Elementary Students as Digital Citizens Linda Bennett University of Missouri Barbara Jamison & Michelle Nebel Excelsior Springs School District Excelsior Springs, MO National Council for the Social Studies November 15, 2008 Houston, TX
It’s Their World Students Are Already Contributing!
Informed Decision Making Promote or Hinder the Common Good? Tools Are Available Already Being Taught +
Instead of Learning ABOUT Making Informed Decisions Students Can Be Immersed In MAKING REAL WORLD Informed Decisions
Students Are Able to PARTICIPATE
GOAL ? Students Able to SELF-SELECT Behavior in Uncontrolled Environments
Greatest Change
ACCESS
Our Job As Educators
Provide Students EXPERIENCES and CONVERSATIONS
Students Learning Responsible and Respectful Behavior
Online Simulations and Games Topics to Cover Privacy Safety Digital Foot Print Copyright Plagiarism Bullying Identity Theft Piracy Begin by immersing young students in engaging and interactive environments
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Students Contributing
Collaboration with classmates only
Collaboration with students, teachers, parents, community members, and experts throughout the world
Receive feedback on work from classmates and teachers
Receive feedback from the world
Students Contribute by Providing Feedback
Tools That Open The Doors to Feedback
Blogs
Wikis
Contribute to Real World Data
Contributing Ideas
Students Connecting
Time Bound
Simultaneous/Instant contribution
Contrived audience
Authentic audience
Learning is inside the school
Learning is in the real world
Places to Connect Global School Net Online Projects Class Connect at Gigglepotz.com ePALS Classroom Exchange KIDPROJ Virtual Architecture TakingITGlobal iEARN-USA Journey North Projects
Tools to Connect Wikis Blogs Student Safe Voice-Over Protocol Goggle Docs/Presentation/Spreadsheet
ePALS ePals is a Global Community of collaborative learners, teachers, and academic experts in 200 countries and territories.
ePALS Student Forums
Which Tool?
Students Creating
Receiver of information
Producer of information
Tools for Easy Publishing TeacherTube YouTube Lulu.com Podcasts Voicethread
Collective Intelligence
Respectful and Responsible Digital Citizens
Remember… Treat others as you want to be treated Sign your contributions Only use your first name Be factual Get permission and give credit Edit before pushing Enter Consider your contributions permanent Practice acceptable online writing skills Share points of view but no slander or defamation
Scaffold the process! Start small and work your way up. 1.Start off-line 2.Within classroom 3.Within school 4.Open it up!
What Does It Say About You? Two examples of posting… Example of different pictures… Examples of various screen names… Which one would you like to be from you? Why?
Find YOUR Voice
Help Your Students Find THEIRS!
Give them the gift of the WORLD!