JSU ATiM October Newsletter
October 1, 2022
Digital Rights & Responsibilities Balance
I was talking recently with another ATiM Specialist about the importance of teaching students and teachers alike about WHY we talk about digital citizenship. It doesn't take long to scroll through social media to remember that some adults even need to be reminded of good decision making online! If you like, share, or interact with a piece of misinformation, you have some type of impact on our global community. And increasingly, it's difficult to prove anything as truth online these days. So, we teach our students about corroboration. We teach them to open another tab in their browser and do some lateral reading. This requires them to move away from the original source and see if other reliable sources corroborate the statements being presented.
Most people do not do any lateral reading or corroboration. They simply hit that share button. Why? Because they let confirmation bias get in their way. What is that?
Confirmation bias is: the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories (Oxford dictionary)
So what happens when the internet and social media has algorithms designed specifically to display information that aligns with our very own confirmation bias? What do you do?
I would love to hear from you on how you are teaching your students about these very important responsibilities!
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Course #: 271954
Technology Integration and Remote/Virtual Instruction Best Practices
Session: Creating Effective Blended Learning Experiences Inside Schoology
11:30-12:30 Section #: 456620
PSPL Registration Link: https://alsde.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/learning2/registration/presentRegistrationDetails/456620
3:30-4:30 Section #: 456621
PSPL Registration Link:
https://alsde.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/learning2/registration/presentRegistrationDetails/456621
October is Digital Citizenship Month
Share any of these resources with your teachers, parents, and community to remind everyone how important it is to model these behaviors for our children!
For Families
Digital Citizenship Resources for Family Engagement from Common Sense
Digital Safety Resources from Be Internet Awesome
Family Media Agreement in English and Spanish from Common Sense Media
On the Internet: Be Cautious When Connected article from FBI.gov
FCC Consumer Help Center - Digital Rights, Latest Scams/News, and Consumer Protection Guides
Online Privacy and Security page of How To’s from FTC.gov
Chatting with Kids About Being Online slide deck/pdf from CISA.gov
For Teachers
Tips and Ideas for Teaching Digital Citizenship in a Hybrid Classroom (article from Common Sense, May 2021)
Protecting Students’ Privacy on Social Media: Do’s and Don’ts for Teachers POSTER from Common Sense
Information Literacy - Misinformation Resources and Media Literacy Resources from Julie Smith, May 2022
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education from CMSI
Cybersecurity Awareness Program Toolkits from CISA
Stay Safe Online Resources from National Cybersecurity Alliance
Be Internet Awesome by Google - Interland Game and Curriculum
For Students
Digital Connections for 6-8 grades (NEW from Common Sense)
We, the Digital Citizens, Pledge to…for 6-12 grades POSTER from Common Sense
All Digital Citizens POSTER for K-5 grades from Common Sense
Safe Online Surfing - game-based curriculum for 3-8 grades from fbi.gov
Being a Good Digital Citizen Tutorial from GCFGlobal
General Audiences
Netiquette for Kids from the Boston Public Library
Five Every Day Steps Towards Online Safety poster/pdf
We, the Digital Citizens Video (1:54) from Common Sense Education
Being a Good Digital Citizen Video (2:39) from GCFLearnFree
Etowah County Sprite Lab- Computer Science Through the Lens of Literacy Series
The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future. -Gabe Newell
Part of my Computer Science Through the Lens of Literacy Series requires me to have some fun.
It's awful! (Not!) I LOVE IT!
Last time I visited the Etowah County Librarians, we read this sweet little book and worked in Code.org connecting Computer Science principles to children's literature. If you are interested in this series or having me train your teachers, I would love to chat with you!