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Love Laurel’s webinar brilliantly enlightening us on the intersection of #digcit, #medialit, and #SEL.

Appreciate her padlet packed full of digcit resources. Will be teaching a Common Sense Education DigCit lesson tomorrow👍🏻

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka

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Thank you so much for this list and for this idea.  I love the idea of tying in literature to Digital Citizenship/Wellness lessons
#Goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale- I think this would be perfect for a morning meeting read aloud and discussion.

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I appreciate having a checklist to help students evaluate sources. Thanks!

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka

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Thank you so much Nicole for sharing.  This is so helpful!

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I really love this checklist. It puts all of the things we are trying to teach into a neat little package that is very concrete. I think assigning a score to a source is a smart way to make this easy for kids to connect to a concept that can seem quite vague to them.

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Such an important skill to teach Teachers & Students

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Such an important skill to teach Teachers & Students

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I love Dr. Harv's Climate Change resources for a model for showing the importance of this work.

I've attached a similar video (using the topic of dangerous dogs) that I used as a part of a "Search Skills Blitz" series: https://cammiekannekensblog.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/search-skills-monthly-challenge/

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Search Blitz - 09 Check Credibility with the Rule of 3

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I love that everyone finds the checklist useful! If any of you create your own, or have new/better ideas please share them!
@NMZumpano

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Thanks to LeeAnn for the great shares. I look forward to adding to my collection. I'm having so much fun reading digcit books to my 8th graders this week! You're right it's a way to discuss DigCit with our students!

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Thanks to LeeAnn for the great shares. I look forward to adding to my collection. I'm having so much fun reading digcit books to my 8th graders this week! You're right it's a way to discuss DigCit with our students!

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Day 2 Karalee Wong Nakatsuka

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Picture books have so many uses and provide so many options for discussion, exploration, and adaptation. This prompted me to explore and share this blog with friends using Wixie this week: 

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Picture books have so many uses and provide so many options for discussion, exploration, and adaptation. This prompted me to explore and share this blog with friends using Wixie this week: 

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Digital citizenship is essential to successfully participate in our digital world. Students can create in Wixie to engage in the learning process as they share their ideas, imagination and understanding.

Stories are a safe and fun way to spark conversations about digital citizenship issues like online safety, digital responsibility, and wellness. Use these book titles and the connected Wixie activities to ensure your students are not only engaged, but inclusive, informed, balanced, and alert users of digital tools.

Alert

The Technology Tail by Julie Cook

This clever story demonstrates how what we post online will be connected to us forever like a tail, digital footprint, or a tattoo. The book shares examples of ways you can heal or hurt your "technology tail" by posting kind comments or inappropriate things like test answers and personal passwords.

After reading this story with students, ask students questions like:

* What types of things could cause "scratches" on a tail?
* How can you prevent "holes" on your tail?
* What does keyboard courage look like to you?

Then, have students use the Technology Tail activity to show how they can damage, protect, and heal their technology tail.
Wixie Technology Tail activity

Chicken Clicking by Jeanne Willis

The chicken in this story gets caught up in shopping online for new items for the farm. One-click leads to the next and soon the chicken is posting pictures to meet a new friend online. Much like the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, the chicken soon discovers that things aren't always as they are portrayed. Will she learn to be careful when she are online?

To respond, have students use the Public Service Announcement activity to raise awareness and teach those about the importance of making wise and informed decisions about meeting new people.
Wixie PSA template
You can create animated public service announcements, by duplicating the pages, making small changes, and exporting the result as an animated GIF.

#Goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale by Jeanne Willis

A fun rhyming story about a little girl who craves getting attention online. In her quest to get more "likes", Goldilocks resorts to more daring actions and posts about breaking into a cottage, breaking chairs #fun, and eating porridge #pipinghot! And, in the end, ended up having no friends at all.

Teachers can use this book to teach about the dangers of oversharing on social media. Have students use the Social Media template in Wixie's Curriculum library to create do's and don'ts of social media sharing and the consequences that can follow.

Wixie social media activity
Once students craft their social media posts, combine the individual pages into one project to share with your class. Encourage meaningful dialogue with students as they examine each post to determine if each post is a "don't" or a "do" post.

Informed

The Nantucket Sea Monster by Darcy Pattison

This is a true story about a "fake" news story that happened in 1937 when a fisherman reported he saw a sea monster on Nantucket Island. The story chronicles the events surrounding the sea monster sighting and how subsequent newspaper and eyewitness accounts spread fear across the nation.

