What’s next
for my first grade class? Where do I go from here? We are already using IPads, and
IPods everyday along with computers every day. If I had this class earlier I
would have been able to start the school year off a little differently.
I realize
that I need to teach more about how to be “Mini Citizens with Proper Etiquette”.
My students learned so much after completing the project about creating digital
citizens and the mini virtual field trip to the San Diego Zoo. They learned so
much about how to be safe online. They learned about the power of the internet.
They learned that they should follow safety rules when they travel online, just
as they would if they were traveling in the real world on a real field trip. I
want to continue to do a lesson or two each week about digital citizenship and
the proper etiquette. I realized that that the more I can do at the first grade
level, the more the children will be aware of what’s around them and this will
help my fellow classmates (teachers). I need to start with the foundational
skills now while their young and I’m up to date on the technology. I need to
prepare them for what’s to come in the future.
I found a
website for K-3 students and some videos. It’s very simplistic but that’s what
I need for my students or maybe some of you have young children at home that could benefit from this?
This website
talks about
*Being Kind
*Personal
Info
*Tell and
Adult
*What is the
internet?
This is also a great find:
http://prezi.com/iyhd0n5ph5bw/digital-citizenship-for-elementary-students/
This is also a great find:
http://prezi.com/iyhd0n5ph5bw/digital-citizenship-for-elementary-students/
I started to
read Generation MySpace, Helping your teen survive online adolescence. It’s
geared more towards teens but I’m hoping to find a way to connect it back to my
grade level. I can relate what I’ve read so far to my twelve year old niece. So I guess if I get anything out of this
reading is how to reconnect with her outside of the technology world. I’ve only
read the first couple chapters which talk about how children become addicted to
MySpace, and they discuss the ways and reasons why children make up profiles.
One child sat down with her mother and showed her the account and the mother
was confused because that wasn’t a correct profile of her daughter. She was
portraying herself to be cooler and more hip that she really is. This is a very
interesting read but I’m hoping I can come away with something I can bring back
to my classroom.
1 comments:
Heather, I agree whole heartedly with your comment- if we had taken this class earlier, I also think my school year would have started off much differently. It seems like you have really embraced techonology in your classroom and that your students are truly flourishing with the uses you have provided them. I plan to check out the book you suggested (Generation MySpace) as a possible non-fiction book I can use in my own classroom, as it can be difficult to find books that kids will be able to read and understand.
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