- Resources I need: online discussions with other educators who've taught this and were successful; additional courses on digital citizenship; keeping up-to-date with revisions to Internet laws, regulations, etc.
- Modify the action plan: Focus on teaching digital citizenship at this time. Students need to understand and practice Internet "manners" before they can reach out and learn from other communities and cultures.
- What have I learned so far? I'm learning not to rush into this. The prospect of knowing what students can learn from using the Internet is exciting, but can be overwhelming. I need to thoroughly understand digital citizenship before I can effectively teach it. This would include students being aware of those websites that are bias and/or bogus. Additionally, they need to know how to properly cite Internet sources they use for reports; plus verify author, date, and information authenticity.
- Do I have new questions? Is there a reliable website on digital citizenship? What is appropriate for 4th graders to know? How much should they know right now?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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I agree with you. There is so much the students can learn about using the Internet appropriately, but if we teach too much at one time, they will not learn anything. What students should know is different depending on the school district. I started as a computer teacher for first through fifth grade. Those students had much better computer skills then the district I am in now that does not have a computer teacher. Each teacher teaches the students, so it depends on the teacher.
I know what you mean about not "rushing into" the experience. I think that it takes so much preparation to do something like this, because there are so many variables to consider. I think kids can also get into habits or assuming a technology tools is just for exploration, and without guidelines it can be hard to turn a tools purpose from exploratory and fun to academic and goal oriented. Good luck!
Hi Angie, I use technology in my class a great deal since starting this degree. I have not had any explicit lessons in digital citizenship, rather I teach it on an "as needed" basis. I think it would be much better to address the concept as a lesson. I applaud you for taking the time to learn more about HOW to teach digital citizenship to your students. Good Luck.
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