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Ann Oro: Developing A Digital Citizenship Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

Ann Oro on episode 314 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Ann Oro helped her diocese develop curriculum standards for digital citizenship by grade level. Ann Oro: A Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Viral Messaging: Putting Digital Citizenship to the Test

Tech Helpful

When the MOMO Challenge reared its ugly head last week, I reached out on Twitter to other technologists to find out what they were hearing and what their thoughts were. A friend posted the following article online after a long discussion by a number of us on twitter regarding the whole situation.

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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

Liz Kolb in episode 387 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Liz Kolb reflects upon how far cell phones have come since she wrote one of the first books on cell phones in the classroom. Are Smartphones a good idea? We discuss the pro’s and cons. Listen to the Show.

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

A Global Search for Education Reflection From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It was a discussion about a digital literacy issue at the U.S. He asserts that the Chinese hacked the both the Obama and McCain campaigns in the 2008 election cycle. AuthorHouse. Kreowski, H.

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Social Media in Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Now, (if I want to) I can pop my cell phone out of my pocket and bring up Periscope and stream a school play to my one hundred and ten thousand Twitter followers. A 2008 ASCD article says , “When student work culminates in a genuine product for an authentic audience, it makes a world of difference.” Authentic Audience.

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10 Things to Think About Before You Post

The Daring Librarian

We've been using their Week in Rap news feature in our school since they landed on the hip hop education or #HipHopEd scene in 2008! So, when I heard that they were teaming up with the awesome Common Sense Media people, to put out a music video about Digital Citizenship, - I was SO there! Not familiar with them?

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2011 Edublog Award Nominations

EdTechSandyK

Here are my Edublog Awards nominations for 2011: Best Individual Blog: Cool Cat Teacher by Vicki Davis - Vicki has been nominated for best teacher blog in the past and won the award in 2008, and she deserves every nomination and win. It blends the educational side of technology with the technical side.

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