Digital Citizenship is so important to students in all grade levels. In addition to the complexities of students' social lives, their learning often revolves around the digital world. With my 7th and 8th graders, I've found the materials provided by Common Sense Education to be extremely helpful in supporting students. I particularly appreciate their "balanced tone" which is not fear-based. It's so easy for fear of the unknown, the complex, the digital... to take over our school rules and instructional methods.
I believe that the best way to teach Digital Citizenship is through a school-wide approach. The educator videos such as Implementing Digital Citizenship: MCPS will be helpful in discussing ideas with my administrators and colleagues. In the meantime, I will pilot some different lessons and strategies with my Advisory class. The Social Studies Department in my school is currently revising and adding instructional methods to each of our classes. In addition to Common Sense Education, we will utilize the Civil Online Reasoning from Stanford's History Education Group (SHEG). As we're currently halfway through the school year, I will focus on "Lateral Reading" and "Click Restraint," as well as plan for a year-long scope and sequence to begin next fall. In my Medieval World History classes, my students are definitely consumers of much media. As I incorporate more strategies to specifically teach Digital Citizenship, I will be able to further empower my students to become digital creators (the infographic below is helpful in my planning). All in all, I'm thrilled with how the students' digital world can be leveraged to increase their engagement in school as well as their knowledge and skill development. The more that we, as educators, incorporate Digital Citizenship into our classrooms, the more that we can leverage the tools at our fingertips.
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Kathy Martin
2/11/2020 12:13:37 pm
I agree, I also liked the balanced tone of the Common Sense Media. I think the students will respond well to it. I also like the point that you brought up that as the year goes on you will continue to implement digital citizenship lessons. Since using technology has become such an integrated part of our classrooms, it is so important that we continue to teach the students the importance of digital citizenship. I know I have been guilty of assuming students know what to do and what not to do with regards to technology and digital citizenship. But, these lessons remind me that we can never assume the students how to be good digital citizens, and just like school rules, they need a constant reminder. This is important that teachers in all grades are award of this.
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Ryan Strole
2/11/2020 03:05:35 pm
I love these Stanford resources, thank you Megan!
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