Here are three ways to teach various aspects of digital citizenship in a personalized way for the students.
Digital Literacy In my teaching context at Independent Studies, we already have a blend of classroom time (teacher/small group time) and independent learning time. Any given student is in the classroom only 3 to 4 hours per week. Students could be more involved in learning content online. This would allow me to flip my classroom by using web based programs to create content for the students that they can access away from the classroom on their own schedule. Ideally, this content could even be personalized for individual students. Also, students can increase their digital literacy by searching out apps, sites, or programs that keep them interested in the material. I could even have the students fill out a survey about their favorite apps so far (educational or otherwise) and then as the year progresses, expose them to more and as an assignment have them find and use their own favorites. Digital Health and Wellness “ But even beyond the physical aspects, adults need to be aware of the amount and type of technology used by students… digital health and wellness issue...becoming addicted to the Internet or to video games and withdrawing from society” (Ribble). I hear many of my students talking about their gaming. One student spends about an average of 4 to 5 hours a day gaming. I was thinking about how little time that leaves for other activities that should be included in a balanced, healthy lifestyle - exercise, socializing, plenty of sleep. I think it might be a good activity to promote awareness of time usage . Brainstorm on a padlet the student’s ideas about what daily actions and choices keep a person healthy, happy, and form good habits for a lifelong habit of health and wellness. Then have each student log their days and come up with pie charts representing time allotted to various activities each week. Compare the brainstormed list to the ways students are actually spending their time to see how we fare. Digital Communication From reading Luvvie Ajayi’s article “How to Keep Your College Admissions Letter” I got an idea of how to make appropriate digital communication personal to each student. I’ll call it the JumbTron Lesson. Ask students to find a textstream to a friend and take a screenshot of it. Now ask them to post it to a class padlet. Many are likely to object claiming it is too personal or private. It makes the point quickly that nothing is private when posted to the internet or even sent digitally from person to person. Someday, that text stream may be retrieved and used to show your choices and character. Would you want your text streams or your instagram account or your Facebook page on a JumboTron in New York City? Another quickie to try with students to make their internet presence apparent to them is to have them Google themselves and see what comes up. Likely most students have done this already.
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Patrick
6/12/2017 10:44:16 am
I enjoyed your thoughts about Health and Wellness and how they relate to digital use. I'm a gamer too and it is so easy to get sucked into playing for hours. I still make sure to exercise every morning before work, but I doubt that is as common in teenagers! Educating them about healthy habits around technology is super important! An interesting avenue you might not be a ware of is professional gaming. Most students probably know of a few esports players. Most teams these days have gaming houses with people on staff to cook them healthy food, make sure they stay active and go to the gym, and make sure they get mental breaks from games. The typical appearance of a pro gamer has changed a lot over the last five years as a result. It might be a good thing to leverage when talking to students about this subject.
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Nai Saelee
6/12/2017 11:11:20 am
Hi Nancy,
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If I left the Son to his own devices, he would be on the computer 24/7. I think talking about the health and wellness of internet useage is really important. Kids have grown up "plugged in" and it is so essential that they learn how to manage their digital life. I like that you talked about the importance of that balance between digital and "real" life. It will be the struggle for generations to come.
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Dan Parker
6/13/2017 02:37:41 pm
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