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Journalling - Authentic Practice as Teacher

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Oxford dictionary describes authnetic usign key owrds "undisputed origin", "reliable"  and "trutworthy"
The  etymology search relveald the Greek origin of authentic as something that has the authority of its original creator.
This meas in teaching we reperesent the love and truth of Jesus, are reliable and trustworthy - like a light house - and also sure of our purpose and origin - knowing our role.

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the two key words I got from this clip was vulnerable because if we are being authentic we need to be vulnerable and willing to be different, stand out from the crowd.
The second word is knowing self -we need to really be honest and look deeply at who we are, what we  believe and value, and how we know God, what he means to us - so that we can align our inner and outer self = authentic

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Video Clip - The Problem with Being Yourself -

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Video Clip - The Problem with Being Yourself -

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The key insights I got from this clip was that who we are in our sinful human flesh is not not who we can be in Christ, in our new creation - if we choose to step into what God is calling us to be. We can't define ourselves by looking within becuse we are fallen - we need to look to God to define ourselves as beings created in His image.

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This readign resonated with me beacuse I have felt called to do things I dont feel I'm capable or worthy of doing - yet I have also found over and over that when I do step up and walk in faith - God enables me, carries me and I am able to achive far more that I imagined - It also reminde me of one of my favourite songs - The Goodness of God - becuse I knwo he has carried me and enabeld me to achive all the good things I have done in my life - only becaue I was willing and trusted Him

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this reading highlighted the importanc of a relatiosnhip with our Heavelny Father and staying connected with Him - relying on Him to guide us and lead us - but also not being complacent in expecting Him to carry us. I also reminded me that when we feel empty, yet are obedient ot his call, he empowers us and gives us the strength to fullfill the task at hand

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these scriptures all point to the word of God as our foundaton - the map that guides and directs us in the way we should go - and they also show how we should meditate on His word, so that it becomes part of our every choice and action - the learning and information will move from head to heart to hands and be evident in our lives

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Week 8 & 9: Why biblical literacy matters -authenticity

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Week 3 & 4: Why cultural ethics, morals and values matter

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Teaching with fire (2003).
I was always talented at swimming but gifted in teaching. It was through my talent that I was able to find my gift and calling from God. God wants to use all of our gifts and it is up to us to allow Him to do so. Everyone has been gifted a gift from God but finding it can be hard. We need to call upon God and allow him to work through us and show us.

Moonlight (2018).
God deserves all glory on this earth. God is our light shining in the darkness guiding us and showing us the way. In the reading we are the moon and God is the sun as he uses use to show others His glory. God is always shinning even in the darkness.

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Interesting to see everyones different meaning and hw everyone sees authenticity in a different way. Being authentic in loving God is the meaning behind it all.

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The Word of God is an inextinguishable lamp, to guide us along the right path when teaching the next generations and it is a radiant light that banishes the shadows of uncertainty and evil, by giving us the next step writing int the word or the freedom of prayer. God created The Bible to give use guidance in all that we do. We as teachers need to follow the way Jesus teaches and lean on God for any further guidance.

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Authenticity- the quality of being authentic. Having originality. Being real or true.

etymology: Greek.

Being a citizen means having authenticity. Being truthful to the country, paying taxes and doing the rules we have as a country. As a teacher we must have authentic love for our job and students as without it we wont be able to give our all to them. Our love for God needs to be authentic otherwise children will be able to notice it and they will begin to question themselves as well. Doing everything we do out of love is so important as the love needs to be authentic.

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Living by the Bible is a way to show what you believe, to live by something you must know it. By knowing and living in a way that is guided by the bible, teachers can show a compassion beyond the norm and sustain and refresh themselves in the hard yaka that is day to day teaching.

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These were very informative and thought provoking regarding what it means to be an authentic Christian. Not a copy but a genuine reflection of God to others.

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2 Timothy 3:17,17  | It is important as a teacher to be prepared and live proper in order to do good things in the students.
Psalm 119:105   | It is important to stay connected to God’s word as it is the beacon that guides me as teacher in the way that I should go.
Joshua 1: 8   | It is important to not just obey God’s word, but to think and speak its truth to others. As a teacher this will keep me on the right path.
John 1:8   | It is part of our responsibility as Christians to spread the word of God to others. As a teacher, especially the children who have been placed in our care.
Romans 15:4   | The bible helps us to build a Godly character.
John 15:7   | When we stay true to God, He will help us when we need him and help guide us to teach our students
Matthew 24:35 | God is forever. I do not need to be afraid.
Write a summary statement of the role the Bible can play in the day to day work of a teacher. The bible as the word of God will be my guide to not only help in forming my character to its best possibility, but also guide me in how to train and teach my students so they can become disciples .

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Week 8&9: Biblical Wisdom - Bible verses

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Week 8&9: Biblical Wisdom - Bible verses

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Week 8&9: Presentations - The problem with being yourself

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Week 8&9: Presentations - The problem with being yourself

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How the world today portrays authenticity is an extremely selfish model where you are told to be authentic to yourself, trust your heart, and follow your dreams. When in reality we must rely on God to show our authenticity because after all, that’s where it comes from! I read a quote one time that said, “It’s weird how people say to follow your dreams because once I had a dream where I worked for a place that tried to genetically engineer ducks to speak English except the ducks only criticized people’s fashion sense.” To me this is a perfect example of how I think God would see and think of us when we take this worldly approach of following our dreams: silly and no good outcome. Biblical authenticity requires us to be ourselves in Christ, not just ourselves, because, as it was said in the video, who are we without Christ?

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This video demonstrated different ways that people believe authenticity is portrayed. As a citizen who wants to belong, participate, and contribute in society, it is so important to be authentic and to use the unique gifts that God gave us to reflect Him in society. If we were all the same, society would never change, always be following the same laws, and probably all be of one religion. However, being authentic and unique is being different and not like any other, which is exactly how God wants us to be.

