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For those of you who missed the iCitizenship Panel last week...here is your chance to see it!
Thanks to Kate, we now have a link to share with others about the wonderfully important message regarding Digital Citizenship and our kids. This link provides 2 hours worth of taping from the Panel last Thursday, http://www.ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?search=iCitizen. Enjoy!
Also, Melissa R. posted an article about sexting in CT. Please check it out...if you have'nt already. This is just one case of many in CT.
http://www.wtnh.com//dpp/news/litchfield_cty/sexting-incident-spreads-through-school
Wow. It is long. I wish I attended, however, I had another class at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI found the connection via Skype with Alabamba to be an amazing accomplshment. To speak to students real time and to put faces to voices was cool.
With the birth of the internet and the whole new world order, this form of communication is not only possible, but necessary. We will be able to communicate with other schools to gain a more global perspective on all issues.
I remember during my student teaching when I spoke to one of the Media Center Specialists. He was from England. I asked him about the War for American Independence. He told me they skipped over it because it was the only war they lost. Now that we have the abilitiy to connect to schools via Skype, I would love to connect to schools in England and France to see how they handle that war in their history classes.
Moreover, I applaud the students definitions of iCitizenship.
Mike Hatzikostantis
I really wish I was able to attend this event live because I feel like it would have been a bit better for me. I watched the whole event but I hated the fact that I was just at my computer trying to see the people that were talking.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I really enjoyed the part where they Skyped in the school from Alabama. Actually seeing this made it much more of a reality for me. Of course I have heard about many educators doing this but to see it made it so much more exciting. I defiantly believe I will try and do something like this when I am finally in my own classroom. When I was younger we had pen pals who were from I think Minnesota, the class was my teachers sisters class. I remember one of the most exciting things was at the end of the school year the teacher taped us saying a message to our pen pals. Weeks later we got a videotape back with the pen pals saying something back to us. I can only imagine how exciting this would be for students to be able to Skype their pen pals! One of my first projects, I hope, would be to find a class that will be pen pals with my students. At the end of the school year I would love to set up a Skype chat so they can see their pen pals and talk to them first hand!
Melissa R
As I watch this, I really wish I could have made it. As I was listening something someone said really clicked for me. I am not sure who said it but they said, "Teach young people the importance of being informed educated but yet responsible citizens, like in Alabama."
ReplyDeleteThis is what I believe in, we need to inform students and children of what is going on but yet we need to teach them to be responsible citizens. This is how I was raised but as I was growing up with technology I was not being taught how to always act appropriately as a digital citizen. There is a gap because everything is so new. Now we know that we NEED to TEACH young people the importance of being informed.
Also another line that was said while I was listening was teaching students to about being intentional with their actions. It is very important for students to realize they need to be sincere if they are intentionally putting something out on the internet.
I am glad I took the time to watch the meeting! Very impressive.
-Danielle
This is exactly why icitizenship is a HUGE deal. Look at the audience that was reached because of technology. Technology opened the door for many people to experience this panel that otherwise may not have been able to learn from it. Those who could not make it in person had the opportunity to view the panel remotely, and now watch the panel after the fact. I was amazed that there were people tweeting from as far away as Australia. I had a class with Marialice last semester and she totally changed my outlook on technology and showed me tools that I would have never come across without her. Skype, as used in the panel, is an incredible tool to use in the classroom. Twitter, facebook, e-mail, text messaging, web 2.0 applications. The possibilities seems endless. Along with the opportunies and benefits, there are also concerns that need to be addressed as well. I think this panel successfully highlighted benefits, concerns, and becoming responsible digital citizenships. I am proud to be a student at a college (soon to be university) with such powerful leaders!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you all for taking the time to watch the iCitizenship Panel from a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure it wasn't easy watching from a computer but the information is definitely worth having. Your comments were well thought out and your opinions are very much how we felt leaving the auditorium.
ReplyDeleteAs I watched the icitizenshipm pabel I could not help to think how inportant social skills were. I wrtoe my thesis on social skill san dhte decrease in aggresive behaviors, The point that I was trying to make was that if you learn proper social skills you will act appropriate in any situation that comes up. All the research that I read said had the same ideas, social skills improve citizenship and it cost nothing.
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I agreed with a lot of what the panelists had to say, especially how we really need to watch the things that we say and model appropriate behaviors for our students both digitally and in person. It can be easy for people to get caught up using lingo that they've always used with their friends, not stopping to realize the true implications and the fact that someone overhearing their conversation may internalize what they say and actually take offense to it. It's important for our students to understand that their words (intentional or unintentional) can hurt and may have devastating outcomes.
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DeleteIt's interesting and, often enlightening, when we really consider the intentions behind many of our behaviors. Even as an adult, I have fallen victim to the all too common saying, "But, that was not my intention!" Not too long ago, a good friend of mine pointed out that an apology cannot be coated with the "I didn't intend to's." Regardless of intentionality, our actions have consequences. It's time that we make ourselves and our students accountable for the fall-out of our choices, albeit intentional or not. Good point, Diana!
DeleteDid you post it anywhere online?
ReplyDeleteYES -> It's not private!
NO -> Private!