Digital Citizenship--The Web Life
Search Engines & Web Navigation:
M.D. Roblyer states that before the Internet, it was difficult to locate specific resources or items of information. Now there is so much information that companies have developed special searching programs to help us locate items called search engines (p.182 Roblyer). This new technology makes it easier for a student or a teacher to find information on a specific item or document. Instead of reading books and other forms of research it is all at the tip of your fingers. All you have to do is type a keyword or ask a question and the search engine will retrieve the information related to the topic.
Website Evaluation:
In the video below, it explains how to identify if a web page is a credible source. The librarian gave the acronym CRAAP to help the students to remember when trying to determine the credibility of a source. I would use this technique in my classroom because it will catch the students attention and help them to remember the steps to follow. Watch as the students search for help to figure out how to recognize a credible source.
Favorite Professional Websites:
I chose two teaching websites that I would use in my classroom with my students to help keep them engaged in our daily lectures. My first website is www.teachertube.com, this website allows teachers to search for instructional videos in a secure environment. With this site I can search for catchy songs or phrases to share with my students to help them retain information that is taught in the classroom. This website can be checked off under media on the Website Evaluation Criteria Checklist. Graphics, video, and sound are included to help communicate on the topic; their purpose is not decorative (p 198 Roblyer). The second website i will use in my classroom is www.powtoon.com, to create a short animated clip to keep the students excited and interested in the lesson. This website will also challenge the students to create characters or create additional scenes from books. This website also falls under the media and visual design on the Website Evaluation Criteria Checklist. It adds interest and motivation for users, information is presented in an innovative and creative way (p.198 Roblyer).
The topic that stood out most to me was the Social Networking Sites(SNS). Social networking sites are websites that give members a space in which they can create a personal profile, contribute content, and connect and interact with others (p.190 Roblyer). The research on SNSs focused on young people and their use of social media. In a study of preteen use of social media, Weeden, Cooke, and McVey (2013) found that many young people begin using social media at age 9, and almost all were on Facebook by age 12. The children also acknowledged that they misrepresented their age in order to join Facebook, since the published age requirement was 13 (p.190 Roblyer). I believe that as a teacher we will do everything possible to make sure our students are using online safety. The best practice is show students the safest way to use online sites outside of the classroom.
Resources:
Roblyer, M.D. 2016. Intergrating Educatonal Technology into Teaching
Sanquenetta, I like the idea about powtoon.com and creating your own short clips for your class. Something different for the students to see when learning. The Acronym is also a very good point when trying to get students to remember a topic, you definitely wouldn't forget Craap! As for students using social networking, it is definitely important that students understand that it can be a place where people pray on young unsuspecting children and they need to know what to look out for. Roblyer says (2016) "over 90% posted photo of themselves online and attached their real name to their profile, and 82% post their birth date" (Pg. 190). This is definitely an example of what not to do!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your blog on search engines. "Now there is so much information that companies have developed special searching programs to help us locate items called search engines" (Roblyer, 2016 p. 182). This allows the researcher to save time and organizes the web to find things in a orderly fashion.
ReplyDeleteSan, Good job with the blog! I especially like the end where you discuss various social media sites. Since kids are getting on social media sites at younger ages, I think it becomes imperative for teachers and adults to teach them the proper route for navigating these sites. Explicit content and inappropriate material is readily available for kids, and the challenge of keeping them away is harder and harder as technology becomes more ubiquitous. Teaching netiquette, or "a subset of digital citizenship skills [that] covers rules of behavior for email, messaging, and discussions," (Robyler, 2016, p.179) is a big part of helping deal with this, specifically the issue of social media. But the access to inappropriate material is more troubling, and since kids are inherently curious, I'm not sure the best way to combat this. You can't just deny kids access to technology in this day and age, but in some ways it seems that's the only way to shield them from some of this stuff.
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