers because if they see a need as they are teaching they can go here and find a suitable lesson. Even better there is close to no prep for these lessons. Digital citizenship is so important and so often forgotten while teaching. We as teachers need to remember that this is an new frontier that we are all trying to work through, so we need to provide our students with all the tools we can.
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Melissa Newman
2/11/2020 12:50:51 pm
I agree that digital citizenship gets left behind in the mist of teaching. I know that I focus on digital citizenship at the beginning of the year. I would like to try the Compass game, I need to check it out, and see if it would work for 5th grade.
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Krista Loper
2/23/2020 12:05:13 pm
The amazing part about being a teacher is that we can teach these students more than just content, but life skills. I believe that one of the most important thing we can teacher our students is about using technology. Like you said, "The great part is, now that the middle schools are 1:1 with devices, students can practice their digital citizenship skills." We can use this opportunity to help our students learn the skills on how to be good digital citizens
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