Use this book to start discussions about non-political fake news stories. Then, have students create news stories that are both real and fake. Print or post online and work together to decipher which ones are true.
Wixie News: Real or Fake? template
Balanced

Use these titles to start discussions with students about healthy digital habits and social addiction.

When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins

This narrative poem tells the story of what computer game fanatic, Charlie McButton, goes through after a thunderstorm shuts down the power at his house. He quickly learns that using his imagination can be just as fun. Work as a class to describe what Charlie's life is like before and after the thunderstorm.

Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Back by Laura Peterson

Ella is frustrated as her family has become obsessed with using their devices, rather than participating in family activities. To make a statement, she collects all of the devices and chargers in a laundry basket, hoping this act will motivate her family to make some changes. But, will her actions have the intended effect?

Work together to complete a Venn Diagram showing activities that can be done with a device, without a device, or enjoyed both ways.

Get making with Wixie

Assign the Device-Free Cube activity to have students come up with activities they like to do that do not require their devices or the Internet.
Wixie 3D cube template
Inclusive

The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland

Popcorn, the friendliest chicken at Fiddlesticks Farm, finds a forgotten phone that she starts using to text and make new friends. She is so caught up sending messages to her new friends online, she begins to forget her old friends. As it turns out, the friends she has been messaging are wolves that want to eat her. Luckily for Popcorn, her old friends come and save the day.

Talk to your students about the metaphor, " mesmerized by a new shiny penny." See if they can remember times when they forgot about something old when something new came along. Toys are a good example.

Then, ask your students how they balance making new friends while maintaining existing friendships. Using these ideas, ask them to brainstorm things that Popcorn could have done differently after finding the smartphone in the hay.
Wixie Hen Apology Letter Activity
Have students write an apology as Popcorn to her barnyard friends to help restore their friendship. Encourage students to explain why Popcorn is sorry for ignoring them and what she will do in the future to be more inclusive of them, even when new friends or something exciting comes up.

Engage

Students are engaged when they are making and creating to demonstrate understanding. For additional ideas, search "Digital Citizenship" on the Wixie homepage or visit the Curriculum > Digital Citizenship folder for more templates and activities to support student learning.

Share your own ideas using the hashtags #wixie and #digitalcitizenship on Twitter and Instagram .

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Great Books + Wixie = Powerful Digital Citizenship Activities

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Great picture books and Wixie activities you can use to ensure students are engaged, inclusive, informed, balanced, and alert users of digital tools.

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Wow. Thank you so much Nicole. It is so easy to get overwhelmed by the scale of keeping up with digital privacy and security settings, this month-by-month list is perfect to help break it down. I am digging into google settings now, but set a task to revisit digital portfolio/vitae because I haven't tried to tackle this in years. Thanks!

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Wow. Thank you so much Nicole. It is so easy to get overwhelmed by the scale of keeping up with digital privacy and security settings, this month-by-month list is perfect to help break it down. I am digging into google settings now, but set a task to revisit digital portfolio/vitae because I haven't tried to tackle this in years. Thanks!

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I love this clean up challenge! I made a copy of Nicole's calendar and I have checked my privacy settings. I have also added a calendar at the beginning of the month to keep on track with each month's suggestions. Next month onto checking passwords stored via Google Chrome!

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I work at a high school so we don't really have picture books. However, we do have a little pre-school/daycare program on sight so I am forwarding this list to those folks. This is also making me think that this could be a great project for some of our high school students. They can create their own picture books and we can share them with our daycare staff!

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I don't currently have access to a school library to ask, but I love Goodnight iPad - mainly because it's a play on Goodnight Moon which is another favorite.

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A parody of the children's classic and a hilarious gift for anyone that finds modern life funny and absurd.In a bright buzzing room, in the glow of the moon-and iPhones and Androids and Blackberries too-it is time to say goodnight...

Modern life is abuzz. There are huge LCD WiFi HD TVs and Facebook requests and thumbs tapping texts and new viral clips of cats doing flips. Wouldn't it be nice to say goodnight to all that? Like the rest of us who cannot resist just a few more scrolls and clicks, you may find yourself ready for bed while still clinging to your electronics long after dark. This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day. This hilarious parody not only pokes loving fun at the bygone quiet of the original classic, but also at our modern plugged-in lives. It will make you laugh, and it will also help you put yourself and your machines to sleep. Don't worry, though. Your gadgets will be waiting for you, fully charged, in the morning.

