GWAEA Digital Learning Update
to ensure success for all learners - October 2017
October 16-20 is Digital Citizenship Week
October 16-20 is Digital Citizenship Week
Here are some resources for you to explore and share to help your students become good citizens.
- Digital Citizenship and Safety Course - for educators
- Be Internet Awesome- for students
- Common Sense Media Curriculum
- Common Sense Media- for families
- Digital Citizenship Survival Kit - to use with students
Common Sense Media DigCit Week - Great resources to set you up for success for the week and all year!
Internet safety? Creative copyright? Fake news? With so many topics on your "to teach" list that go above and beyond the core curriculum, it's essential to have a game plan.
For Digital Citizenship Week 2017, we've gathered a few stellar resources into one place. Whether you're just getting started with digital citizenship, are looking for resources to share with colleagues or parents, or are ready to lead a school- or districtwide program, Common Sense Education is here to help you get it done. Ready, set, go Dig Cit!
Episode 30: #FlipgridFever
Mindy and Jonathan are joined by Lynn Kleinmeyer, (@THLibrariZen), the newest member of the Digital Learning Team. They talk about one of Lynn's favorite tools - Flipgrid, and share their latest tech nuggets. Listen online at dlgwaea.org, or in your favorite podcast app, and if you enjoy listening, please share this podcast with others or leave a review on iTunes. You can also send your feedback and suggestions for future episodes to podcast@gwaea.org. Until next time...
Email the show, or send a voice memo to podcast@gwaea.org, and see show notes with all the links from this episode at www.dlgwaea.org/podcast.
Think, Make, Innovate: Newspaper Beanstalks
This no-tech challenge focuses on students creating their own newspaper beanstalk tower like in the book, Jack in the Beanstalk. The students from Van Allen Elementary explored this challenge and tried to get their tower to hold the weight of a giant. A big thanks to Mr. Ewald for supporting making in their school!
New to making?
Feel free to reference our lesson plan for tips on implementation, extension ideas.
Maker Community
Our goal is to create a community of makers. We hope you will consider sharing student work to post to our Community Inspiration Board. Feel free to explore any of the challenges from season one and share back your results! Sharing is easy - send us your photos or videos through social media and tag @dlgwaea or send an email to makerspace@gwaea.org.
#havefunmaking
ITEC
There will also be over 100 breakout sessions presented by Iowa educators, Iowa Featured Speakers, and featured speakers: Tony Vincent, Tammy Lind and Donnie Piercey.
Check out the ITEC site to learn more.
Sunday, Oct 15, 2017, 08:00 PM
Iowa Events Center, 3rd Street, Des Moines, IA, United States
ISTE is in Chicago!
Immerse yourself in powerful ideas and inspirational speakers, while connecting with innovative educators who share your passion for transformative learning. Save the date for ISTE 2018!
At the 2016 ISTE conference, the ISTE standards for students were updated and released. ISTE released their Standards for Educators at this year's conference. Go take a look at the new standards and indicators here. These are great to consider as you are thinking about your own professional growth or coaching conversations.
Meetups on Computer Science Education
NewBoCo is taking the opportunity to host four open meetups on computer science education in Iowa following our workshops for teachers this academic year, and we would like to gather as many stakeholders as we can to build a strong CS Ed community for teachers and decision makers. We will have some organized activities, such as the Iowa CSTA chapter meetings, but the goal of these events is to bring Iowans together around this topic and discuss what is already happening and where we need to go. More information can be found on the Eventbrite pages, and we would appreciate it if you would share these opportunities with others in your network.
If you have questions contact Samantha Dahlby, K-12 Education Coordinator, NewBoCo
Digital Citizenship Skills
The more and more time our students engage with content online the more important digital citizenship becomes! Of our educators surveyed 58% state they don't teach digital citizenship!
Below are some data from our districts using Brightbytes.
Time spent per year teaching about creating an online presence
Why This Matters
Creating a character education program that addresses the digital worlds of youth conveys the message that the responsibilities that they have in digital communities do not stop beyond the school walls (Ohler, 2011).
Time spent per year teaching about legally using web content
Why This Matters
Teaching students about digital citizenship prepares students to be responsible global citizens and how to use technology strategically for this purpose (Ribble, 2012).
Time spent per year teaching about online safety
Why This Matters
Students who have access to the internet only “at school to retrieve specific information from pre-approved websites” are at a disadvantage when compared to Web-confident children, compelling increased instruction and discussion about online safety and protection (Sharples et al., 2009).
Time spent per year teaching about using social networks for learning
Why This Matters
When used for the purpose of communicating about school-related matters, social media can be a valuable and effective tool for connecting with students and parents (University of Phoenix, 2014).
Please contact your digital learning consultant if you are interested in getting their Brightbytes- Clarity data.
Save the Dates for 2017-2018
ITEC - October 15-17, 2017
Iowa 1:1 Institute - April 3-4, 2018
ITEC Eastern Student Tech Fair - May 4, 2018
About Us
Email: digitallearning@gwaea.org
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