10 More Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 4

Welcome to the fourth article in a series devoted to facilitating proper student internet interaction in the classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1 or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. In this post I would like to introduce 10 more resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. If you missed the first ten… check out my prior post. (links for series are below). Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign up now and please pass this on with a retweet! – Mike Gorman (https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/)

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In the last three posts I have been providing ideas and reflection regarding the use of the internet in the classroom. You can explore these posts in the links that follow this paragraph.

As promised I have ten more digital citizenship resources to add to the ten that were included in the last post. I do hope you find these links beneficial for student of all ages. If the facilitation of digital citizenship is not part of your district or schools curriculum… now is the time to include it. It really is a great way to assist students as they discover the wealth of learning experiences available on the worldwide web. Enjoy exploring and sharing all of the resources, and come back for the next post providing even more! Also, feel free to explore the past three posts of this series in the immediate links below.

Ten More Resources

Media Smarts
http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/find-lesson –
MediaSmarts is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. The organizations vision is that children and youth must have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens. To achieve this goal they have developed and delivered high-quality digital and media literacy resources; provide leadership in advancing digital and media literacy in schools, homes and communities; and contribute to the development of informed public policy on issues related to the media. This website will bring educators to a wonderful data base of searchable lessons.

Join The © Team
https://jointhecteam.com/
Join the © Team! (pronounced see-team) is a comprehensive educational program that introduces the concept of intellectual property to students in grades K-5 through hands-on activities that enable them to discover the natural connection between copyright and creativity. This website for teachers, librarians, and parents provides links to all components of the Join the © Team! program, along with background information and additional resources. Join the©Team! is made possible by the Entertainment Software Association, which serves the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish video and computer games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. To learn more about the ESA, visit their website at www.theESA.com

Understanding You Tube and Digital Citizenship
http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/youtube/curric/index.html
YouTube has devised an interactive curriculum aimed to support teachers of secondary students (approximately ages 13-17). The curriculum helps educate students on topics like: YouTube’s policies. How to report content on YouTube. How to protect their privacy online. How to be responsible YouTube community members. How to be responsible digital citizens. It is the purpose of this site to help students and educators gain useful skills and a holistic understanding about responsible digital citizenship, not only on YouTube, but in all online activity.

Digizen
http://www.digizen.org/
The Digizen website provides information for educators, parents, careers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible Digital Citizens. It shares specific advice and resources on issues such as social networking and cyber-bullying and how these relate to and affect their own and other people’s online experiences and behaviors

Cable in the Classroom
http://www.ciconline.org/DigitalCitizenship
This site explains how Digital Citizenship is a holistic and positive approach to helping children learn how to be safe and secure, as well as smart and effective participants in a digital world. That means helping them understand their rights and responsibilities while recognizing the benefits and risks, and realize the personal and ethical implications of their actions. Helping a child become good digital citizen cuts across all curricular disciplines and includes knowledge, awareness, and skills in three key areas. Learn about those areas when you visit.

Brain Pop Junior
http://www.brainpopjr.com/spotlights/digitalcitizenship/
Founded in 1999, Brain POP creates animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement. While Brain Pop has paid subscriptions, it also features some free resources. This link showcases some elementary free resources on digital citizenship.

The Teaching Channel
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-digital-citizenship
You will need to sign up for a free subscription. After that you can explore bountiful resource videos along with other subject area videos that may interest you. This is worth the time to both support digital citizenship and your own classroom content. Note that there is some amazing content from Common Sense Media

Digital Citizenship 5 Minute Film Festival
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvzOwE5lWqhRhUa0Zet5__9yfLX8NRvb3
Take a look at this wonderful collection of digital citizenship films on this YouTube Channel. You may find one that can be used either in PD, for parents, or for a classroom. How might you construct an activity around it?

Born Digital Video Anthology
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/youthandmediaalpha/publications/videos/borndigital/
This website was created In collaboration with the Youth and Media project and the Berkman Center’s digital media producer. You will discover that Berkman Center summer interns have created a set of videos inspired by each chapter of John Palfrey and Urs Gasser’s book Born Digital (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/publications/2008/Born_Digital) . Small teams of interns formed video interpretations and presentations from out of their own perspectives and experiences, as well as the ways in which the topic intersected with their primary Berkman Projects.

Pinterest Digital Citizenship
http://www.pinterest.com/edutopia/digital-citizenship/
Edutopia has teamed up with Common Sense Media to compile some of the best resources for parents, teachers and administrators to guide students to become positive digital citizens and leaders. Enjoy these great pins and be sure to keep track of time… there are so many possibilities… time just might become unpinned!

Thanks for joining me on this wonderful journey of 21st century digital citizenship resources and be ready for ten more resources next. Join me in future weeks as together we continue to explore several more posts devoted to the Flipped Classrooms, Project Based Learning, Assessing 21st century skills, technology integration, web resources, and digital literacy. I enjoy learning from all of you. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. I also appreciate your sharing of this post and any retweets. Keep up the amazing work, have a great week, and enjoy the resources! – Mike Gorman

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