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Goodnight iPad: a Parody for the next generation

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Goodnight iPad: a Parody for the next generation [Droyd, Ann] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Goodnight iPad: a Parody for the next generation

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I just had a conversation yesterday with my director of teaching and learning about providing ALL staff with resources to help students identify misinformation. Thank you for this!
Jodi Johnson - Insta - teachtechlego

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This was great. I love that Nicole divided up the checklist by months. I checked my Google privacy settings and reactivated unroll me! Thanks everyone! - Karalee Wong Nakatsuka
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I am going to make my own calendar to follow each month. I've also sent this to our E-12 staff and challenged them to join as well!
Jodi Johnson, Minnesota
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Just checked my privacy settings as per Nicole's October suggestion!

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I am working on making my own calendar! This makes these items feel more manageable. Today, I am reviewing my Unroll.me to unsubscribe from many, many email lists. I am also using Dashlane to make sure my passwords are secure and not being repeated. I find this to be tough. Once I have a good password I just want to use it for everything. Not anymore!

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As an instructional coach, every year, I do a monthly challenge for the teachers in my district. Last year it was search skills. Last spring I was inspired by Nicole‘s monthly clean up list and Stephanie Howell’s Digital Spring Cleaning list to make “Clean Up” the monthly challenge topic.
Check out the ever-expanding playlist. On September we cleaned up our bookmarks bar and in October we cleaned up our Google Drive.

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Join the 10-month challenge with tips for cleaning up your DIGITAL and PHYSICAL spaces!

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I completed numerous items on this checklist but LOVE that these are listed by month! It makes me feel like I'm "spring cleaning" my digital life! For this challenge, I checked the privacy settings for my Google Drive and social media platform. I also updated a few passwords to be a bit stronger that previous versions.

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Register for the November "For Coaches, By Coaches" monthly coach meetup at bit.ly/ISTECoachNOV.

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As coaches, we often have the privilege of leading and co-teaching learning activities as we support our fellow educators. Some activities stand out as gems that consistently work well in a variety of contexts. These gems tend to be the learning activities we use again and again. In this session, I’…

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Newest episode: Creativity and Collaboration at ISTELive 23 with Tim Needles and Cathy Masrour

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Welcome to the The Edge, an ISTE Community Leaders podcast about innovative learning, transformational technology, and stories of creativity featuring voices you don't normally hear. Join us each month as we journey to "The EDGE", where the future of learning is happening now!

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Welcome to the The Edge, an ISTE Community Leaders podcast about innovative learning, transformational technology, and stories of creativity featuring voices you don't normally hear. Join us each month as we journey to "The EDGE", where the future of learning is happening now!

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[BONUS: 2 Challenges] #2 Creating Responsible Use Policies with Dr. Kaylah Holland

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[BONUS: 2 Challenges] #2 Creating Responsible Use Policies with Dr. Kaylah Holland

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Happy Digital Citizenship Week! It's Friday and to end our week on a high note, we have not one but TWO Educate, Empower, Engage challenges today. Today's topic is #DigCit leadership because a strong digital citizenship culture requires strong leaders!

Challenge 2: Evolve Your Acceptable Use Policy
1. Educate: Watch this video where Kaylah Holland from Charlotte, North Carolina talks about creating a student-friendly Responsible Use Policy (RUP)
2. Empower: View the free resources including two RUP examples
3. Engage: Explore your school’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and create a Responsible Use Policy (RUP) using kid-friendly language.

After you've completed the challenges, don't forget to share your content on this Padlet! You can also post on socials using the hashtag #DigCit23 and tagging @JPatanio, @hollandkaylah, @ISTECommunity as well as all of your DigCit friends!

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[BONUS: 2 Challenges] #1 Supporting District and School Leaders on the DigCit Journey with Jackie Patanio

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[BONUS: 2 Challenges] #1 Supporting District and School Leaders on the DigCit Journey with Jackie Patanio

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Happy Digital Citizenship Week! It's Friday and to end our week on a high note, we have not one but TWO Educate, Empower, Engage challenges today. Today's topic is #DigCit leadership because a strong digital citizenship culture requires strong leaders!

Challenge 1: Finding connections

1. Educate: Watch this video where Jackie Patanio from New York City talks about connecting digital citizenship to curriculum, content, and school goals.
2. Empower: Download Jackie's free resource
3. Engage: Using the DigCit Professional Learning Choice Board, try to earn BINGO and share with at least one other friend by tagging #DigCIt, @JPatanio, and other DigCit buddies on social media!!

After you've completed the challenges, don't forget to share your content on this Padlet! You can also post on socials using the hashtag #DigCit23 and tagging @JPatanio, @hollandkaylah, @ISTECommunity as well as all of your DigCit friends!

