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shared by John Howell on 26 Nov 13 - No Cached

adults and students alike now share a platform for consuming and authoring information like our society has never seen
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So how do we integrate standards and skillsets that prepare our K-12 students for an interconnected, digital world that can often be incendiary and hurtful?
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- John Howell on 26 Nov 13
  
  We've had many of these learning experiences already this year 2013-14. It's certainly a good starting point for students.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We've had many of these learning experiences already this year 2013-14. It's certainly a good starting point for students.</div>
  
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hey still need to know how to play nicely together, share, not tease or say hurtful things -- and they need to transfer these offline skills to a digital space as well. In short, students must understand that there should be no difference between how they act online and how they act offline.
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we must continue our mission of educating students, not solely on academic merits, but on ethical merits as well. Promote and model good uses of digital spaces in your classroom and school. Building a culture of digital health and wellness across a school district will insure that our students carry out the missions posted on our walls.
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shared by John Howell on 07 Aug 10 - Cached

- John Howell on 07 Aug 10
  
  ..."students who are proficient online readers are not necessarily proficient offline readers and vica versa." I think this an interesting consideration that even our strong readers will still need good first instruction on how to read online. Also, those who struggle with the bound book may find more success with online reading is certainly a refreshing thought for those students.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">..."students who are proficient online readers are not necessarily proficient offline readers and vica versa." I think this an interesting consideration that even our strong readers will still need good first instruction on how to read online. Also, those who struggle with the bound book may find more success with online reading is certainly a refreshing thought for those students.</div>
  
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the study found that explicit media literacy instruction increased both traditional literacy skills, such as reading comprehension and writing, and more specific media-related skills, including identification of techniques various media use to influence audiences.
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