https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e Made with a curious mind en-us 2018-06-04 19:01:02 UTC 2018-06-22 02:13:45 UTC hello@padlet.com rguilford https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/265474360 2018-06-04 19:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/265474360 user_1412609943 https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/265651852 As I glance over the topics on Common Sense Media's website, I find Unit 2 Lessons 1-2 to be very applicable to my students this year.  I think that Lesson 1 "My Media" allows students to be aware of how much time they truly spend using technology and media, as well as how they are using that time.   As a language arts teacher, I am also drawn to Lesson 2, "A Creator's Responsibilities,"  which is helping students understand the importance of citing others' work, as well as being cautious of cutting and pasting work.  I think it is important for this age group to learn this early so that are aware of these concepts anytime they are creating a project, writing an essay, or making a presentation.]]> 2018-06-05 14:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/265651852 kmcilhargey https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/266675553 Ms. McIlhargey: I agree with Ms. Still about the lesson, "A Creator's Responsibilities" as a potential for next year. In ELA, we are always stressing the importance of creating your own work, not plagiarizing and understanding how to avoid this with online research. I also would like to see the lesson, "Identifying High Quality Sites" in use next year. This lesson would allow students to better understand the validity of the sites they access and often cite as source material. ]]> 2018-06-11 18:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/266675553 https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/267220039 I liked the lesson on privacy as this is an important topic for students, and one that they are misinformed or uninformed on. To reiterate what's already been shared, any lessons on information literacy to encourage students to be critical of the sources of information they read would be valuable.]]> 2018-06-14 14:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/267220039 https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/267846656 I definitely agree that our students would benefit from learning how to identify quality sites and sources. When I had my students do research this year, they were just focusing on finding all of the answers that were required of a project or an assignment and not where they were getting them from. In science especially, you will run into scientific studies and news articles that report things that are not scientifically accurate. Rather than question its validity, a majority of my students would just copy it down as fact. This is why I am also drawn in by the "How to Spot Fake News" lesson that is on Common Sense Media. I think its important that our students know that even if a site is usually reputable it doesn't mean that what's written will always be true. I also agree that students need more practice with how to use the research they find online and how to cite it. I would find them often copy and pasting information they found without even reading it. They would write down the source, but then couldn't even present the information because they couldn't pronounce or understand the wording of the information they copied. They seemed to think as long as they cited the source it was fine for them to copy large chunks of text. These are skills students need in all grades and would be beneficial in most subjects.


]]> 2018-06-19 19:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/267846656 kadams33 https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/268172479 For my behavior support group, I used the common sense media digital compass to assist them with creating social stories, which we applied to real life scenarios. The game was interactive but also, provoked some strong classroom discussions.]]> 2018-06-22 02:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rguilford/iwa0ike75i3e/wish/268172479