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Using the CASEL Framework: Social Emotional Learning with Digital Citizenship with Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff

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Using the CASEL Framework: Social Emotional Learning with Digital Citizenship with Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff

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Happy Digital Citizenship Week! It's Thursday and day 4 of the Educate, Empower, Engage challenge. Today's topic is "Using the CASEL Framework: Social Emotional Learning with Digital Citizenship."

1. Educate: Watch this video where Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff from California discusses how digital citizenship, media literacy, and SEL work together to help build a CULTURE of digital citizenship.
2. Empower: Visit Laurel's awesome free resource
3. Engage: Choose a category to explore from the free resource and think about how you can create a culture of DigCit & MediaLit with what you are already doing with students through SEL! Got a great idea? Share it!

After you've completed the challenge, don't forget to share your great ideas, resources, and thoughts on this Padlet to continue learning together. You can also post on socials using #DigCit23! Don't forget to tag @Lucykirchh, @ISTECommunity, @caselorg, as well as all of your DigCit friends!

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DigCit Week 2023 Video: @Lucykirchh SEL & DigCit

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Telling Fact from Fiction with Dr. Michael Harvey

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Telling Fact from Fiction with Dr. Michael Harvey

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It's Wednesday and day 3 of our daily Educate, Empower, Engage challenge. In today's information age, deciphering fact from fiction is a critical skill for students and adults alike! That's why it's today's #DigCit topic.

1. Educate: Watch this video where Michael Harvey from New Zealand shares a tip for evaluating online sources. You can also check out this article from Edutopia and this short video to learn more.
2. Empower: Download Michael's evaluation resource.
3. Engage: Check out these two online resources below that discuss climate change. Using the strategy shared by Michael, determine which of the two is the most reliable. Feel free to use Google, Wikipedia, or other online resources to find information related to the checklist. Classroom teachers, you can challenge your students to do the challenge too, and begin important conversations about the quality and reliability of online information. Coaches, perhaps you want to try it with a group of teachers!

- 26 facts that bring home the reality of climate change
- The Stunning Statistical Fraud Behind The Global Warming Scare

After you've completed the challenge, remember to tell us how your challenge went! You can your response on this Padlet and also post on socials using hashtag #DigCit23 and tag @Doctor_Harves and @ISTECommunity as well as all of your DigCit friends!

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Telling Fact from Fiction with Dr Harves

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Using DigCit Picture Books with LeeAnn Lindsey

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Using DigCit Picture Books with LeeAnn Lindsey

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Happy Digital Citizenship Week! It's Tuesday and day 2 of our daily E3 (Educate, Empower, Engage!) challenge. Today's focus is using picture books to introduce #DigCit topics. Even "big kids" love a good picture book and there are so many that address digital challenges.

1. Educate: Watch this video where LeeAnn Lindsey from Arizona talks about using picture books in the classroom.
2. Empower: Download LeeAnn's booklist and access a link to even more #DigCit book titles
3. Engage: Head over to your school library and see how many digital citizenship picture books you can find. Who are the teachers that you might share these titles with? Would it be helpful to share the list and specific books that interest you with your school librarian?

After you've completed the challenge, remember to report back to the Padlet at bit.ly/ISTEdigcit23 and tell us how your challenge went! Happy book hunting! You can also post on socials and use hashtag #DigCit23 and tag @Edvolve_LeeAnn and @ISTECommunity as well as all of your DigCit friends!

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Watch the videos located in the section on the right to prepare to complete digital challenges during the week of Oct 16-20. The challenge will be posted each day under the section header. Free resources will be provided for each challenge. Once you complete the task, add your response to the section under the correct day. People from lots of different social media platforms will be joining together to post content so be sure to add your name and social media handle when posting.

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Tech Check: Managing your Digital Existence with Nicole Zumpano

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Tech Check: Managing your Digital Existence with Nicole Zumpano

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Happy Digital Citizenship Week! It's Monday and day 1 of our daily E3 (Educate, Empower, Engage!) challenge. Today's topic is "Tech Check: Managing your Digital Existence." Because let's face it, couldn't we all use a little nudge to clean up our online presence?!

1. Educate: Watch the video where Nicole Zumpano from Illinois shares her tip for maintaining your "digital self."
2. Empower: Download Nicole's resource - click the link and select FILE > Make a copy to obtain your own resource
3. Engage: Choose your challenge! (1) choose one item on the Tech Checklist and complete it, or (2) create your own Tech Checklist.

After you've completed the challenge, don't forget to share your results, resources, and thoughts on this thread! You can also post on socials and use hashtag #DigCit23 and tag @nmzumpano and @ISTECommunity as well as all of your DigCit friends!

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Tech Check: A Task a Month to Manage Your Digital Existence