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So, you've done your research, and you're ready to integrate some new technology in the classroom. Fantastic! Before you hit the ground running, here are a few important things to consider:
So, you've done your research, and you're ready to integrate some new technology in the classroom. Fantastic! Before you hit the ground running, here are a few important things to consider:
If you're going to use social networking and gaming in your classroom, make sure you also carve out time to reinforce digital responsibility and citizenship skills as well. Literacy is important, but so is digital literacy. This includes teaching students how to:
If you're going to use social networking and gaming in your classroom, make sure you also carve out time to reinforce digital responsibility and citizenship skills as well. Literacy is important, but so is digital literacy. This includes teaching students how to:
Protect and maintain their privacy
Locate reliable sources of information
Avoid plagiarism and cite sources
Circumvent and/or report incidents involving cyberbullying
Ask questions and engage in meaningful discussion
Make contributions to the community and society
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media
K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Be Internet Awesome
Be Internet Awesome
Digital Citizenship/Safety Game and Curriculum
If you teach with movies, you need to check out this website! It is full of great ideas that will help you show movies in an ethical manner while enhancing the learning experience for your students. It has lesson plans and printable resources!
If you teach with movies, you need to check out this website! It is full of great ideas that will help you show movies in an ethical manner while enhancing the learning experience for your students. It has lesson plans and printable resources!
Check out The Educator's Guide to Social Media
Check out The Educator's Guide to Social Media
This guide contains helpful information covering the following topics:
This guide contains helpful information covering the following topics:
Appropriate use
Protecting your privacy
Interacting with students
Protecting student privacy
Interacting with parents and colleagues
Teaching students about safety, privacy, and digital literacy
Social media myths
Protecting yourself against harassment
Abusive/dangerous student content
Professional learning
Building a PLN
Sharing/finding articles, resources, and media
Using social media in the classroom
Connecting with experts
Student-produced media
Live video and parental permission
(Malid & Gallagher, 2015)
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