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Address global problems locally with place-based learning
08/08/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
Most of us have heard of the movement to think globally and act locally, but what about using the power of place to personalize learning?
Place-based learning allows student to solve community problems while being immersed in local heritage, cultures and environments to study language…
Empower global citizens with PBL
12/17/2019
Topics: Global Collaborator, Project-based learning
Nearly 5,000 miles separate Paris, France, from Lopez Island in the state of Washington. Middle-school students from these far-flung locations worked together to research, curate and share the otherwise forgotten stories of World War I American soldiers buried abroad.
Students…
Coaches and librarians: Sneak digital citizenship into lessons!
07/23/2018
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Coaches and library media specialists are often go-to experts for educators seeking instructional support and help with tech integration, but they can also be leaders on one of education’s most important topics – digital citizenship.
And there’s even…
3 tools to help students create, collaborate and share ideas!
07/09/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
One of the hottest topics in education today focuses on digital citizenship, or what it means to be a member of the connected world we live in.
According to the ISTE Standards for Students, digital…
It's time to commit to digital citizenship!
07/04/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Standards
All she wanted was a new dress for senior prom.
But when 18-year-old Kristen Lane posted a picture of herself wearing her old prom dress on social media, hoping to sell it to raise funds, she received a relentless barrage of hateful comments about her appearance instead.…
What prevention science tells us about cyberbullying
06/19/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Learning sciences
I recently facilitated a discussion at a local school on personal tech. The conversation started with parents expressing concerns, sometimes befuddlement, but all earnestly wanting the best from their children.
Most of the discussion involved the over-30 crowd until a lone…
4 things to know about teaching digital literacy to refugees
06/14/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Global collaboration, ISTE Standards for Students
Since 2012 I've worked with refugees in the Salt Lake area, a destination point where about 60,000 displaced people currently live. My work with the refugee population has ranged from hosting story times, participating in outreach, teaching adults how to use computers and, most recently,…
5 ways educators can become digital citizenship leaders
06/06/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
You may be a tech-savvy educator who brings digital age lessons and projects to your classroom, but are you doing all you can to be a digital leader on campus?
After all, we're all digital citizens, and the latest lens on digital citizenship calls on educators…
Students teach parents about social media
04/10/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
I am passionate about student agency and student voice and believe very much in…
Digital citizenship needs to be a group effort
03/12/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Standards
A student shares his email password with a friend, who shares it with another friend, who sends an inappropriate picture to everyone in the students’ contacts list. It was a joke! But that…