Digital citizenship is similar to being a citizen. You must obey the laws and rules but it is also important to give back to your community. Digital citizenship is not only about following the rules, but it is also about helping to create a positive, supportive environment and footprint in the digital community. Overall, I have learned more than I thought I already knew about digital citizenship and the impacts technology has in our daily lives. My greatest accomplishment for this course was writing my culminating paper, video and mantra. I really appreciated the time I was given to bring the course all together in a thoughtful and memorable way. My greatest challenge was completing all of the work as there was much more to accomplish each week than I am used to. While this course was very different from the other classwork in the Digital Learning and Leading program I believe this course challenged my growth mindset and determination to learn and understand the content in a different way than I am used to. The work I am most proud of is my culminating paper. While I was writing it it really helped me to bring what I have learned together, making connections and then sharing what I have learned in a written piece. I took a lot of time to work on this and feel very proud of the end product. Teaching kindergarteners in a digital word is very interesting. Many of my students are still learning technology basics (i.e. mouse, keyboard, typing, searching) while others are familiar with the different technology tools and feel comfortable exploring, creating and guiding their own learning. No matter what level my students are at I think it is important to begin in Kindergarten to teacher digital citizenship. After completing this course, I would like to talk more to my students about digital communication teaching them how to respond to each other in a positive way, encouraging each other. I think by doing this at a young age they can learn early on to have a positive attitude when it comes to digitally communicating. Overall I would say the most useful thing I have learned from this course was about cyberbullying. At the kindergarten level, students are still new to school and pretty innocent. It is pretty rare to see any type of bullying. After reading about cyberbullying and the deaths of some students it really made me open my eyes to how mean some kids can be and how we need to encourage our students to speak up, be strong and stay positive when it comes to bullying. This is something that can begin to be taught at any age! Now that I have completed this course I hope to change the way I teach my students to communicate digitally with each other and help them to embrace their own digital footprints. I also have a new awareness of my own digital footprint and will be thinking of my impact anytime I am posting. I hope I can now be a good role model for my students and coworkers and can teach others to be responsible, respectful and safe when it comes to digital citizenship. My favorite part about this course was the discussions. It seemed like schools are all over the board when it comes to digital citizenship. I enjoyed talking with other people from other states and districts to hear how they or their district implements digital citizenship and being able to compare each reflection. It was interesting to see schools that can be different but all still trying to help students to be safe and responsible when it comes to using technology. My suggestions for other students taking this course is to keep up with all of the readings, videos and assignments. I luckily did this course but I don’t think I would have been able to make things up if I didn’t get them done on time. Plan our your time and manage your tasks. Chunk away piece by piece until it is finished. And when finally do finish you will feel very knowledgeable in digital citizenship and accomplished for taking on the challenging tasks. If I could have changed one of the activities from this course I would have changed some of the copyright case studies. I feel like those did not really help me understand copyright as well as the videos and lecture. I really liked the reflection journal because it got me to take what I have learned that week and put it together to help solidify my learning and understanding of the weeks lesson. If I had the chance to talk to my friends and give them my personal opinion about this course I would say that although the format made learning difficult as I often felt rushed, now that I have completed the course I am very proud of myself for sticking through it! #GrowthMindset I have learned more than what I thought I already knew and feel more prepared when it comes to teaching digital citizenship. Free-Photos. (n.d.). No name. [Image]. Attribution: PhotosForClass.com.
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This week we dive into the important world of cyber bullying. Cyber harassment has been defined by Grand Valley State University (2018) as “communication in an online capacity through an electronic device or through social networking with a purpose to harass another, either through a physical threat to inflict injury or commit a crime against the person, or by conveying indecent and obscene material with the purpose to emotionally harm another.” Weather it is a one time harassment or ongoing bullying the pain that results from the rude or negative comments does not hurt any more or less. The sad part about this is that it is often not a stranger that is bullying or harassing; it’s typically someone you know or are in contact with.
Something I found shocking this week is that some states still do not have rules or regulations against cyber bullying and that some schools or businesses do not have thorough, thought out plans to prevent cyber bullying. We know that many students that are being bullied will not reach out to their families or an adult. We also know that if students have friends who stick up for other people, they are more likely to stick up for other people themselves. With this being known, it is important for teachers to promote this change in language and community as it pertains to social media. As Sarah Moscovici, a social psychologist says, “When there is consistency overtime, change can happen.” If teachers are consistently teaching students about the their rights and their responsibilities of being a good digital citizen, of providing a positive digital footprint, a supportive digital community and using digital media to encourage each other, students will catch on and we can create a change from the negative use of social media to the positive.
