Review the Common Sense 2019 Census and Infographic on the Digital Activities of Students page of this text.
What data surprised you?
How does the data impact your perspective on your development of instructional materials. Does it make you re-think how you make content available to students and the strategies, tools and media you need to engage today's connected students?
Given the data on teen media consumption vs. creation, and the ISTE Standards for Students, specifically, that of Knowledge Constructor, what might you infer about your students’ current abilities to “construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.”
Respond to two other student posts according to the expectations in the discussion rubric below.
Using the resources shared with you in this module, create an infographic or poster you could use in your physical or online classroom which highlights one (or all) of the categories we covered in this module including:
Information Literacy
Creative credit & Copyright
Cyberbullying & Digital Drama
Civic Engagement via Social Media
Provide a thoughtful description of the tools you used to create your infographic, why you chose to focus on this topic and how you plan to use and introduce this topic to your students.
Make sure you properly cite any of the resources and references you used to create your infographic.
Embed your infographic or poster in the LMS.
You may find this blogpost “The best infographic makers from around the web” helpful. If you choose, you may also use Google slideshow or another tool of your choice to create your poster.
All reflection assignments should show a thoughtful consideration of the topic. Reflections are expected to be written in standard English, and are typically 300-500 words in length. Reflections may include hyperlinks to outside resources, embedded Web 2.0 tools from this course, and/or properly cited images. Write a post responding to the following:
Write a post responding to the following:
Based on what you have learned in this module, how closely do you come to Promoting and Modeling Digital Citizenship and Responsibility where teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices? To what extent do you:
Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools
Based on your focus for this course, blended learning or online learning, respond to one of the two prompts below. (Maintain this focus throughout the course in your reflection responses.)
Reflecting on your work in this module, how has it strengthened your skills in one or more of the Blended Learning Teacher Competencies? Specifically cite the Domain(s), Competency(ies) and Standard(s).
OR: Reflecting on your work in this module, how has it strengthened your skills in one or more of The National Standards for Quality Online Teaching? Specifically cite the Standard(s).
Reminder: You are to choose ONE focus of reflection for this course, blended learning OR online learning, and maintain this focus throughout the course in your reflection responses.