Technology
Bookshare: Introductory Video
Resources to use & access tech tools to support teaching & learning:
Snap&Read Universal Support Guide
Common Sense Media: November update
Homeroom teachers, please do the following by 11/18/16:
- Share "Parent Tip Sheet" at conferences (posted below)
- Assign "CSM family agreement" as homework for students next week
If a parent conference has already been held or not scheduled, send the "Parent Tip Sheet" home via the homework assignment of the "CSM family agreement."
Important Technology Documents:
-Student Tech Evaluation Chart
-Letter to community (Summer 2016)
-DA Technology Acceptable Use Policy (located at the bottom of this page)
ACCESS COMMON SENSE EDUCATION CURRICULUM HERE
-link to free Digital Citizenship posters can be downloaded here
Digital media has become imbedded in many aspects of our lives, teaching and learning. How and where we access information has changed dramatically over the last ten years; often, our approaches and thinking to how we teach about that media has not changed.
Common Sense Media's curriculum can fill this gap. They are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. "Common Sense is dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives." The website also states, "Media and technology are at the very center of all our lives today -- especially our children’s. Kids today spend over 50 hours of screen time every week. The media content they consume and create has a profound impact on their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Learning how to use media and technology wisely is an essential skill for life and learning in the 21st century"
Under the umbrella of services that Common Sense provides, there is a curriculum that teachers can access and deliver called Common Sense Education. It can be accessed here.