We understand that digital citizenship is essentially being a good person while using technology. As teachers, we try to teach our students what it means to be a good person at all times, but what is a “good person”? You can Google what it means to be a good person and you will see a bunch of common adjectives that describe what people believe makes someone a good person. Some of these adjectives include:
Check out this video of kids defining what it means to have good character! In every subject of the SK Curriculum we see the Broad Areas of Learning and the Cross-curricular Competencies and these areas of the document help our students develop skills that help them learn. When diving into these areas deeper, it is evident that not only do these skills help students learn, but they will also help students in their effort to become a “good person.”
When looking in the Health Education 6 Curriculum we are able to make possible connections to Ribble’s nine elements of digital citizenship. Outcomes USC6.1 and USC6.2 can easily be connected to the fourth element of digital citizenship: Digital Etiquette. These outcomes align to this element because it is all about thinking about others and creating relationships with others. The outcome USC6.4 specifically with outcome (b) Inventory the kinds of situations that may create anxiety for grade 6 students (e.g., family break-up, moving, getting/unable to afford braces/glasses, public speaking, body image, academic pressure, foster care, death, economic status) can be related to the elements Digital Access and Digital Commerce. We can create this link by considering students' access to technology in and outside of the school and the economic aspect of technology. In my future classroom, I want to enforce the importance of digital citizenship. We live in a time where technology is so prevalent especially in young children, so I believe it is important to teach students how to develop an appropriate digital presence. First things first, I want to ensure that I include digital citizenship in my classroom rules. In my classroom, students will be required to demonstrate qualities of a “good person” while using technology. Making rules does not always work though, As a young child I didn’t always follow rules, no one does. Therefore along with making these rules, I am going to teach students why we need to have an appropriate online presence. I want to include the Amanda Todd videos to teach students why online presence is so important because I feel like her situation can be related to in many ways. Teaching students about digital citizenship is so important especially in middle years classrooms where a lot of their identity is associated with their online presence therefore, I am going to prioritize my students learning and development of digital citizenship.
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6/19/2022 06:57:09 pm
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