Agenda - Monday
Green day tomorrow
Math Page 80 #1a, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 a-d, 8 DUE tomorrow
Spelling sentences due tomorrow
Word of the day: Literally
Ask me about: Our airplanes (Science) and Ryan's weird hair.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
My Students' Response to Digital Citizenship
My kids love technology. It really is as easy as that. I teach the most terrific group of 19 Grade 6 students in Melville SK. who really do inspire me to be a better person and a better teacher. When given the opportunity, my "darlings" use web based programs for much of their learning and might be the first generation to prefer typing to printing.
This year, our principal purchased six iPad Minis and 6 Google Chromebooks for classroom use. Being as brave as I am, jumped at the opportunity to have my students Google-ized so they may work on assignments wherever they have access to the internet. To my surprise, this group will always choose working on the Chromebooks at their desks than either having the opportunity to leave the classroom to use a computer, or even sit with an iPad to do research. (I feel old knowing that the novelty of the iPad has already worn off.)
Along with this passion for tech, inevitably comes the passion for and the use of Social Media. Being a Facebook user myself, I have started to "collect" friend requests from students after asking them not to add me. The current count is 34 pending friend requests, none of which I ever intend to confirm. Upon receiving these requests, I have learned far too much about my students than I'd ever want to know, which has opened several whole class discussions in hopes of eliminating some of the digital footprint they are already creating at 11 years of age. At the current time, my knowledge of programs and applications my students have used or have signed up for include the following:
This morning I asked my class to write a quick blog post about what Digital Citizenship means to them, and I'd like to share a few responses.
"When I hear digital citizenship I think of snapchat, facebook, instagram, and twitter. These are all thing you use the internet for and to connect to people with. when you are are useing these thing you need to be careful because things like siberbullying could happen or you could be hacked."
"Good Digital Citizenship is basically just listening to the rules and not giving out personal information. Bad Digital Citizenship might be giving out personal information, threatening people, etc. Make sure you always think twice about posting things, because regardless of if you take it down, people will still be able to see it. NEVER tell people where you live, passwords to your online accounts or your phone number unless you know the person well enough to trust them and make sure you tell them in PRIVATE. Always keep in mind that, unfortunately, there are bad people out in the world that will do horrible things to people. Make sure you aren’t one of those people or the bad person.
If you are cyber bullied, it’s best to tell a teacher or school councilor. Even if it’s not a teacher or school councilor, you should tell someone who can help. Never reply to people who cyber bully you, because it might get worse."
" when i hear the word digital citizenship i think of face-book,twitter,instagram and snapchat. all of these things are about you on the Internet and people can access them. i also think of cyber bullying it is a harsh thing and it can cause lots of bad incidents. "
Our blog can be accessed here and will automatically update as students finish up and publish their thoughts. For the time being, please ignore our spelling and grammar. We're still working on that part ;)
This year, our principal purchased six iPad Minis and 6 Google Chromebooks for classroom use. Being as brave as I am, jumped at the opportunity to have my students Google-ized so they may work on assignments wherever they have access to the internet. To my surprise, this group will always choose working on the Chromebooks at their desks than either having the opportunity to leave the classroom to use a computer, or even sit with an iPad to do research. (I feel old knowing that the novelty of the iPad has already worn off.)
Along with this passion for tech, inevitably comes the passion for and the use of Social Media. Being a Facebook user myself, I have started to "collect" friend requests from students after asking them not to add me. The current count is 34 pending friend requests, none of which I ever intend to confirm. Upon receiving these requests, I have learned far too much about my students than I'd ever want to know, which has opened several whole class discussions in hopes of eliminating some of the digital footprint they are already creating at 11 years of age. At the current time, my knowledge of programs and applications my students have used or have signed up for include the following:
- Kik
- Ask.fm
- Whisper
- YikYak
- Google+
- Snapchat
This morning I asked my class to write a quick blog post about what Digital Citizenship means to them, and I'd like to share a few responses.
"When I hear digital citizenship I think of snapchat, facebook, instagram, and twitter. These are all thing you use the internet for and to connect to people with. when you are are useing these thing you need to be careful because things like siberbullying could happen or you could be hacked."
"Good Digital Citizenship is basically just listening to the rules and not giving out personal information. Bad Digital Citizenship might be giving out personal information, threatening people, etc. Make sure you always think twice about posting things, because regardless of if you take it down, people will still be able to see it. NEVER tell people where you live, passwords to your online accounts or your phone number unless you know the person well enough to trust them and make sure you tell them in PRIVATE. Always keep in mind that, unfortunately, there are bad people out in the world that will do horrible things to people. Make sure you aren’t one of those people or the bad person.
If you are cyber bullied, it’s best to tell a teacher or school councilor. Even if it’s not a teacher or school councilor, you should tell someone who can help. Never reply to people who cyber bully you, because it might get worse."
" when i hear the word digital citizenship i think of face-book,twitter,instagram and snapchat. all of these things are about you on the Internet and people can access them. i also think of cyber bullying it is a harsh thing and it can cause lots of bad incidents. "
Our blog can be accessed here and will automatically update as students finish up and publish their thoughts. For the time being, please ignore our spelling and grammar. We're still working on that part ;)
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
DCMOOC Orientation
Last week was orientation to DCMOOC in which a group of educators are able to learn and collaborate online around the topic of digital citizenship. I've decided to start a new blog, and create a new digital footprint of my own, hoping to not follow in the footsteps of any other of my abandoned blogging attempts in the past. So far, I've connected with several cohorts of mine from my section at the U of R from a few years ago, and very much look forward to learning alongside them once again.
So what is Digital Citizenship? I've led many classroom discussions with my grade 6's in Melville around the topic, but feel somewhat ignorant when it comes to my own. In our classes, we have agreed on the definition of "having respect for ourselves, the technology in which we use, and the connections we make between the two."
Of the 19 11-year-olds I teach, most of whom could probably teach me a thing or two about Social Media, very few acknowledge the responsibilities which are required to legally utilize these applications. I look forward to relating my own experiences with whatever I may learn through this journey!
So what is Digital Citizenship? I've led many classroom discussions with my grade 6's in Melville around the topic, but feel somewhat ignorant when it comes to my own. In our classes, we have agreed on the definition of "having respect for ourselves, the technology in which we use, and the connections we make between the two."
Of the 19 11-year-olds I teach, most of whom could probably teach me a thing or two about Social Media, very few acknowledge the responsibilities which are required to legally utilize these applications. I look forward to relating my own experiences with whatever I may learn through this journey!
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