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Week 8&9: Reading - Intrator & Scribner (2003)

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Week 8&9: Reading - Intrator & Scribner (2003)

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“...But I care, and am willing to serve.” This phrase reminded me that serving is an intentional thing that you must be willing to do. Sure, you could gain worldly benefit from doing it a few times, but having a heart for service and actually being willing to serve for a gain that is not your own is something very powerful. I have no significant talents, but I do have the gift of loving and building relationships with children and others. Through teaching, I can exercise this gift and serve God in a small, but possibly significant way by showing love to all students and people I encounter, reminding them of their loving Father.

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As Christians, we're always told that we're supposed to reflect God's character. In the Bible it shows ways that we can do this, like showing kindness, loving our neighbours etc., but it can often be hard to know actually comprehend what it means to reflect God's image. Through this visual image that Sanders (2018) has presented, I found myself smiling at the simple ways that we can see exactly what it looks like to be reflecting Him in nature. It certainly makes me want to play hide and seek with the moon when I make my next trip back from Tauranga on Friday night.

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the quality of being real or true.
for my teaching practice authenticity means that I teach in a way that is true to  me as an individual but also true biblical truths and the new Zealand law.
involving all the topics we have covered authenticity for me means that I strive to be a citizen that is genuinely seeking to be better and growing to model each area of citizenship. As a teacher this also means that I need to look for jobs in schools where my beliefs are the same as the schools. Otherwise my authenticity will be hindered.

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Scripture guides us in what is true and therefore how we act. It guides us in our daily lives and is the foundation of who we are. it is the springboard for success through providing wisdom. it is an everlasting source of life.  Because of this all our being and teaching should be drawn out through this biblical truth.

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This reading reminded about one of the speakers that was at last years Learning Conference. She too talked about being willing to do God's work. This might be an easy prayer to say but to truly be willing to do God's will is a hard step to take, especially when God asks us to serve in a capacity we do not feel prepared or qualified for.

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What a great illustration of how God's power and glory, enhances us to keep going through the dark and tough times. It is a great reminder that the more we are plugged into God, His values and His will, the brighter we will shine through the dark times tonight the path for others.

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One positive and one negative for each reading.

Gill (2004).
Representing the truth is much easier said than done.  It is easy to get pulled away into the wrong crowed and make the wrong choices. It is our job to stand up and resent God in the truth and right way. I agree that sometimes there is a place for lies or false witness as if its to do with protecting someones safety then a lie is not going to matter. Silence is so important and  can speak more than words.

I dont really disagree with anything in this reading. I think it held some good points and good thinking topics. Made me reflect on who I am.

Rudd (2020).
It did not surprise me the amount of time people are spending on tictok and how many children are given phones as a babysitter. I agree that children should spend more time using ther brains and without phones rather than with but I also am one of those people. I can tell myself to get off my phone but within 5 mins I am straight back onto it scrolling. I think this article/new paper reading was a good way to show parents how much social media is taking away from real life.

I disagree that everything on tictok is a time waster as there are some useful videos that actual help. But its the ones after that, that suck everyone in. There are some videos that can show hack or help befit others.

Shead (1996).
I agree when it talks about how we need to set a new visions for ourselves and one where we are following God and in his image. It is so easy to be pulled into the wrong these these days and even though this was written back in 1996 it still relevant to todays world.  It talks about how it is time for change and time to make a choice, however that is way easier said than done. I think it has a strong point when it talks about the importance of value and knowing what we are teaching. Children often do value food or gifts over things like kindess. As teachers we need to see the importance of what we teach.

One thing I slightly disagree on is the way this story it written. It took me at least three times reading it before I actually understood anything.

Netsafe.
I like the saying it has in this guide "Think before you Tweet", it is a catchy saying that I think could become very helpful to many teens. This guid is very clear and an easy read. I think more places need to promote this and share it more.

One negative from this would have to be where to find it. Although its a easy read this is the first time I have come across something like this. I think it would be very helpful to send this link to students and families and promote it.

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Once upon a time there was a family of fish.
Olivia was the oldest fish, worked hard all day to provide for her family and would make sure she was honest in all her actions.
Olivia went to the store to buy some food and she paid the correct amount.
Olivia had a younger sister call Jenny.
Jenny loved to push the rules and disrespected her family by choosing to do the wrong things. Jenny loves to steal and lie about it.
Jenny choose to go to the story one day, instead of following Olivias example she choose to sneak a chocolate bar under her scales and swam out thinking no one saw her.
Jenny had forgotten that there is always someone watching no matter how sneaky you are.

Olivia seemed to get everything she wanted and lived to have a blessed, peaceful life.
Jenny on the other hand lived a life full lies, this made her tired and warn out.
Jenny decides that she wants to become more like Olivia.

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This story confused me the first time listening to it. The second time it kinda made alittle bit more sense but if i am completely honest I do not understand it properly.

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When reading through the site and watching the video it is clear that TKI works hard to bring this topic to light. They show the importance of it and give lots of information around it to help anyone. It is very simple and easy to understand.

When looking at the cons , they do not have a form of follow up from when the children leave school. Its good that schools are taking control but if families are not then than what they are learning might be put to waste.

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I never thought of digital citizen as being about how we can influence the community. I always saw it as the normal- make passwords hard and blocking dangerous sites.

Video 2-

Make Digital Citizenship about the Do's, not the Don'ts

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Homework:

Sally squirrel and Mini mouse are on their way to school. Sally and Mini are best friends. They do everything together.

Sally and Mini love school and they both agree that the best part of school is seeing their teacher Ms. Mongoose every morning. Ms. Mongoose always greets them with a big smile when they arrive at school. Ms. Mongoose teaches them many interesting things about the world and always end the school day by reading them a story.

As they walk Mini asks Sally if she found the homework difficult. “What homework?”, asks Sally shocked. “Remember we had to write about our class trip to the zoo.” “I even made a diorama about the zoo”, says Mini.

Sally feels awful. She completely forgot about the homework and she does not want to disappoint Ms. Mongoose.

