Reading the blog by Kathleen Morris "Teaching Digital Citizenship: 10 Internet Safety Tips for Students." I really liked how she pointed out that lecturing students on the dos and don'ts will not be enough to impact them. Real life stories are a good way to get most students emotionally involved and it is important to get our children emotionally involved. The importance of this is because this is the start of their digital lives or so to speak digital citizenship, they need to learn a certain etiquette. Learning what the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior when it comes to using technology. This is the new age and teaching and its vitally kids know how to collaborate and connect online. This means educators have to be willing to learn as well. Some teachers are afraid that their students will know more than they do in this area. It has been said that you do not need to be an expert, you just need the willingness to talk, listen and learn to introduce this into one's class room.
Safety tips for students by Kathleen Morris
Talk: Talk to your parents or a trusted adult if you are unsure about any online activity.
Check Laws: Check before using an image or others work as they may be protected by copyright laws. Certain sites such as facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and so on require you to be a certain age before you can join.
Privacy: Always keep personal information like full name, address, passwords, and etc. private.
Friends: Only add people you know in real life and never arrange to meet someone in person you met online.
Reputation: Do not publish anything online that you would not want your parents, teachers, or future employers to see.
Unplug: Life is all about balance and it is not good for anyone's health to be online all the time.
Question: Question the information you come across, you can not believe everything you read online. When coming across information question who wrote it and why.
Passwords and Usernames: Choose sensible usernames or email addresses, try not using your reall name. Use strong passphrases as passwords and don't share them.
Cyberbullying: Know that it is not ok to pick on someone and tell someone if it is happening to you or someone you know.
Manners: Always be polite and respectful online.
Do you think there is something missing in these rules?
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship is designed to empower students with skills to think critically, behave safely and participate responsibly while online. It is important because it teaches students how to navigate technology safely. Because our world is constantly becoming digital, teachers have to make it a priority to inform their students about how to safely use the internet especially if technology is a main resource used in classrooms.
Technology is a great tool to use within the classroom for many different things including instruction and activities. Many Early Childhood classes use iPads and smart boards to enhance learning. I personally love the idea of incorporating technology into a curriculum but I also think that it should be limited. Students should be allowed a certain amount of time for technology use; as this will leave more time for more face to face learning. The article stated that teaching digital literacy involves being willing to talk, learn and listen and if technology is incorporated into the classroom, then we as teachers should incorporate practicing the safety of it in our lesson plans.
Technology is a great tool to use within the classroom for many different things including instruction and activities. Many Early Childhood classes use iPads and smart boards to enhance learning. I personally love the idea of incorporating technology into a curriculum but I also think that it should be limited. Students should be allowed a certain amount of time for technology use; as this will leave more time for more face to face learning. The article stated that teaching digital literacy involves being willing to talk, learn and listen and if technology is incorporated into the classroom, then we as teachers should incorporate practicing the safety of it in our lesson plans.
Digital Footprint.
After reading "Teaching Children About Digital Footprints and Online Reputations" by Kathleen Morris, I have become more aware of the importance of teaching children not only how to be safe online but also how the world will see them. The world has changed so much since I was growing up, your reputation now fallows you from school to school and eventually from job to job. Children today are linked to old schools, classrooms, neighborhoods all through the internet, where everyone can view all the positive and negative things that they themselves posted and subjects they might be connected with because of others tagging them. As a teacher its our job to guild our students to making wise choices when using the internet, reminding them that things said or done online stay with you for the rest of their lives. I most certainly have changed my views on certain subjects between now and from the time I was 16 and would hope that I would not be judged on those views now as an adult. This is why its important to stress the impact of a Childs digital footprint while they are connected to the internet.
Digital Citizenship
On Digital Citizenship - Teaching Children About Digital Footprints and Online Safety
A digital footprint is any traceable digital activity on the internet or a digital device. There is a negative connotation surroundng the word, but using this idea to promote fear is not helpful to students. If they fear leaving a footprint, they wil avoid all activity online. This is not the goal.
A time is likely to come when employers and colleges rely heavily on what they find by googleing a persons name. This can be scary, especiallysince we do not have complete control over what goes online about ourselves. However, we are in control of what we share with the world. Students need to know to not share their full name, address, phone number, passwords and plans. Both students and adults need to be careful when sharing things like opinions, photos and videos, location, and information about others.
