I've been so excited about my students' interaction with technology! Although I feel as if I have only scratched the surface when it comes to incorporating technology in my classroom, I'm proud of the direction it's heading in. My students have been using our smart board more and we've done an iPad learning center a few times. It is challenging to do this, as we only have one iPad for the small group to share, but so far it has gone better than I had expected. I have also been using the camera on my Surface to "interview" students about what they are working on and to show their work on the board. They love it! I've also had them use our Doc Cam for their book report presentations so the class could see their projects better.
As I come up with more plans of how my students can interact with technology, I have become more and more conscious of the need to teach my students how to be good digital citizens. Citizenship is as standard that is heavily focused on in 2nd grade. As citizens of a digital age, I think that my second graders need to learn that being a good citizen includes making responsible choices with technology, too.
While looking for ways to teach my students about digital citizenship, I found a blog written by an elementary teacher turned librarian named Sandy Liptak. She created a blog post about how to teach digital citizenship to young learners. I thought her lesson would be a great one to do before we further our technological adventures!
Liptak's digital citizenship lesson includes teaching students how to make safe and smart choices with technology in the classroom. For example, one part of the lesson addresses the issue to cyberbullying. According to the article, Cyberbullying: Review of an Old Problem Gone Viral 20%-40% of students have been victims of cyberbullying (Aboujaoude, Elias, et al., 2015, p. 10). As an adult on social media I have seen other adults treat each other in hurtful ways online that I never see in "real" life. People seem to feel more comfortable being disrespectful to each other when they are not face to face with them. By teaching students at a young age that this type of bullying behavior is hurtful and unacceptable, hopefully fewer of them will be victims of cyberbullying in the future.
I haven't yet taught this lesson to my students, but I plan on using it during one of our "class council" meetings in the near future. I'll give an update on how it goes! Let me know in the comments below if you teach your students digital citizenship! What works well for you? Let me know!
To see Liptak's lesson, follow the link to her blog: http://lessonsbysandy.com/2012/10/digital-citizenship.html
To purchase the poster and materials that go along with her lesson, visit her TpT store (only $3): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Citizenship-with-Elementary-Students-343272
Aboujaoude, E., Savage, M. W., Starcevic, V., & Salame, W. O. (2015). Cyberbullying: review of an old problem gone viral. Journal of Adolescent Health, 57(1), 10-18.
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