It's time to wake this sleeping dog, er, blog! We seem to have abandoned this tool after our book study last fall, but it's time for a revival. I'll start...start thinking about what your post will be.
You all know Kathy Schrock is a guru in our world. She has been at the forefront of the push for integration of technology in the classroom and can be linked to almost anything relating to information literacy. I have followed Kathy for many years now, but just recently became a member of her "PD in Action" community through edWeb.net.
If you are not already a member of edWeb.net I would strongly encourage you to join. This is a great professional social network for educators. You can join existing communities or create your own. Each community is like a focus group. I joined her PD in Action because I wanted to take part in some of the free monthly webinars hosted by edWeb. We can't always take part in many webinars because they fall in the middle of our day or are too costly. EdWeb posts webinars in the respective community after-the-fact so you can still benefit from the content, you just miss out on the live chat piece that takes place during the actual webinar. One of benefits of viewing the recording is your ability to move freely throughout the slides of the presentation and pause/restart as needed. You can even download the slides and take a quiz when you have finished.
I just watched the recording of "Resources for Information Literacy" in the PD in Action community. The webinar provided a closer look at ALA's information literacy standards for student learning. Schrock included a section of how to formulate questions to guide research and inquiry, as well as a closer look at Google advanced search.
There are several communities relating to library media programs, technology, and student learning. Follett Software Company is sponsoring some of the webinars in order that they be provided to us free. These webinars are a great place to expand your personal learning networks! Okay, who's got next? I hope you will take some time to liven this blog up. I look forward to your comments and posts.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Digital Citizenship & Social Media
I was recently reading a blog posted by Andrew Marcinek in Edutopia about digital citizenship and social media. His analogy from the movie Hoosiers about players needing to first learn fundamentals and defense really struck me. The coach in me has always known this, but with all of social media available to our students I see how important those tools are to our students. You can view Andrew's blog at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-digital-media-citizenship
In the past schools, administrators and teachers have been beating students over the head with lessons about the "inappropriate" nature of things on the Internet. Lets face it, we're getting older by the minute and our students are racing ahead into the world of the connectivity lacking the fundamentals they need to be successful and responsible users of digital media.
How do we get started? For those who have your students using http://www.kidblog.org/ you are on the way! Students need to practice those fundamentals in order to get better. Use blogging as a paperless tool that allows students to reflect and respond. Kidblog was recently picked as one of the top 25 sites of 2010 by Tech Learning magazine. I'm reading alot about a http://www.edmodo.com/ , a kid-friendly site allowing students to learn and practice those fundamental social skills.
Here are some opportunities to reflect on our current practices and consider what they NEED to be:
"Should Your School Be Using Social Media" http://tinyurl.com/48wgh4v
"Social Media In Education: The Power of Facebook" http://tinyurl.com/36y6vje
"The Case for Social Media in Schools" http://preview.tinyurl.com/2alpsgr
"Harness the Power of Social Networkingin Your Classroom" http://tinyurl.com/y73gggk
Will YOU be the one to step out into the social network and teach your students to become responsible digital citizens?
In the past schools, administrators and teachers have been beating students over the head with lessons about the "inappropriate" nature of things on the Internet. Lets face it, we're getting older by the minute and our students are racing ahead into the world of the connectivity lacking the fundamentals they need to be successful and responsible users of digital media.
How do we get started? For those who have your students using http://www.kidblog.org/ you are on the way! Students need to practice those fundamentals in order to get better. Use blogging as a paperless tool that allows students to reflect and respond. Kidblog was recently picked as one of the top 25 sites of 2010 by Tech Learning magazine. I'm reading alot about a http://www.edmodo.com/ , a kid-friendly site allowing students to learn and practice those fundamental social skills.
Here are some opportunities to reflect on our current practices and consider what they NEED to be:
"Should Your School Be Using Social Media" http://tinyurl.com/48wgh4v
"Social Media In Education: The Power of Facebook" http://tinyurl.com/36y6vje
"The Case for Social Media in Schools" http://preview.tinyurl.com/2alpsgr
"Harness the Power of Social Networkingin Your Classroom" http://tinyurl.com/y73gggk
Will YOU be the one to step out into the social network and teach your students to become responsible digital citizens?
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