I also think about Kyler Murray as we have discussed this week in class. When he was younger he tweeted comments that I’m sure he later forgot about as to him they did not seem a big deal at the time. Later these tweets have resurfaced and he had to publicly apologize for his mistakes. Although the tweets have since been deleted, you can still find screen shots or articles explaining what the tweets said and these images and comments will forever be a part of his digital footprint/tattoo. His mistake will be with him forever. This week we learned about the sensitive subject of cyber bullying and the very dangerous effects they can have on people. It is our responsibility to teach our students about these ricks and their digital impact as technology continues to advance. Even if your school does not have policies in place, this is something that will continue to grow and advance and it is important for us to model and teach what it means to be a good digital citizen. Other stories of people who have been impacted by cyber bullying: ABCNews. (2015). High school student charged as adult in secting case. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SENGlOR9tYo
Brewer, G. & Kerslake, J., (2015). Cyberbullying, self-esteem, empathy and loneliness. Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 255-260. GVSU. (2018). Digital workplace. Retrieved from: https://www.gvsu.edu/e-hr/cyber-bullying-129.htm Ruttle, C. (n.d.). Kyler murray secured the hisman trophy saturday night. Associated press. [Image]. TED. (2013). “To this day”.. for the bullied and beautiful | shane koyczan. [Video file]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa1iS1MqUy4 TED. (2015). The price of shame | monica Lewinsky. [Video file]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_8y0WLm78U This week I learned much more than I knew originally about copyright, infringement, fair use, plagiarism, and the public domain. As technology continues to grow and advance, the world is literally at our fingertips, through the Internet, smart phones, tablets and other digital devices. People are constantly sharing their ideas, findings, discoveries and stories. As part of digital citizenship it is important to know and understand the copyright terms, what is fair use or part of the public domain and how to avoid copyright infringement as well as plagiarism. In the article The Difference Between Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism, Jonathan Bailey discusses just the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement. Plagiarism is when you take, word for word, someone else’s work and use it as your own. Copyright infringement is the same, taking work that is not your own and claiming it as your own, but this is work that is copyrighted. You can plagiarize anything, and many schools have policies and rules about not plagiarizing but this is not covered by copyright and legal action many not be taken. I thought this was very interesting because every year I have been in school we are always talking about not plagiarizing but I did not realize this could be different from copyright infringement. With copyright infringement, the original owners could sue you for stealing their work and it is much easier if that work is registered with the copyright office. I also learned a lot about “fair use” during this week and how confusing that it may be. Being a teacher, there are many things that fall under fair use that my students and I can use in their learning and understanding. The purpose behind fair use is to expand knowledge and learning to continue and develop the knowledge of others. It is important to know that just because education has some exceptions because of fair use, this does not mean it is just a “free pass” according to the Association of Research Libraries (2015). There are still many guidelines that must be followed and understood to use other peoples work fairly. My take aways from this week are that I will be more intentional about what I am posting for my own education and while I am teaching. As I use resources in the classroom and in my learning, I will be making sure to give credit where credit is due, checking for copyrights and fair use guidelines for each item used. This is especially important as technology and sharing continue to grow. When teaching our students about digital citizenship, it will be important to take time to teach them about copyrights and being respectful in the digital world. For our students, as schools begin to advance and become more tech savvy, they will be exposed to all kinds of knowledge, information and literacy across the world. They will be using their knowledge and discoveries to share their learning with the world in the classroom and beyond. It is important for us to teach them what it means to be a responsible digital citizen and how to follow copyright guidelines for themselves and others work, to be successful in this digitally advancing world. Association of Research Libraries. (2015). Code of best practices in fair use for academic and research libraries.
Bailey, J. (2013). The difference between copyright infringement and plagiarism. PlagiarismToday. Retrieved from: https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2013/10/07/difference-copyright-infringement-plagiarism/ CrashCourse. (2015). Copyright basics: Crash course intellectual property 2. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/Tamoj84j64I This week we discussed the impact technology has on our lives and the digital footprint or tattoo we leave behind. At this day in age, technology is all around us. It helps us to get through our days, making them more convenient, enjoyable and social. I know I use technology daily and a day without technology would be rough. I wake up using my phone, I check the traffic before driving to work, I listen to music, check my email, meditate, make phone calls or send texts and once I’m at work I use technology even further. I teach my students using my digital curriculum, reach out to parents and staff, display work, instruct students, set up classroom routines and allow technology learning/exploring time for my students daily. It is a big part of their education and learning.
It’s interesting to think about the iGeneration and how they have always had access to devices or technology. Their generation will always be different from everyone else as being the first generation defined by their tech and media use, their love of electronic communication and their need to multitask. As I am teaching the students I have now, I think how they were born when touch screens and smart phones were so advance. I always wonder how this will change their lives as compared to where we are at now. Things will look much different by the time they are out of school. This is why it is so important, even in kindergarten, to teach students about their digital footprint or digital tattoo.
After this week I have realized how important it is to leave, check and maintain my positive, hopefully inspiring digital footprint in the world. I plan to check my footprint as I continue to post and think about what I am posting before it is out there. I am curious to see where this technology takes us and the great things we will learn and experience as the technology continues to grow and become deeper engrained in our lives and the world. Want to check your digital footprint? Take these following steps to see how careful you are when you post to the internet. Want to know the impact Instagram has had on digital citizenship? References
Family Online Safety Institute. (n.d.). Clean up your digital footprint. [Image]. Retrieved from: https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/clean-your-digital-footprint/ FriendlyScreens. (2011). Do you really have a private life online? social network privacy loss due to friends). [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/-e98hxHZiTg Long, C. (2015). What net neutrality means for students and educators. National Education Association. Retrieved from: http://neatoday.org/2015/03/11/net-neutrality-means-students-educators/ Marlagbaughman. (n.d.). Digital footprint - thinglink. [Image]. Retrieved from: https://www.tes.com/lessons/Uz44a9JbYcxbQQ/digital-footprint TED. (2014). A 30-year history of the future | Nicholas Negroponte. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/5b5BDoddOLA TED. (2011). Beware online filter bubbles" | Eli Pariser. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/B8ofWFx525s Watson, E. (2018). Digital citizenship and instagram. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/zlSUhrvl1-8 |
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