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As the growing need for connectivity and technology access increases, providing students as young as Kindergarten with learning opportunities that will develop a growth mindset while teaching them how to be productive digital citizens is imperative. By providing educators with ways to develop and mentor such skills seamlessly into any content area, students will develop digital citizenship competencies regardless of their demographics and age. By embedding inclusive, informed, engaged, balanced, and alert competencies, students will look at digital citizenship through a lens of do’s rather than don’ts (Fingal, J. 2021).
As discussed in Education Week, the longer we wait to teach children how to interact online, the more likely they will develop bad habits from peers or people who do not share their same values (Klien, A.. 2022). This session will provide educators K-5 ways to properly infuse digital citizenship into their classroom regardless of what they teach and will provide numerous opportunities for educators to share their own experiences as well.
Fingal, J. 2020. The 5 Competencies of Digital Citizenship. Retrieved September 10, 2022, from https://www.iste.org/explore/5-competencies-digital-citizenship
Klien, A. 2022. Want Kids to Be More Responsible Online? Start Early. Retrieved September 10, 2022, from https://www.edweek.org/technology/want-kids-to-be-more-responsible-online-start-early/2022/09
:00 Welcome and introductions
:02 Overview of the importance of teaching Digital Citizenship skills
Defining Digital Citizenship
Identify how digital citizenship is intertwined in all aspects of our lives: Pear Deck session to highlight daily events in which we are using our online choices connect to digital citizenship
Explanation of why teaching digital citizenship is essential in the elementary classroom
:15 Deep Dive and unpacking of the standards
Attendees will work in small groups (4-5 people/group) to unpack the Student Digital Citizen standard and Educator Citizen standard, specifically indicators:
Students:
1.2.b: Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.
1.2.d: Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.
Educators:
2.3.a Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community.
2.3.b Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.
½ of the small groups will focus on the student indicators, the other ½ will focus on the educator indicators; as they unpack they will design a visual that highlights the essence of the indicators assigned.,
Attendees will share out and reflect on their experience.
:25 Design Time Directions & Work
Attendees will be given an explanation of Be an Online Super Hero Playlist Activity found at https://bit.ly/3BtUEEP. The Be an Online Super Hero Playlist will allow attendees identify ways in which digital citizenship skills can be integrated into to a variety of learning experiences.
Attendees will partake in the Be an Online Super Hero Playlist by experiencing minimally 2 different instructional scenarios of his or her choice through the exploration of “Playshop” activities in the Playlist’s “must do” and “may do” (optional) activities. Additional directives will be provided at each station as well as the presenters personal assistance will be available. Participants will be asked to reflect on their experiences on a shared Padlet throughout the station rotation.
:55 Reflection
Because reflection is an essential component, the participants will ask to reflect both vocally and through the use of a shared Padlet. Time is allotted for survey as well.
:60- Thank you and goodbye
*Detailed information and resources can be found on the agenda at Be an Online Super Hero Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AwUkAnCftcEE1vgHWuWHWy0sYhbQ4DqQfGosV7te-tU/edit?usp=sharing
Alexis R. Lauricella, Jenna Herdzina, Michael Robb, Early childhood educators’ teaching of digital citizenship competencies, Computers & Education, Volume 158, 2020. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131520301871 September 10, 2022
The 5 Competencies of Digital Citizenship: https://www.iste.org/explore/5-competencies-digital-citizenship
Everything You Need to Teach Digital Citizenship: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
Want Kids to Be More Responsible Online? Start Early https://www.edweek.org/technology/want-kids-to-be-more-responsible-online-start-early/2022/09
Culatta, Richard. Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World. Harvard Business Review Press, 2021.
Mattson, Kristen. Ethics in a Digital World: Guiding Students Through Society's Biggest Questions. International Society for Technology in Education, 2021.
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