At school Mini puts her diorama on the display table with her writing next to it. Sally is so jealous and upset, she does not even like Mini at this point.

Sally stands next to the table and when no one is looking, she moves the diorama to the end of the table. She can easily push it over the side so it can fall on the floor and the little animals will all break into little pieces.

Then Sally looks up and see Ms. Mongoose at her table talking to Mini about her work. Sally grabs control of herself and walks over to them. Sally loves Ms Mongoose and she does not want to hurt Mini. Why is she so jealous?

She quietly goes up to Ms. Mongoose and tells her that she completely forgot about the homework.

“Sally, I am so proud of you for not making up a story about why it is not done. I am proud that you just told me the truth that you forgot about it. That is not a problem at all, we all forget things sometimes.” Sally is so relieved.

Mini jumps forward and tells Sally she will help her to do the homework this afternoon.

Mini and Sally had the best day ever planning the new diorama and building it together. “We should do our homework together more often! Teamwork is definitely the dream work”, they both laughed.

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What does authentic practice look like for me as a teacher?
The underlining message that came fro investigating the word "authenticity" is that it describes something or someone that is true to the original. For me this related to being authentic to God. It means I have to be confident in what I believe to be true and not conform to any copy that is not based on God and his teachings. I also like how the dictionary connected authentic to trustworthy and reliable. Definitely the ty[e of teacher I want to be.

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We are reflectors of Gods glory not the glory itself. When we acknowledge that the world is dark but God is an ever present shining light in darkness we can find strength to carry on. As Alaster alluded to in his special appearance in this course, setbacks should be wisely discerned, some will be the enemy trying to throw our straight and true path, others will be Samuel's to David, highlighting that if we think we are perpetually in the favour of God, we will be sadly mistaken if we use our yardstick to measure the will of God off our own ego, rather may we humble ourselves to accept the correction of the Lord no matter how many times the same lesson or indicator appears, no matter how old or wise we might think we are.

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The reading captures the span of reasons not to do something great for God, but zeros in on the key factor. If I am willing God can use me extraordinarily. Essentially every biblical account is an example of God showing His sovereignty through those that would otherwise not be able.

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My journalling for this week has been emailed through to you.

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The problem with being yourself | Biblical authenticity:

What I gained from this video was not just being who God created us to be, but allowing yourself to be transformed into this person. Allowing yourself to be transformed gives you the desire to do good works, and to live a righteous life. I hear the words be yourself, be true to you often and I have never thought much into it. After watching this video it developed my understanding, and I completely agree with what he is saying. The saying is all about one's self, when as the bible says we are not to look inward at ourselves but his word. The more we look inward at ourselves, our own wants/needs of the flesh, and allow these sayings to justify our actions opens the doors to a sinful life. However, when you allow yourself to be transformed into the person God created you to be then you will begin to gain the virtue of selflessness, and wanting to do more works for others. The main aspect of this is you reap what you sow. The more you try to satisfy your wants in needs the more self-centered you become. The more you become the person God created you to be and put actions to his word, the more selfless you become. As you will not be focused on only yourself, but you will have a willingness to serve others.

Authenticity:

This video was smilier to the one above, “The problem with being yourself, biblical authenticity.” This video shows us that we need to stand firm in our faith, and let it not j be something only done in private. We need to begin to let our actions show our faith. As it is through us that people can see the kingdom of God. Another aspect I got from the video was the word authentic, what it means. Which is where I related this video to the one above. I am a citizen who has always been surrounded by the saying authenticity and it means being true to yourself. However, after watching these videos it is clear to me that authenticity is allowing yourself to be transformed into the person God created us to be.

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The role the bible can play in the day to day work of a teacher is influential. Many people may believe that biblical teaching is heavy, and "religious." However, it is not just through our words and practices that we can implement biblical teaching. It is also through our actions the biblical teaching can be seen and learned. The virtues and morality in which we as kiakao live must correspond to our creator, God. John 1:8 is a great quote to use as an example, "He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light." Another good quote to use as an example is Joshua 1:8, "Keep this book of the law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it." Our way of living, our answers, our responses every interaction or encounter we make must be in act of the bible, as we are representations of God. Not only are we representations, but we are also servants of God. So it is our responsibility to teach biblical scriptures/ways of living to the tamariki. Planting the seed of righteousness into their lives.

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Sanders, M. (2018).

Moonlight Enlightens

The reading moonlight enlightens was such a lovely read, and it is just the encouragement I need. I’ve quoted a paragraph from your written text, “The moon reflects the glory of the sun so brightly that even a dark cloud cannot completely dim its radiance. This is what I want for you too. Be so assured of your relationship with me, know me so well, that you reflect me. Then even when dark clouds appear in your day, my glory, my beauty will still emanate from you.” This is how strong I would like my faith to be, and I know that with continuous prayer, faith, and willingness I will achieve this goal. Your words have perfectly described how each of us should live as children of God. This reading enlightened my spirits and gave me great encouragement.

Intrator, S., + Scribner, M. (2003)

Teaching with fire.

The reading teaching with fire was also a great encouragement. As it reminds you that everyone is born with a gift given from God. We live in a society now where everything is compared between one another, and harms the way we view ourselves. It is so easy to see someone else’s gift as precious and wonderful, yet we fail to see it in our gift. We need to stand strong in our faith, and with God our farther so we remember how great our gift is, and that we what we contribute to society is purposeful. This is a great way of thinking to remember when teaching, as it would be good to teach the tamariki this concept.

