Integrating Digital Citizenship - Online June2020 by Mary Snellgrove https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b Post some ideas to this Padlet about how to integrate digital citizenship into classroom instruction/discussion. Double-click anywhere on the page to start a new stickie. Don't forget to include your name on your stickie! en-us 2019-03-20 02:32:18 UTC 2021-05-04 02:05:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Libby Styles estyles4 https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1452663340 The “Digital Citizenship in 2 Minutes” article focuses on the digital world in a positive way.  For example, “What’s the most positive thing you’ve seen/posted on social media lately?”  That can very easily be the way to start a class on a Monday morning or an activity that students complete after taking an assessment while they wait for other students to finish.  Also, since this is a shift from the “old” way of thinking to the “new” way of thinking, sentence starters like the ones in the article “Don’t Teach Digital Citizenship….Embed It!” such as " "Your post taught me that,``'' ``''This made me think of because,``'' and ``''I really liked. Have you thought of?" " will be helpful for when students provide feedback to their peers.  In my role as a coordinator I could model this work with staff during a district or building meeting and then explain how this could be transferred into the classroom.  For example, I could use Nearpod to have teachers post desired behaviors/outcomes for faculty meetings or professional development and have them post it in a positive way.  A statement could shift from “Don’t go over the 60 minutes” to “We would appreciate starting on time so we can end on time.”  

Teaching digital citizenship should be the same as teaching building wide behavior expectations such as how to walk down the hallway during bell exchange, appropriate behavior during lunch/recess.  Expectations are explicitly taught in detail at the beginning of the year and then revisited often throughout the year.  If students respond favorably to informal reminders then your approach works but if not, then explicitly teaching the expectation again will be necessary.  
]]> 2021-04-23 16:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1452663340 Kevin Hardy https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1482885865 One way to integrate digital citizenship into the classroom is  to discuss the topic when it is relevant.  For example, a teacher wants to use a new web tool with his/her students.  Before using this tool, the class could divide up into small groups to review the privacy policies and the terms of use before using the site.  This would be a great opportunity to discuss that not every tool we come across on the internet will leave a positive digital footprint.  Students can quickly get into the habit of looking at these policies to see which sites truly seem interested in protecting the information of users, and which do not seem as strong in that area.  

]]> 2021-05-02 18:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1482885865 Kevin Hardy https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1482902091 In the article "Don't Teach Digital Citizenship; Embed It!", it discussed teaching students to make comments on the posts of others. As good digital citizens, we have to teach students how to comment appopriately and in a respectful way. Having small groups use Google Docs, or having a classroom blog for students to post ideas/answers during a lesson is a great way to allow for students to share their thinking and for others to give their feedback. The more opportunities we provide for students to do this, the better they will get at providing positive feedback respectfully. ]]> 2021-05-02 18:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1482902091 Shannon Bonno sbonno1 https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1483681837  I think that taking a look at the Class Dojo app and getting the kids involved in the management of it would lend itself to multiple conversations. I like the comment of including it ACROSS curriculum and giving it to kids in "bite-size" pieces. 
There really is no reason to not be doing this with every other behavior expectation and conversations about interenet safety for kids. ]]> 2021-05-03 03:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1483681837 Jenny Powers https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1487880036 In the "Digital Citizenship in 2 Minutes" article it talks about the importance of teaching digital citizenship everyday in all classes. It can be just a few minutes, but it is important to lead by example and help your students understand what are the expected norms. The examples they gave were just to talk about things that have been posted and how they would change things they have seen posted to make them more positive. In other article I read, "Don't Teach Digital Citizenship, Embed it!", they also discussed the importance of showing students how you work and live in a very connected world and you can change or always erase what you have posted. I loved the ideas of practicing in class with classroom blogs. Plan activities where students give feedback but the teachers have to approve submissions before posted. This gives students the chance to see what is expected. The most important is to practice and lead by example with your students. ]]> 2021-05-04 01:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/snellgrovem/5ebwavcui1b/wish/1487880036