https://padlet.com/mrsmaryjones0923/awauvgqtwvqvvyk7 Digital Citizenship en-us 2021-04-15 23:02:39 UTC 2021-04-16 00:02:01 UTC hello@padlet.com mrsmaryjones0923 https://padlet.com/mrsmaryjones0923/awauvgqtwvqvvyk7/wish/1423372670 There are three visions of citizenship represented in democratic education programs, they are Personally Responsible Citizens, Participatory Citizens, and Justice-Oriented Citizens. These types of citizenship vary greatly in many different ways. Personally Responsible Citizens are more like an informed voter, over the years they have had to learn through the digital ages what websites to trust and which ones distribute information that may not be correct. The Participatory Digital Citizen tends to look at or use social media more often when it comes to political or democratic aims. This type of citizenship has changed the entire look of political platforms because they are able to reach many more people this way. Justice-Oriented Digital Citizens take the use of social, political, and economic structures to fight injustices. 

What is Democratic Digital Citizenship? Democratic Digital Citizenship is a blend of all three of the visions listed above. All three of the visions can be used within the classroom setting or be portrayed there. There is an equal balance between the three which is why it is called a Democratic Digital Citizenship. 

The struggle school districts and educators have when determining the limitations of social media and so forth within the classroom can be horrendous. Sometimes it seems that there isn't a way to find a common ground between the two. It takes a lot of planning and configuration to reach that balance. 


2 Sides 

The two sides of this article that are displayed are whether the use social media is okay to use in the classroom or not. As it is first talked about in the article, there was a ban on social media in a Madison, Wisconsin school district. This ban was to test whether or not students behavior, school safety, and grades improved or did not with fewer online distractions. Many schools do block or filter internet content to limit distractions for students. Some schools even have internet access set up to where no social media websites can be accessed. Other schools or districts have embraced the use of social media and the digital age that we are in. By using these social media platforms we as educators are able to reach more students. These types of platforms when used in the right ways can promote digital citizenship. I see the other sides point of view as well. By allowing access to these websites or platforms you are running the risk of students being distracted and not using them for their intended purpose. There are many good things that can come out of using these type of platforms within the classroom because students will be able to look at injustices that are happening within the world and find ways to help stop them. It all circles back around to the word democracy where everyone should have the right to be treated equally. 

Question

How can we as educators find a common ground for the use of social media platforms within the classroom?]]> 2021-04-15 23:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsmaryjones0923/awauvgqtwvqvvyk7/wish/1423372670