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In its everyday use authentic means to be consistent with what something should be, not a copy or mirage. Of philosophy it means to live in a responsible mode of life. For me in teaching this is encapsulated by truth. To be a truthful a teacher should be who they are, do what they say, and be truthful in their discourse

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| 2 Timothy 3:17,17   | A good servant of God is equipped, a teacher should prepare themselves for the ‘work’ God sets before them
| Psalm 119:105    | The Word of God is a guiding source, a teacher should not endeavor to proceed without it
| Joshua 1: 8    | The Word should always be in the back of one’s mind, it should not be something that a teacher always has to refer to externally
| John 1:8    | A teacher is a reflection of the true source, not the source itself
| Romans 15:4    | All scripture is for our benefit, if a teacher can make no use of a scripture, they should endeavor to investigate further until the find the reason God put in in the canon of scripture.
| John 15:7    | We should abide in God, then He will be with us. A teacher should break forth from the word of God, then expect to be supported by Him in their endeavor.
| Matthew 24:35 | Serve others as if it was Christ before you. Do the same in the classroom
| Write a summary statement of the role the Bible can play in the day to day work of a teacher.  The Bible is the revealed word of God, from the author of the one who knows and created us. It is our most pertinent pedagogical framework as its wisdom derives from the one that determined who humans are and whom they are to serve.

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As teachers, we need to believe in our calling and be resolute that God's word has everything we need to go out into the word and teach Christ to the children in all that we do and say. God's word should be our guide in every step we take. If we live as God asks us to in his word and obey him, we will prosper in life as a teacher. We are to shed the light of God as a witness to his word and the truth to the children by the way we live and everything we do and to encourage the children and bring hope to the classroom.
When we use God's word it is powerful and we can be confident in this. He will supply all that we need, we are to remain true and faithful to his word. God's word is eternal, we can be sure of his word and trust him and teach the children knowing that the word we plant in them continues for eternity.

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To summarize these interviewees, to be authentic and live out our faith, those characteristics should be of what we know God to desire not what we might think is convenient or easy to achieve

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Isaac bring in a good point about how authenticity can only flourish when it stems out of virtue. It leads well to the notion that God is the reference point for good, with initial anticipation that those that do not know God are incapable of pleasing Him, reframing the idea of rebellion as what God considers not of His nature, over what man considers to be an evil action. At this point the degree of rebellion is insignificant in its distancing those that rebel from God.

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Presentation:
Iste2018, Richard Culatta
Richard Culatta suggests that online safety is crucial, however, he believes the digital citizenship aim is to engage with our community and society to make it better, to have respectable debates and to shape public policy. He suggests that ‘print’ used to be legitimate however there is a great need for educators to promote critical thinking in their students to seek out the validity of the content on digital media/technology. Mr Culatta believes educating students toward digital citizenship is teaching new skills to develop an understanding of the difference between fiction and non-fiction content. Which equates to critical thinking. He gave an example of the dangers that are existing with young people today is that they believe everything they read to be the truth. The example was given about a hoax website created, set up to test the students critical thinking, it was about a “tree octopus.” The results were alarming, only one student questioned the validity of the content – tree octopus are fiction.
These new skills needed for students to be ‘critical thinking digital citizens’, will need to be created by diligent educators preferably Spirit-filled Bible-believing Christians in order for truth and purity to be the forefront.

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Netsafe
I enjoyed viewing the netsafe site, the information provided would be beneficial to the person viewing it. However it was pretty basic and im not sure it would solve any problems regarding the internet. Will sending off your concerns to an email really solve the underlying issues. I do however like how it was set out, often when you go onto internet sites there is an information overload. This site was set out with a few main points which would appeal to the younger generation. It could definitely be used as a platform to learn about digital literacy but maybe not the all and all.

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The Little Book:
Philippians 4:8&9

There was a young girl called Harei, she had a brother called Manaia. They were both loved by their mother and father greatly.

Each night before bed they would read from their little book. This book was very special to her mother and father and therefore was special to Harei and Manaia. They valued what was written, and the gentle words their mother spoke to them after.

One day Harei and Manaia were playing at the park when they heard a boy yelling, “You cannot play with me! You cheated."

The other boy folded his arms and yelled back, “I will not be your friend anymore. If you will not let me play with you."

Harei and Manaia didn’t know what to do. Then they remembered the little book and their mothers' kind words. They ran over to the boys and Harei smiled, “We would like to be your friends. Come and play with us.”

"He cannot play, he cheated," one of the boys yelled.

"And he cannot play because he is being mean," the other shouted.

"You cheated in the game."

"I didn't know how to play."

Harei looks at Manaia who points towards the playground. "Come and play a new game with Harei and I.  It will be fun all of us playing together."

"Manaia and I can tell how to play, then you will know what you can and can't do."

The boys agreed to play and ran off with Harei and Manaia.

The four of them ran around in laughter and smiles playing tag. Inviting everyone to come and join them, where they can all play together.

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Rudd (2020)

Tik Tok. I enjoyed reading this because I completely agree. The child’s attention span and patience are being taken away from them because they haven’t had to wait. In about 10seconds they have a whole video in front of them and in another 10seconds that’s a second completely different video being shown. This is not just limited to Tik Tok however. With everything on the phone or digital device a child does not have to wait for anything, it’s all there and so much more. If you get bored of one thing go and do another all while on the same device. It is stealing their time of patience, imagination, problem-solving, thinking, and even their boredom. Boredom is what leads children to think of activities to do such as let’s try to paint something. Or I might pick up a guitar and try to learn some songs. With everything right there at the click of a button or in this case scroll the child wouldn’t even think about going to pain or playing that guitar because their attention is already focussed on so many things within one device and before they know it, it’s time to go. With technology there are thousands of new things daily, no wonder tamariki can spend so much of their time on devices.

Netsafe (2018)

Netsafe is a great service that is throughout New Zealand. However what I have seen from this is that so much was mentioned on what to do if you feel unsafe, or are getting cyberbullied, abused, harassed but little was said on the person who might be doing this. It never taught tamariki how to act appropriately, how their actions online can be harmful and are very real. We have too many keyboard warriors these days and the numbers are increasing. Tamariki and adults can post whatever they like to someone under a completely random name and therefore their virtues and morals go away. It is as if they are a completely different person online and therefore can act another way. I believe that more of this needs to be mentioned and discussed. In saying this I completely agree with their services and believe it is being a great help, I would like to see this aspect develop.

