Content curation is part of an overall strategy to tame information chaos. For me, it’s all about knowing, learning, sharing and teaching, all in one!
Here I am exploring the concept, theory and practice of digital citizenship in schools. 
Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens. But how has our definition of a "good citizen" changed over the ages?
Social experiences require multiple players and so does safety. We all need to do our part. These resources are here for teens, parents, and teachers to learn more about how to use Google+ in a fun, smart, and safe way. 
With its abundant outdoor play area and passionate teachers, my kids' school seemed like an oasis from the modern world of electronic entertainment. But when I picked my kids up from their after-school program, I was sometimes surprised to find them watching movies instead of drawing, reading, or playing outside.. 
Content curation is the ongoing finding and sharing of relevant digital and non-digital content about a specific topic for a specific audience. Typically, this content will come from a variety of properly credited sources and will be collated in such a way that the collection will be more useful than its individual elements. 
Use avatars and pen names to tech students about Internet safety. Get a complete lesson plan at the bottom of the blog post.
Teachers in the Appleton area are plugging into Facebook and Twitter to connect with students, but being 'friends' with a student on social media sites is still a gray area for many educators. 
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational games and exercises via smartphones and tablets. Our apps are super simple and take seconds to load and run. 
Educators are giving YouTube — long dismissed as a storehouse of whimsical, time-wasting and occasionally distasteful videos — another look. As Google, YouTube’s parent company, fine-tunes a portal that lets schools limit students’ access to selected content, the video-sharing Web site is gaining popularity as a trove of free educational materials.. 
Safety is the motive behind most school policies regarding filtering and limitations of the internet. But what happens when these policies are proven ineffective, even detrimental, to learning and safety of the students they claim to protect? 
Parents and administrators should be far, far more concerned about student behavior online than a photo on a school website!! 
“How Storify And Pinterest Are Cultivating The Wild Web, And Why Social Media Will Civilize The Internet” is an interesting article by E.D. Kain in Forbes online that presents two movements in social media evolution that will complement the development of a more human online experience — one that reflects our educational goals of digital citizenship which we preach in all our mentoring around safety in the online world. |
That is why it is advised that you generally hold internet safety in the back of your mind, when generating your YouTube videos. Perhaps, the most very important safety tip that you need to remember is to shield your identity.
An increasing number of teenagers in India are using social networking sites to remain in touch with each other with mobiles as their favourite gadget.
The Youth Engagement Project was designed to ensure that the voice, opinions and views of young people are included in the development of Leicester City Council’s Building Schools for the Future Programme.. 
Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens. But how has our definition of a "good citizen" changed over the ages? 
As more and more people join the world of Twitter (460,000 signups per day), school parents and teachers are more commonplace on this global social media tool. According to a recent Pew Internet Study, 84% of all Twitter users are between the ages of 18-49. Why is this important to school officials? The age range includes the majority of our school parents. 
''We may have been mistaken in thinking that cyber-bullying is just another form of bullying.We need to take a more objective look at it, treat it as a completely new thing and go back to basics and find out what's going on".
Sheryl Hemphill, professor of psychology at the Australian Catholic University, led the team that reviewed international studies and tracked 700 Victorian school students over several years as they progressed from grade 5 to grade 9. 
We are giving them the most amazing vehicle—technology, but we are forgetting the importance of safety education and teaching them how to both “drive” these devices and navigate this information highway. 
We have put together six of our favorite education blogs (some Edublog nominees) that hopefully you and your school can learn from. 
Google+ Hangouts is making a splash in education, where teachers and others are transforming the learning experience. TED launches its TED-Ed YouTube channel: Short, animated videos for teachers and students... 
This is a great list from Deb Ng, founder and former owner of the Freelance Writing Jobs. I thought hard about what she’d written to see if I could add anything, enhance or disagree.
Nothing. It’s a great list, as good as any I’ve seen since social media exploded on the education landscape. Read and take note:.. 
Use multi-media to design student-driven learning experiences that are fueled by standards-based Essential Questions and facilitated by digital tools to provide students with flexible learning paths.
Technology is a tool that can be used to help teachers facilitate learning experiences that address the diverse learning needs of all students and help them develop 21st Century Skills. At it's most basic level, digital tools can be used to help students find, understand and use information. When combined with student-driven learning experiences fueled by Essential Questions offering flexible learning paths, it can be the ticket to success. Here is a closer look at three components of effectively using technology as a tool for digital differentiation ... Via Steve dembo, Ana Rodera, evangelina chavez This is the deck shared with graduate students taking an online course on digital citizenship. |
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