When teaching students about digital citizenship, there is a four part approach including: integration, storytelling, strategies and community. Teachers should not wait until a child is older to teach about digital footprints, as it cannot be taught in a day or by one teacher alone. Digital footprints need to be introduced at a young age and continue to be discussed as students grow.
A digital footprint is any traceable digital activity on the internet or a digital device. There is a negative connotation surroundng the word, but using this idea to promote fear is not helpful to students. If they fear leaving a footprint, they wil avoid all activity online. This is not the goal.
A time is likely to come when employers and colleges rely heavily on what they find by googleing a persons name. This can be scary, especiallysince we do not have complete control over what goes online about ourselves. However, we are in control of what we share with the world. Students need to know to not share their full name, address, phone number, passwords and plans. Both students and adults need to be careful when sharing things like opinions, photos and videos, location, and information about others.
When teaching students about digital citizenship, there is a four part approach including: integration, storytelling, strategies and community. Teachers should not wait until a child is older to teach about digital footprints, as it cannot be taught in a day or by one teacher alone. Digital footprints need to be introduced at a young age and continue to be discussed as students grow.
Monday, October 1, 2018
The footprint
The internet really is forever and that is a scary but realistic concept. There are so many dangers that come along with using the internet. There's cyber bullying and just having access to anything and everything, meaning things that children should not be able to have access to. That being said students should be aware and learn how to use the internet in the safest way possible. The best way to get students to learn this would be through the teacher. I think working through things with students would be the best way to get students used to using the internet in new different ways. That way they can stay safe and be able to ask questions as they go through step by step. This could also show them how with each step things are leaving that "footprint" and an easy way to explain to little ones could be the snow example of each step you take and turn around you can see everywhere you have been. Especially with little kids teaching this simple idea could help them understand the internet a little better and with older kids how when they post it really is for everyone and is there even if they try to delete it.
A Digital World
When it comes to using and participating in technology, there is actual knowledge that should be obtained and applied, for responsible and safe experiences.
There are two things you want to focus on in engaging in technology, which include Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship. Digital Literacy describes more of the education behind using the internet, such as knowing where to locate information, where to send information out, who to communicate with, how to communicate with others, what tools help certain apps and programs as well as helps you operate in these programs, etc.
As far as Digital Citizenship, this focuses more on the individuals actually active engagement in the digital world. This can go from collaborating on private chatroom, public online blogs or websites, different games or apps. This allows for information or Digital Citizenship to be applied in the "real" digital world.
In the article, Morris made a few key points in what should be observed or implied when you are participating in the digital world , which include how searches online leave trails of information behind that anyone can access as well as how that same information can be easily shared but not easy to get rid of. I completely agree with these claims, and because of these, feel that everyone wanting to use the internet should learn certain things in Digital Literacy and Citizenship, for the ultimate safety of themselves and their personal lives or space as well as in protecting others information and spaces as well.
There are two things you want to focus on in engaging in technology, which include Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship. Digital Literacy describes more of the education behind using the internet, such as knowing where to locate information, where to send information out, who to communicate with, how to communicate with others, what tools help certain apps and programs as well as helps you operate in these programs, etc.
As far as Digital Citizenship, this focuses more on the individuals actually active engagement in the digital world. This can go from collaborating on private chatroom, public online blogs or websites, different games or apps. This allows for information or Digital Citizenship to be applied in the "real" digital world.
In the article, Morris made a few key points in what should be observed or implied when you are participating in the digital world , which include how searches online leave trails of information behind that anyone can access as well as how that same information can be easily shared but not easy to get rid of. I completely agree with these claims, and because of these, feel that everyone wanting to use the internet should learn certain things in Digital Literacy and Citizenship, for the ultimate safety of themselves and their personal lives or space as well as in protecting others information and spaces as well.
responsible consumers of technology
I found in the article Primary Tech by Kathleen Morris that their are a lot of things students should look out for while in the digital world. We cannot assume we are always in control especially just because we delete something. Everything we do is always on record. Something that I found interesting was there reference to YAPPY which stands for Y- you're full name, A- address, P- phone number, P- passwords, Y- your plans. This was an acronym for students to remember when posting on social media or doing things in the internet world to make sure they are aware of and are not providing that information to anyone, along other things but these things are major and pose a threat to someone. I feel that digital citizenship is very important to teach in school especially because thats the day and age we live in now.
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