Gill (2004)

It was a very interesting reading gill (2004). The main point of the story was about speaking the truth, and in a society where deceit, exaggeration, and white lies are becoming more accepted it is important to remember truth. After reading this it made me really think about my attitude and the things I say and do. Even the smallest white lie can become a large lie, in which if you subtly let it in you won’t even notice yourself lying. Almost as if it becomes apart of your nature. They were also true about how we are living in a fast pace world, I have no time to stop and think. Letting that moment with God, that moment of peacefulness, that moment of thankfulness slip away from me. I am so caught up in everything that I become apart of the world without even realising. If we can’t come back to truth and speaking truth how are the tamariki meant to learn, we can speak but it is our actions and words that they will follow. Bringing these two aspects together it is clear, as it states in the reading how easily we can lose ourselves and our identity. It is important that we remember the truth, and who is the truth our creator, and the bible. We must remain strong in our image and live as representations of our creator, this means allowing ourselves that time alone, so we aren’t consumed by the world’s busyness.

Sheard (1996)
From this read I got a real sense of who we are as christians. The reading then lead into me reading about the church which got me thinking, we are using church as a time and place where we go because we are christian. It is much more then that, we aren’t meant to define ourselves just to the church but we must also define and spread ourselves to the world. For it is the people in the world who need to see our witness of who’s we are. It also had me thinking about how I would interact with other people, especially when their world view is different to mine. Would I approach with love, kindness and compassion or with judgement based upon their actions. It is important to remember that we are all equal, and we have all sinned and therefore need to remain graceful with one another and the way we interact. The reading also reminded me of possessions. How to me everything is worthless because nothing can be taken with us after we die, I get so upset over the fact we work so hard for possessions yet they are worthless. That is from my understanding of who I am and of the world, however we live in a world where they thrive of wanting things. So it is important to teach the value of virtues, relationships with one another and truth, rather than having to be successful in this world with plenty of possessions.

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TKI approach to digital citizenship
Strengths
Preparing children for what they have to deal with in primary school
Weaknesses
The list defining a digital citizen does not appear to be developmentally appropriate for pre-schoolers nor do I believe pre-schoolers are developmentally capable of understanding the detrimental effects or are they capable of critically thinking in cyberspace or cybersafe
Digital technologies are not areas children can undertake without the guidance of an adult if the service was to fit within digital technology guidelines.

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Week 7: Activity - TKI: Digital citizenship 

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Strengths of the TKI model of digital citizenship:

Provides resources with strategies for using ICT correctly and responsibly

Provides modules that can be taught in class about the understanding digital citizenship

Helps students build the skills to determine false news on social media

Weakness of the TKI model of digital citizenship:

Not inclusive of  a biblical perspective of what God wants to see in citizenship

Might encourage students to be using technology all the time (without using their own knowledge or cognitive skills)

Creates a dependency on digital citizenship so citizenship in person becomes less important

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Growing up, little Susan had always been encouraged to do the right thing, and was usually able to do this with the help of her parents. Now that she was older, she realized that living life doing the right things was a lot harder. While she was at school one day, one of her best friends, Ally, came up to her asking if she wanted to play a game. Little Susan loved games, so quickly decided to go along with it. Little Susan’s friend led her to the playground where there were other girls playing. She said to little Susan, “Wouldn’t it be funny if we put some bark down Jenny’s shirt while she’s not looking?” Little Susan giggled and agreed that it would indeed be quite funny to watch as Jenny squirmed trying to get the bark out.

Walking up behind Jenny, Ally and little Susan grabbed a handful of bark, tiptoeing quietly so Jenny wouldn’t hear. Within a few seconds, Jenny was squealing and wriggling unhappily while Ally and little Susan rolled on the ground in fits of giggles. When little Susan saw Jenny’s face, she felt a pang of guilt in her heart but Ally assured her that it was just a joke.

Later that day, Ally urged little Susan to play a prank on Jenny and pour water on her head. Little Susan knew that Jenny didn’t have spare clothes and reminded Ally of this. Instead of backing down, Ally thought it would be even more fun and told little Susan if she didn’t help her with the prank at lunch time, she wouldn’t play with her anymore. Little Susan had two choices: she could either ignore her guilty conscience and go along with the prank, or she could tell her teacher what was going on.

In the end, little Susan decided that the best thing to do was to explain to her teacher what had happened and what Ally was planning, and to apologize to Jenny about putting the bark in her shirt. By doing this, little Susan lost a friend in Ally, gained respect from the teacher, and made a new friend in Jenny who forgave her.

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The stone can represent many things, but I think perhaps the author's idea was that it would reflect today’s use of television. More and more kids spend a lot of their time in front of TV’s and computers, never really having to think for themselves about anything. With the TV talking to them all the time, they might become less likely to be able to read words. TV has started to take over children’s love for reading as they indulge in programmes that don’t allow them to use phonemic awareness and recognition of words.

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Week 7: Presentation - Rethinking digital citizenship

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This video made me truly understand the importance of teaching students how to be a good digital citizen. I believe that, just like normal citizenship, it is to belong, participate, and contribute that will make a digital citizen successful. The question at the end of the presentation really got me thinking about what it is that I am doing right now to promote positive digital citizenship. I think that as technology becomes more normalized in today’s society, I myself am still trying to understand how I can belong, participate, and contribute to a digital society that reflects God’s truth and will. However, one thing that I would like to commit to doing this year to promote digital citizenship will be to aim to use social media as a positive influence on others, ensuring that what I post is respectful of others, truthful, and reflects God’s character. It's inevitable that people will start comparing their lives and themselves with others on social media, but if I can create a platform that shows beauty in individuals, then at least people will have one place to go for a positive influence.

