Standard 7 - Digital Citizen Advocate
Coaches model digital citizenship and support educators and students in recognizing the responsibilities and opportunities inherent in living in a digital world.
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Indicators
7a. Inspire and encourage educators and students to use technology for civic engagement and to address challenges to improve their communities.
7b. Partner with educators, leaders, students, and families to foster a culture of respectful online interactions and a healthy balance in their use of technology.
7c. Support educators and students to critically examine the sources of online media and identify underlying assumptions.
7d. Empower educators, leaders, and students to make informed decisions to protect their personal data and curate the digital profile they intend to reflect.
Evidence 0f Competency
Acceptable Use Policy
Artifact Description
This artifact is an overview of our acceptable use policy at Compass Charter Schools.
Implementation
This presentation was shared with my colleagues at the beginning of the year. I met with my administrator in advance to gather input and highlight important components of our acceptable use policy. At our department meeting, teachers provided feedback on what we should emphasize as a team in our first weeks of school with students.
Reflection
Creating and purposefully sharing an acceptable use policy demonstrates my competency in meeting indicator 7b. I partnered with educators, leaders, students, and families to foster a culture of respectful online interactions. It also shows my ability to empower educators, leaders, and students to make informed decisions to protect their personal data and be mindful of their digital presence. Explicitly modeling and discussing our acceptable use policy supports a healthy digital lifestyle and creates safer digital experiences for all.
Impact
This presentation was created with input from my colleagues, my director, and the online advisory committee. It was created to support students' digital competency by addressing their understanding of our school's acceptable use policy and served as a tool to promote digital citizenship.
This presentation impacted our school culture by creating awareness of the importance of appropriate technology use for educators, students, and parents and helped create a shared vision for technology use and expectations.
Evidence 0f Competency
Information Literacy Presentation
Artifact Description
This is a presentation for teaching Information Literacy I created to share with my colleagues.
Implementation
I shared this presentation with my colleagues in a department meeting to address challenges we were having with supporting students in research and website evaluation.
Reflection
Discussing and modeling effective ways to support the development of information literacy skillsets is a necessary role all educators must consider in their contemporary learning environments. Creating opportunities for teaching this skill is an important part of being a digital citizen advocate and demonstrates my competency in meeting indicator 7c as I support educators and students in critically examining sources of online media and methods for identifying underlying assumptions.
Impact
This presentation sparked a deeper conversation on the challenges of supporting students as they conduct research. I modeled an example of website evaluation using the CRAAP model which inspired other colleagues to create supportive lessons for students to enhance their research skills. The impact has been positive for students and my colleagues and I are noticing students researching skills are improving.
Overall Reflection
As I reflect on the indicators for being a digital citizen advocate, I believe I am effectively meeting indicators 7b and 7d by working with stakeholders to create our acceptable use policy to support and promote digital citizenship and responsible technology use. Additionally, I am meeting indicator 7c by designing learning opportunities for cultivating an understanding of how to critically examine sources online. I am working towards meeting indicator 7a, inspiring and encouraging educators and students to use technology for civic engagement in meaningful ways that can improve their communities. I believe I will grow in this area as I work with administrators, educators, students, and families to create more meaningful connections and explore opportunities to engage within our communities.
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