Really, if you consider her first camera was a little 'Brownie camera' and most people didn't have the means to buy one...then the instantaneous ability of computers is truly amazing. Having said all this, a good teacher has to keep up to date on the technology and media that interests students at any age. Social media, changes so quickly. When you consider MySpace changed to Facebook, which also includes Twitter and now Instagram...it makes one wonder what will be cool next week? Even though my students are in Grade Two, it is important to talk about 'Digital Citizenship'. We watched some age appropriate movies that featured scenarios that could happen when using the internet. Then we discussed what we would do. Many students were surprised that even if you delete material (e.g., on their chatt accounts) that someone could still retrieve the information. We also talked about personal safety and using the internet responsibly. Today the students brought home a stickie note with a few points to discuss with you. I hope you have a great discussion. As you can see by our chart...we certainly did.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Teaching Digital citizenship
Technology is a great thing. I will always remember when my Grandma (who was in her 90's) marveled at the fact that I could take a picture and casually send it to my printer via wi-fi and hand her the picture within minutes.
Really, if you consider her first camera was a little 'Brownie camera' and most people didn't have the means to buy one...then the instantaneous ability of computers is truly amazing. Having said all this, a good teacher has to keep up to date on the technology and media that interests students at any age. Social media, changes so quickly. When you consider MySpace changed to Facebook, which also includes Twitter and now Instagram...it makes one wonder what will be cool next week? Even though my students are in Grade Two, it is important to talk about 'Digital Citizenship'. We watched some age appropriate movies that featured scenarios that could happen when using the internet. Then we discussed what we would do. Many students were surprised that even if you delete material (e.g., on their chatt accounts) that someone could still retrieve the information. We also talked about personal safety and using the internet responsibly. Today the students brought home a stickie note with a few points to discuss with you. I hope you have a great discussion. As you can see by our chart...we certainly did.
Really, if you consider her first camera was a little 'Brownie camera' and most people didn't have the means to buy one...then the instantaneous ability of computers is truly amazing. Having said all this, a good teacher has to keep up to date on the technology and media that interests students at any age. Social media, changes so quickly. When you consider MySpace changed to Facebook, which also includes Twitter and now Instagram...it makes one wonder what will be cool next week? Even though my students are in Grade Two, it is important to talk about 'Digital Citizenship'. We watched some age appropriate movies that featured scenarios that could happen when using the internet. Then we discussed what we would do. Many students were surprised that even if you delete material (e.g., on their chatt accounts) that someone could still retrieve the information. We also talked about personal safety and using the internet responsibly. Today the students brought home a stickie note with a few points to discuss with you. I hope you have a great discussion. As you can see by our chart...we certainly did.
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