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Sheard (1996) and Gill (2004) have similar ideas regarding the way of the world. The individualism that is mentioned in Gill (2004) can be cross related to Sheard’s (1996) observation that humanity is becoming increasingly consumeristic. This secular way of consumerism is, unfortunately, being fed to the minds of the youth of today, including the Christian youth. It is interesting to note that Christianity is not being portrayed well enough to today’s world as something better than the worldly ways. For example, Sheard (1996) points out that the Western church has lost its way, is not providing attraction to outsiders, abusing resources and Third World poverty, models practices of unsustainable consumption, and more. At a first glance, this wouldn’t attract me either if I were a new Christian or exploring the faith. However, by modelling instead the relational aspect of Christianity that includes central relationships to nature, to God, to others, and to ourselves, we may find that we start to reap the fruits of our lives and build a Christian counter-culture.

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As citizens of an ever-growing digital society, we must be able to distinguish what information on the internet and around us is true or false. Gill (2004) reminded me that we actually can’t trust everything we see and that what we need to rely on is God and reflecting his image. He also mentioned that our world is becoming very much individualistic, not caring whether or not the truth is being told, but rather that we are in some way benefiting. This idea makes me shiver as I realize that I can sometimes fall into this self-destructive pit of deceit. However, the difference is that I can acknowledge this and repent of it. Although this response is under Week 7’s work, the lecture today (in week 8) prompted me to think about our influence on the children in our classrooms. Do we want them to grow up with an individualistic mindset, completely forgoing God’s plan for us? Or do we want to, rather, model telling the truth, determining for ourselves between what is false, and practicing the right principles according to the Christian faith?

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Unfortunately, I find myself relating to what Rudd (2020) is talking about. Although I don’t have the TikTok app anymore, other social media platforms that I do use have picked up on how much it draws people in and have created similar functions on their apps. In the moment you don’t really think about how a 20 second video can impact how you function or the way you think, but you can easily lose track of time and then the next thing you know, you’ve wasted an hour watching mindless videos. Rudd (2020) actually gave a few suggestions for ways in which you can train your mind back into having a longer attention span again; reading a book, doing sudokus, or building a puzzle. I can definitely say that I have fallen victim many times to 20second long videos on social media, but I am definitely going to try implementing the suggestions by Rudd (2020) in an effort to decrease my screen time.

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Netsafe (2018) is an online safety organization, providing New Zealanders the opportunity to browse the web safely, without concern that something inappropriate or harmful might pop up. It demonstrates ways in which you can take action to lessen the likelihood of negative information or influence that comes along with everyday use of technology and it’s many apps. For example, in Netsafe’s booklet, they show different preventative measures that a person can take when using social media with regards to comments, posts that they see, and messages received. This would be an extremely useful tool to introduce to children in schools as they begin to manage their own devices and social media accounts.

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Parliament Quiz: 5/10 or 50% right

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Idea 1: Organic Cotton

Likely usefulness in society - There is a lot of evidence and research about the importance of organic foods and their benefits to our bodies. However, very little on organic clothing. What is organic clothing? How can organic clothing benefit society? With the way our world is being careless with plastic and other toxic materials, increasingly more people are becoming aware of the impact it is having on the earth. Knowing this, organic cotton farmers have a plan to redesign the clothing industry and make clothing more sustainable. Organic clothing uses materials that come from plants whose seeds are not sprayed with pesticides. From just looking at this factor of organic clothing, we can find much research about how not using pesticides and chemicals, we can actually preserve our soil and make it stay fertile for longer and create “a more sustainable means of farming” (Jaffer, 2020).

Jaffer, S. (2020). Why you should choose organic cotton clothing.   https://zerrin.com/heres-why-you-should-choose-organic-cotton-clothing/#:~:text=1.,more%20sustainable%20means%20of%20farming.

Idea 2: COVID-19 Drug Treatment

Likely usefulness in society - A new drug has been identified that could potentially treat COVID-19 patients as it is used to treat influenza in Russia. With the virus still spreading throughout the world, many people would see this and think of it as beneficial to their societies as they aim to reduce, and eliminate COVID-19. However, although there could be benefits to using this drug, there will also be side effects. For example, there is no particular evidence that proves the effectiveness of the drug or the reliability. WIthout proper testing, research, and accuracy, this drug could end up being more dangerous to society.

Idea 3: Data Education (Technology based learning)

Likely usefulness in society - Data education promotes technology based learning. The year of 2020 has certainly provided many opportunities for this to be tested on society. I know many people who said they preferred online teaching and being able to educate/be educated from home. I have also heard the opposite: that if technology was meant to do the job for teachers, there would not be any teachers around and that teaching is something that should be done in person to be able to connect with the students on a personal and professional level. It seems to be that most of the positive reviews come from parents and students themselves, whereas the opposing come from teachers and professors. The teachers that I have been around have all said that out of the 30 odd children in their classes, more than half did not return homework or show much interaction with it during online teaching. This resulted in lower test scores and knowledge when they came back to school to learn in person, and many falling behind. In conclusion, Data education may have it’s positives and negatives. Short-term, the benefits could be more time spent at home. Long term, the negatives would be lower academic achievement and social and emotional skills.

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Responsive Journaling: Civil Society (Week 1&2)

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Responsive Journaling: Civil Society (Week 1&2)

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My week 7 Journaling has been emailed as a word document.

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What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of this TKI approach to digital citizenship?

A strength of the TKI approach to digital citizenship is that it is preparing children for online. It has interwoven with our society and is now apart of our daily lives. Although I may not agree with so much time on technology, I know that it is only increasing as time goes by. So ensuring that children understand how to use it, and what it involves is a great concept. It is also good how they have question starters and encourage the kaiako to gain an understanding before they teach. As many kaiako may not fully understand what a digital citizen is.

A weakness of the TKI approach to digital citizenship is that it needs to be put in place appropriately and with all aspects put into place. If one of these areas were to fall or not take place it may cause the whole operation to become a failure. This program needs to be done correctly and continuously throughout all the aspects that are involved. It is not something that you can do once and it has a lasting effect, this was my understanding of it.

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My family have never been one to talk about politics therefore I hadn't learned anything about it. I never researched about them either, as I wasn't able to vote and thought it wasn't 'important.'

Now as I am able to vote, and need to know what I am voting for I am beginning to learn more about politics and parliament.

My score on the quiz was 4 out of 10. I still have a way to go.

