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Supporting 21st Century Classrooms in La Canada
Google Expeditions AR: An Augmented Reality Adventure at LCUSD!
Augmented reality is a technology that we'll soon be seeing in our phones and maybe even our eyewear, and we're just starting to see how this could be used in the classroom. We framed the event to the students that yes, this tech is kinda cool, but we challenged them to put on their innovators' hats and start to think about how these tools could be used by scientists, doctors, engineers, designers, and by their teachers. Students walked away from the 30 minute lesson engaged and inspired, and many teachers used this as an opportunity for research, reflection, or to start a discussion about innovation.
Learn more about Google Expeditions AR here. Lessons are appropriate for grade 2-12: please see the list of lessons here. If you're interested in applying to have Google come to your school site, please contact David Paszkiewicz and I'll help you get everything organized. Teachers receive a short training to get them started, but the lesson did not require much foundational knowledge or tech experience--it pretty much runs itself.
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Conversation Starters about Digital Life (and Finding Balance)
She writes: "These images, often created by artists to make powerful statements, can be a non-threatening way to get students to open up about life in digital spaces and the ways technology both negatively impacts and positively benefits society as a whole."
Learn more about her Bell Ringers, Gallery Walks, Counter-Narratives here.
See some of her outstanding collected images (not all safe for every grade level) here.
K-6 Digital Citizenship Lessons
Many teachers have been rolling out their digital citizenship lessons to students, and your tech department is on hand to support you. Below is a list of the digital citizenship lessons that we ask you to teach throughout the year. For K-6, lessons are listed as "grade.trimester" or "3.2." Please contact David if you'd like a hand in presenting a lesson.
Digital Citizenship Lesson Frameworks
Lesson slideshows, by grade level
Kindergarten
Lesson K.1: Online Rules
Lesson K.2: Digital vs. Real
Lesson K.3: Timon and Pumba Safety Smarts
1st Grade
Lesson 1.2: My Online Neighborhood
Lesson 1.3: Internet Safety BrainPop Jr
2nd Grade
Lesson 2.2: Learn How to Search Online with the Alphabet
Lesson 2.3: Intro to Having a Digital Footprint
3rd Grade
Lesson 3.1: Showing Respect Online
Lesson 3.2: Online Safety
Lesson 3.3: Better Search Results by Using Key Words
4th Grade
Lesson 4.2: Digital Citizenship Pledge
Lesson 4.1: Rings of Responsibility
Lesson 4.3: How to Cite a Site
5th Grade
Lesson 5.1: Super Digital Citizen
Lesson 5.2: Talking Safely Online
6th Grade
7/8 Digital Citizenship Lessons
For 7/8, we know that digital citizenship becomes even more of an issue as students enter their teen years. That's why LCHS7/8 is a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School--we take this seriously.
This year's lessons will mirror last year's program, and we want yours to be the voice of authority and experience in your classroom. David can be on hand to teach the first 2 lessons, and will hand off the lesson to you for the rest of the periods.
Here's the plan for this year.
Digital Citizenship Lesson Frameworks
Quarter 2:
Lesson 7.1: Safe Online Talk (English 7)
Lesson 7.3: How Much Time on Media? (Math 7)
Lesson 8.5: CyberRelationships (IRC 8)
Quarter 3:
Lesson 7.4: A Creator's Responsibilities (Science 7)
Lesson 8.4: Your Digital Footprint (Math 8)
Lesson 7.2: Which Me Should I Be? (History 8)
Quarter 4:
Lesson 7.5: Stereotypes (IRC 7)
Lesson 8.1: The Reality of Digital Drama (English 8)
Lesson 8.3: Creator's Rights (Science 8)
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Use Sheets to Create Individual Rubrics for Students
Some of our English and History teachers at 7/8 have used a tool called Goobric, and some have tried out OrangeSlice. Both have their benefits, but aren't very user-friendly.
Here's a new tool developed by Alice Keeler that might just be the one that will catch on here in LCUSD. Check it out on the link below, and contact David if you'd like to try it out in class. If these tools save you precious time while still giving your students quality assessment, then any app you use can be valuable.