How is it this video (or others) went "viral". Turns out it may be profit driven more than "outrage" at education and a demonstration of poor digital citizenship. Audrey Watters will give you a perspective that is informative and eye-opening. It will help you to better understand, as well, the power of social media in the construction of "truth".
"NY Times writers collaborated with the Common Sense Media writer Kelly Schryver to focus on the increasingly important and nuanced question "Who Are You Online?" Times and Learning Network content as well as offerings from Common Sense Media's K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum for teaching and learning about this complex issue." Lots of avenues to take this material in working with students.
Common Sense on E-rate and CIPA:
Toolkit for Teachers - Lessons for Digital Citizenship that help meet the requirements for E-Rate compliance - uses videos and critical thinking/group discussion
Students at Burlington HS took on the task of learning about Digitla Citizenship and built this site. I love how students interviewed teachers and students, and also the school principal, and also posted examples of good/bad practices. Points to the fact we need to work on this concept and that of a "Digital Footprint"
The very latest from Common Sense Media: This FREE, pioneering curriculum is designed to empower students to be smart about how they create, communicate, and treat others in our 24/7 digital world. Browse the units to find the right lessons for your students.
An interesting site regarding filtering in schools.....
BalancedFiltering.org is a grassroots campaign to promote balanced content filtering in schools which complies with the law, promotes accountability, and encourages responsible digital citizenship
The article is really well written and for me provided tremendous clarity. I think this will help provide guidance on how to better utilize filtering and allow students/teachers to have more responsibility to be accountable and responsible. Thanks, Anne!
Digital Citizenship is a timely and much-needed response to California and federal mandates. The California School Library Association (CSLA) sponsors this online course for educators and their K-12 students. Lead developer is Dr. Lesley Farmer.
This wiki was created as a companion resource for the book Digital Community, Digital Citizenship by Jason Ohler (Corwin Press, 2010), as well as a general resource for anyone interested in the issues of digital citizenship.
Various resources compile by Dr. Alec Couros. Here are a few as they relate to Digital Citizenship:
Copyright and Fair Use
Cyberbullying
Dark Side of the Internet
Digital Citizenship"
"Internet Wisdom (iWisdom) represents a holistic approach to Cyber Citizenship and Digital Literacy that includes the consideration of four key spheres of influence, technology, community, legislation, and curriculum. Each of these spheres has a unique and important role that shapes a balanced perspective of the internet and its educational potential. \n"
"The Digital Citizenship and Creative Content program is a free, turnkey instructional program. The goal is to create an awareness of the rights connected with creative content. Because only through education can students gain an understanding of the relevance of and a personal respect for creative rights and grow to become good digital citizens."