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Rethinking digital citizenship by Richard Culatta

After watching this YouTube video I gained quite a bit of insight into what digital citizenship is. I was quite surprised when he mentioned digital citizenship not being digital safety, and these two concepts being different. I believe that digital safety can fall under digital citizenship. As quoted by Richard Culatta (2018) “it is not a list of don’ts but a list of do’s,” and focusses on what can be done to make a better society. I agree when Richard Culatta (2018) talked about making sure your voice is heard and online being a platform where you can do this. Online is such a wide and advanced piece of technology and your voice can be heard all around the world, many have been able to lead movements and take actions on topics where change or justice was needed. Online can be such a great, yet such a bad place to be. Teaching online citizenship and as Richard Culatta (2018) would say “in context,” is an important part of teaching that I hadn’t thought about yet.

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TKI does well to acknowledge the importance of digital literacies in education, knowledge about them and use of them. However it over arches their scope, they are as I said before an avenue, and hold no solution to the worlds problems in themselves. Hope held that digital can change the world is like a bandage on a shotgun wound without removing the foreign bodies.

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Netsafe:

Netsafe’s service is available to everyone in New Zealand to give online safety help and advice - including help with bullying, abuse and harassment. The service is free, confidential and gives advice on many issues and platforms and wans of different scenarios where people are vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

Gill

Gill mentions the fact that digital platforms give people a chance of being anonymous and people has a chance to be cruel and act in harmful ways without being kept accountable for their words or questioned on it.

Gill says that the only reason to pass on information about another person should be to aid and help that person. That is a good question to ask ourselves before ewe write about another person - is it to aid that person? There are so many stories about e-mails accidentally sent to a person that was not supposed to see it. If it was beneficial for that person, then that will not be a problem if he accidentally sees it.

Rudd

TIkTok takes up so much time form young people. The writer of this article mentions the fact that young people cannot sit down and read a book anymore as this just takes too long. A puzzle or book is just too time consuming for young people anymore. They need the instant and entertaining interaction of TikTok and find it more and more difficult to engage with a good book.

Sheard

Jesus taught that there was a fundamental contradiction between accumulation of wealth and possessions and the worship of God. Wesley noted that for whoever riches have increased, the essence of their religion has decreased.

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Parliament quiz:
4/10

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TKI approach to digital citizenship:

Strengths:

·      TKI has good ideas on how to start conversations with students around cyber safety and being a good digital citizen.

·      Digital citizenship is at the centre of the curriculum and cyber safety skills and digital literacy.

Weaknesses:

·      Educating children at school about cyber safety does not necessarily mean they will get the support at home to be good digital citizens.

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I found this video really interesting as it challenged my mindset of digital citizenship. It also brought forth that as a teacher we need to teacher students how to understand and eventuate truth and falsehood. It also placed an importance on context, students aren’t always able to transfer knowledge between context therefore we need to help provide opportunities for students.

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This reading made me laugh as I understood this feeling. I ended up deleting the app and then re-loading it, then deleting it as I kept finding used up my time being pointless wasted.

It is an interesting thought that TikTok is training watchers to have a limiting attention span. I don’t fully agree as when I was on TikTok I scrolled when I couldn’t relate to the content. It could be suggested that it was teaching me to filter content.

I also think that TikTok isn’t all bad. It gives an avenue for people to communicate through, the trouble lies in whether people are communicating truth or falsehood.

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Truth against the flow

Gill discusses the power as person with a Christian worldview has by the fact the it gives “a story, a philosophy of life” (p.294) to support in evaluating truth from falsehood. How this is worded, seems to elevate people that call themselves Christian to be more skilled to judge something. I believe this this is true as for myself I can measure the given truth against what bible tells me, yet there is a danger that in having this belief, it could transfer into a judgement and a option rather than a biblical evaluation.

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“Scammers don’t target vulnerable people, they target people who are vulnerable at a point in time. ….there may be a time when you’re more susceptible to scams.”

I found this quote quite powerful as, I alway assume that I am cyber safety conscious and that I won’t get scammed. This highlights to me that scammers attack when you least expected it and become careless with personal information.

I liked their quick guide to protecting personal information, and I realise how easy it is to be careless simply because you was what to remember passwords. What hasn’t been considered or mentions is how our devices now save all our passwords. I know for me this means I don’t change them that regularly.

Perhaps someone should create an app for that!!!

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What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of this TKI approach to digital citizenship?

Strengths

That they have recognised that there is a need to develop digital citizenship in students

Provides a starting point for teachers and schools

Weaknesses

To implement with a high level of success needs to be school and community wide (more of a challenge rather than a weaknesses)

Although cyber safety is discussed and placed on the yen digram, it gets lost in the following flow chart, this could cause confusion of mean that there is a lesser learning around the topic.

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strengths:
- actively defines what makes a good digital citizenship
- focuses on skills as well as manner
weaknesses:
- states that it is a powerful tool for inclusion but doesn't acknowledge that people with a lack of resources may be excluded.
- doesnt provide teachers with the methods of teaching these skills.

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scored 2/10

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Rudd (2020)
How the generations are changing. I like how Rudd spoke about sitting down and doing a digital puzzle instead of watching tiktok videos back to back all afternoon. It is worrying to see how an app such as tiktok can have an impact on a child's attention span whether this is proven or not. Of course not every child is the same but they most definitely do follow in each others footsteps. It makes me think of the amount of time that I sit down and scroll through facebook videos learning absolutely nothing in the process I feel that this is very similar to these children and tiktok.

Gill (2004)
I liked the part of this article where Gill spoke about getting together with your community and getting to know each other rather than gossiping and having a stereotype towards each other. As said by Gill gossiping can ruin peoples lives. if one person can refuse to partake in gossiping others will follow. Searching for the right information through the right sources to so important as the world is made up of lies and corruption. We can work together for the truth to come out.

Netsafe
Netsafe is a good tool

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Anzac day is a day where every person can come together and support and recognise those though lost their life or went to war for our country.

