Thursday, September 8, 2011
2. Digital Citizenship and Online Safety
September 8th, 2011- Digital Citizenship and Online Safety
Assignments:
1. Watch some of the movies and read some of the articles posted on today's class agenda.
2. Take a closer look at some of the copyright information provided by UEN (see the link on today's class agenda).
3. Comment on this post. Include your thoughts about the importance of teaching our student digital citizenship skills, something you learned in class today, or thoughts about an article you have read on Internet safety.
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I was very impressed with the Jeopardy game we played in class. My students love them and I can often use them as a reward. The kids don't know they're actually learning when we play them. Anyway, I was able to locate the site but couldn't do more than play a demonstration question when it asked me to sign up. I completed the questionnaire until it asked me for my credit card number. The site assured me they wouldn't charge my card until I upgraded. Did anyone else run into this problem? Especially after our cautionary lesson on internet information sharing, I was hesitant to post my credit card yet again without understanding why.
ReplyDeleteLoved the class, BTW!
Jodee
I really have enjoyed the last two classes. I have been most impressed with being able to take what I have learned and apply it to my classroom. The first week my students and I created a Wordle while we brainstormed the writing process. Today we played Jeopardy online as a class with our science unit Sound and they loved it. It's refreshing to watch the students become so engaged and excited about learning. They were actually bummed when I said it was time to stop!
ReplyDeleteThese classes have opened my eyes to new terminology as well as how far the web has come over the years, especially in relation to education. The interaction it provides for the students, the numerous ideas I have gained for my classroom and the doors it opens to learning has truly changed the way we educate our students.
Brooke Peters
Jodee-That didn't happen when I played Jeopardy with my class today. I just searched Jeopardy for our science unit and one was already made:)
I too LOVED the Jeopardy game. It was an engaging way to learn about digital citizenship and online safety. I love that there are a variety of games already created around other content areas and a template to create my own.
ReplyDeleteThe question about the percentage of Utahans who utilize technology really stood out to me. I have since created a Twitter account-which is linked onto my Blog- and am sending alerts to my parents daily.
Finally, for a community building activity last week my students and I created a Wordle together to represent the way we feel about our class. I call them my "Wise ONes," so I typed that several times in order to make it larger. We have it hanging on our classroom wall and the kids keep commenting on it. I'll have them create their own sometime soon.
My blog entry for this week is regarding the uen resources on plagiarism. I looked at these resources because so many of my students use internet resources for reports on the cross-curricular projects at the end of novel units—The Scottsboro trials, racism issues for To Kill a Mockingbird, and marine life in the Gulf of California, history of European conquest in Mexico for The Pearl. So many times I get cut and paste reports right off the same websites. The students don’t seem to get why this is wrong, or don’t care. Two plagiarism sources listed (Academic Integrity: Avoiding Plagiarism; Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it) are very understandable and would be good to use with my Pre AP and Jr. Honors students. I even think I could get my lower level sophomores through it if I read it to them. Both of the sites are university links. One actually has examples of what is an acceptable paraphrase and what is not. I think the high school kids would get this.
ReplyDeleteI watched the YouTube safety videos. Good material, but other links come up at the bottom after the video. Some of those look really questionable. What concerns me is that I would be afraid to lead students to these videos only to have them click on an unacceptable one right off the bat. I had thought that they would be related to the safety video but they are NOT.
Shelly Edmonds