Digital Citizenship

A video from Milpitas Unified School District goes over the importance of teaching digital citizenship in the twenty-first century.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

The importance of these tips on digital citizenship is an absolute necessary topic because of the almost universal connection of today's students. As illustrated in the following poster: 95% of teenagers are using the internet. 

                                          

Being a good citizen in the digital age is basically the same as being a good citizen in personal contact relationships; showing respect when interacting with others, following societal rules for health and safety, and treating others as you want to be treated. The danger in the digital world is the seemingly distant connection, which can lead to individuals not seeing the repercussions from their actions and not realizing potential dangers because of anonymity. The following video makes the point that your actions have an effect on others even at a distance.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

The following cartoon on negative posting and its effects drives home the point!!

               

stm8th.edublogs.org

Real or Fake

This was interesting. The photo of Philly and the fighter jet was fake. I used the same strategy of looking at the airplane to see if it could have been real. I also noted the cursor being in the picture which was noted on the blogs which defined it as a fake picture.

A long time ago I was searching on google using keywords and my oldest daughter (35) chided me on my foolishness and explained how I could use full sentences. I used this to search for the answer to this question. Both reviews came up, so it looks like there real. The answer blogs agreed.

I tried to interpret the language myself on the Thomas Jefferson quotes. I got two out of three right. I did not think about using archives at Monticello as a source.

This was an enlightening exercise and opened my eyes to sources - Monticello  - that I would not have thought of.

This exercise could be duplicated in the classroom. The depth and power of search engines and social studies/history content is a valid lesson.

Twitter account and experience

Twitter is new to me, I did not think about the relevance to connecting to other educators to share ideas and teaching strategies. 

My charge from the quest was to set up a twitter account. The first thing I did was set up a connection to education twitter sites. I additionally set up connection to political sites and Carolina Panthers sites to observe comments and reactions to debates and political comments. The different political impute is great information for social studies instruction. After the Super Bowl, I was interested in the comments that were posted on twitter, by fans, players and coaches. I was not certain about the #’s; during our last class online I verified what I thought about the use of #s. I also inquired about searching for the #s and how that would serve as a way to define sub-subjects on a twitter feed. My initial reaction to the twitter posts was that is chaotic. The addition of #s brings it a little more under control. I am a little intimidated about adding my tweet. Following the suggestions on Canvas, I jumped in and made some positive comments on the Panthers #s. I have spent time everyday exploring the education sites and reading the posts. Since our last class, I have tried to find more specific #s for social studies and history educators.

Twitter sites, I am now following.

Education

ncae

@ncae

Professional Organization for North Carolina Educators

MD School Counselors

@MSCAMd

The Maryland School Counselor Association (MSCA) is a chartered division of the American School Counselor Assoc

NC New Schools

@ncnewschools

A professional services agency focused on developing high-performing schools & districts. Believe all students must graduate ready for college, careers…

NC Public Charters

@NCPCSA

Growing and sustaining high quality charter schools that nourish North Carolina children and enrich their families.

NC Public Schools

@ncpublicschools

NCDPI Communications Division

The Educator

@TheEducatorJobs

From accountancy tutors to science and maths teachers, a nursery nurse or a vice chancellor, at The Educator you can find jobs for every academic field.

June Atkinson

@DrJuneAtkinson

North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, former teacher and administrator, textbook author, advocate for children

CarolinaCAN

@NCarolinaCAN

Education research, policy & advocacy shop. We believe great schools change everything!

Neil deGrasse Tyson Verified account

@neiltyson

Astrophysicist

North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, former teacher and administrator, textbook author, advocate for children

 EducationNC

@EducationNC

Including you in a conversation about our schools at https://www.EdNC.org/

Political tweets

Marco Rubio Verified account

@marcorubio

I'm running for President of the United States of America. I'm in South Carolina this week. Get event details here: http://rub.io/SC  

Hillary Clinton Verified account

@HillaryClinton

Wife, mom, grandma, women+kids advocate, FLOTUS, Senator, SecState, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado, 2016 presidential candidate. Tweets from…

Bernie Sanders Verified account

@BernieSanders

Join our campaign for president at http://berniesanders.com . Tweets by staff.

U.S. House History Verified account

@USHouseHistory

U.S. House History is the official Twitter account of the History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives

Anderson Cooper Verified account

@andersoncooper

Personal tweets by Anderson Cooper. Anchor of @AC360, weeknights at 8p/ET on CNN and correspondent for @60Minutes on CBS. Instagram …

Maureen Dowd Verified account

@NYTimesDowd

Op-Ed columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, @nytopinion. Author, “Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk” and “Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide.”

NPR Verified account

@NPR

News. Arts & Life. Music. Everything and more from NPR.

Megyn Kelly Verified account

@megynkelly

Happily married to Doug, crazy in love with my children Yates, Yardley, and Thatcher, and anchor of The Kelly File on Fox News Channel

President Obama Verified account

@POTUS

Dad, husband, and 44th President of the United States. Tweets may be archived: http://wh.gov/privacy .

Personal interest – Panthers tweets and reaction to season and Super Bowl

Ron Rivera

@CoachRonRivera

 Ron Rivera

@NotCoachRon59

The Un-official twitter account of Ron Rivera, head coach of the Carolina Panthers. #keeppounding

*Joshua R. Norman Verified account

@J_No24

*Embrace The Struggle! Only from there, will You Realize & Become A True Champion* Inquiries: Jeanine@grutmansports.com

Luke Kuechly Verified account

@LukeKuechly

#59 Carolina Panthers Instagram -- Lkuechly

Carolina Panthers Verified account

@Panthers

The fan is the most valuable member of our team. #KeepPounding

Cameron Newton Verified account

@CameronNewton

http://UA.com/HuddleUp

Google+  I actually already had a Google+ account linked to my Guilford College email. I have a few friends and family members in circles. I also have some of my Guilford Professors and Dr. Temple on another circle. I used this limitedly; I have been in communication with Dr. Temple through Google+.  I have also set up the Google+ account to my LR email. Using the class participants list on our class site, I am now building a circle of classmates and professors from LR. Like email in general, I believe I can meld these two Google+ accounts. My plan is to look into doing that and to continue to build my interest circles.