These stories bring light to this and open up room for conversations around the idea of what it means to go to war for our country.

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I found Richard Cullatta's discussion very interesting about digital citizenship. The key point that I took out of it was where he spoke about how one good digital citizens comment can turn a whole page full of negative comments into positive comments. If we as teachers teach our students how to treat others on the internet with respect and kindness others will follow. He also spoke about how much false information is displayed on the internet, we as teachers and parents need to be extremely careful of what our children are actually reading. Lastly we need to be showing the children how the internet can be used in a positive way by creating apps and websites that actually bring the community together rather than inappropriate apps that have no benefits for the children whatsoever.

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Digital citizenship is something we should be activley techiging in school - however this needs to begin with leadership and staff education and an agreed understanding of how we can teach the safe and effective use of digital technolgy in schools. Teachers need to be teachable and responsive to this very real need.
A key consideration I am left with is that most importantly we need to develop critical thinking skills so that children can determine truth form misinformation - and the best was this can be done is through learning how to listen, share, express, discuss and disagree on ideas, opinions and feelings - without being disrepectful or dismissive - participating and contributing - hearing and being heard - which can open us all to be true to our selves - sharing the real self - not a false front - but the pure heart of us- which  I guess in a way relies on knowing we feel safe enough or protected so that we can be vulnerable .

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This reading re-iterates the idea that a lifstyle or worldview of consumerism or indiviualism will lead us further down the path of untruth in terms of our communication and our representation of who we are and even our view of who others really are - and in contrast - if we are defined and identify with our creator, intentionlly seeking truth and speaking truth throguh relations withing comunity, then we uncover our more authentic self and also the deeper bigger picture of others too -

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Intersting and humorous - I'm not sure I fully agree though - while tik tok may be an obsession for many,  as might be play station or x-box - thats not to say its that way for all - it certainly is not the norm in our home - and I guess that the key - it depends on the culture - and its pretty clear that globally society is declining and people are not realating like they used to - however I have no doubt that platforms like tik tok can and are being used for good in some instances -

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Generic guide to internet safety - however without specific intention to educate users on Digital Citizenship  - their rights and responsibilities -  along withdeveloping the crital thinking and awerenss required to distinguish truth from misinformatin -  this alone is not going to keep anyone safe.
The two most interesting facts I noted were that the top used # on Instagram was #love - which is kinda nice I guess...and more shockingly that 40 million hours were wasted by people watching the top 10 youtube videos ....that eqautes to 4563 years! A lot of far more constructive, effctive, helpful, eduational, stuff could have been done in that time - especially in a society that is always complaining about not having enough time.

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this reading highlighted the fact that consumerism doeesn't mesh with Christianity becuse the individualist mindset that feeds consumerism defines a person by themself - what and who they are - and Christians should be defining themselves by God - in His image.
Also the consumerism mindset focuses on self-sustainablitly and self-reliance/independence from others where in contrast God creates us for relationship, to be with others, working together, learning from, helping and relying on -  dependent on Him for ultimate fulfillment - not our aqusition of "stuff"

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I got 45%  - sounds bad - but some of that information seemed quite irrellevant - recalling specific dates seems old school - without some meaning attached to facts - they are somewhat pointless to me.
I have a faily good understanding of how are parliment works - however I don't need specifc details and dates ot to understand the bigger picture.

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Activity - TKI Teaching Digital Citizenship

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Activity - TKI Teaching Digital Citizenship

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Strengths:
* Developing understanding of rights and responsibilities of inhabiting cyberspace
* Using ICT to communicate in positive & meaningful ways
* Using ICT to develop critical thinking - establishing fact/truth from misinformation

Weakneses
* Schools need to develop school wide policies and practices
* Teachers need to be trained/educated accordingly
* Parents need information/education

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Video Clip - Re-Thinking Digital citizenship 

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A key take away from watching this clip was that digital citizenship does not equal online safety - it is more about how we distiguish the truth and facts from the misinoframtion or disinformation - and how we can and should use the internet as a tool for students to do good in their community, for society by putting into practice healty, positive ways of communication, debate, information sharing, exchange etc across many platforms - all we teach in schools about writing repectfully, debating respectfully etc can also be applied to how students interact on the internet.

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Create a Story from Bible verse Philippians 4:8-9

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Create a Story from Bible verse Philippians 4:8-9

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The frog farm

It was a crisp, but clear spring morning, the sun was just beginning to peep over the hill, beaming its rays across the valley. Mr and Mrs Frog woke at their usual time each morning, it was the sound of the birds that woke them. “Daybreak!” Mr Frog would announce to his wife, “it’s time to get up and greet this beautiful day the Lord has made.”

“Knock, knock,” was the sound heard at their bedroom door, and before they could answer, in burst little miss tadpolette. “Nanny Frog, it’s time to look out and see what day God has made for us. "Pepe Frog took hold of his little tadpolette, pulling back the curtains they faced the sun as it shot its brilliants straight through the glass. “You know my little princess, this day is more lovely because you are here with us, why don’t we watch that splendid sunrise above those pines on the hill and then we will go and make a scrumptious hot chocolate to warm our frog legs.” Miss tadpolette didn’t make a move, much to the surprise of Pepe Frog. “no fluffy milk and chocolate sprinkles for you little one?” he questioned. Miss tadpolette was silent, then, as if she had been splashed with water, she leapt upward, pressing up against the window to soak in the warmth of the sun as it streamed in from the hills with rainbow streaks shooting across the gully. “Oh Pepe Frog, how is it that the sun never forgets to wake up each morning, and always shines even when we can’t see it for the clouds or the rain?” Her inquisitive voice, rising with apprehension, “Does it not get tired and want to have a rest like us each night?” Taking a moment on how he might offer knowledge to his curious grandtadpolette, “my precious little one, God never sleeps day or night and neither does His Son, you see, He is with us when we rise and when we rest, He will never leave us, remember this; He will always be shining upon you, He is the God of peace”

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Parliament quiz- 4/10