Connecting the Next Digital Leaders:
Nov 2014 IL4K12
Developing Student Capacity for Success Online
Grade 3/4 Teacher & Technology Coach
Master of Educational Technology Graduate Student
Langley SD 35
Victoria Olson
Dave Shortreed
Dr. Alec Couros
Collaboration and Innovation
Connecting across the Province
Overarching Goal
Be prepared to share out
5 Minute Talk:
What does “digital citizenship” mean in your:
classroom?
school?
district?
Sir James Douglas Elementary, Victoria BC, 1912
People came to school to get information.
When we have constant access to information, school should show us what to do with it.
Created by Dave Shortreed using Paper53
Digital citizenship is not a unit or curriculum, but the integration of a conversation throughout the year.
Access to devices, tools and social media in class provides material for conversations about digital citizenship.
Building Digital Literacy Skills
Digital hygiene
Offering meaningful digital opportunities
Technology Myths
Myth #1 - Students are “Digital Natives”
Students already know how to use technology to learn.
Technology Myths
Myth #2 - Tech-savvy = Info Savvy
Just because they know which buttons to press does not mean that they know how to do online research.
Digital Literacy Skills
Digital Citizenship Skills
Gathering Information Online
Creating Digitally
K-2, 3-5, 6-9, 9-12
Digital Literacy Skills
Digital Citizenship Skills
Gathering Information Online
Creating Digitally
K-2, 3-5, 6-9, 9-12
We used to learn how to find answers.
Now we need to learn how to create solutions and how to share them.
Myth #3 - Screen Time Isolates
Technology is just screen time. It isolates students and decreases collaborative opportunities.
Technology Myths
Building Digital Literacy Skills
Private Sharing vs. Public Sharing
Private sharing is safe and secure
Gives authenticity and real-world value.
Everything “pending review.”
“I get to see what the world thinks, not just what I think.”
- student
Public Sharing
Sharing Publicly
for collaborating
for sharing stories/resources
for problem solving
for leadership opportunities
for digital citizenship conversations
Building trust and confidence in your classroom
Paper Blogging
The Rules of the Road for Comments
Using Class Social Media
#grammar911, #MathPhotoADay, #MysterySkype, #GRA14
Building Community Together
Investigating Social Media Together
Genius Hour Collaboration Through Skype
Talking to App Developers
Accessible Fractions
Student Blogging
Any Questions?