At the beginning of this course, I just wanted to get some help adding content to My Big Campus. At the end of the course I realize that I have learned much more than that. I learned so much about best practices in teaching with technology, authentic assessment, curriculum design, and digital citizenship.
I still have a lot of content that I need to add to My Big Campus, but I am now better prepared to evaluate the digital resources that I add to my Bundles in MBC. You can see the progress I have made on my Chrysanthemum Bundle here.
When school resumes next month, I will be able to share the content I have curated with other teachers in my grade level. Since I have become more familiar with the features of My Big Campus, I can also help any teacher that would like to learn how to use this valuable resource with their students.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Digital Footprint
I Googled my name and found my profiles on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Blogger. I was happy to find nothing negative. As far as creating a positive digital footprint, I think you would need to be actively posting and making comments that are helpful and encouraging to others. These could be either professional or personal in nature.
I have a Twitter account where I follow several educators who share ideas and concepts that use best practices, especially in the area of technology. Those educators are creating a positive digital footprint because they are sharing their knowledge and expertise. While I appreciate the efforts of those I follow, I tweet very little. That won't create a negative digital footprint for me, but it does create a neutral or non-existent one.
The same can be said for my personal posts on Facebook. My posts are not negative in any way, but I do not post often. I cannot establish a positive digital footprint this way.
Teachers can help their students develop a positive footprint in two ways.
1. We must warn our students that the internet is a public place and anything they put online is there forever. This includes but is not limited to e-mails, texts, blog posts, and social media posts. If it is something they wouldn't want their parents to see, then they should not post it online.
2. We need to teach our students that the internet is a great place to learn and exchange ideas. They can establish a positive footprint by posting things that are respectful, kind, intelligent, encouraging, and interesting.
I have a Twitter account where I follow several educators who share ideas and concepts that use best practices, especially in the area of technology. Those educators are creating a positive digital footprint because they are sharing their knowledge and expertise. While I appreciate the efforts of those I follow, I tweet very little. That won't create a negative digital footprint for me, but it does create a neutral or non-existent one.
The same can be said for my personal posts on Facebook. My posts are not negative in any way, but I do not post often. I cannot establish a positive digital footprint this way.
Teachers can help their students develop a positive footprint in two ways.
1. We must warn our students that the internet is a public place and anything they put online is there forever. This includes but is not limited to e-mails, texts, blog posts, and social media posts. If it is something they wouldn't want their parents to see, then they should not post it online.
2. We need to teach our students that the internet is a great place to learn and exchange ideas. They can establish a positive footprint by posting things that are respectful, kind, intelligent, encouraging, and interesting.
Curating Effectively
When curating digital content to use in my classroom, it is good to have a plan to keep that material organized. That way when the following year rolls around and I want to use that content, I know where it is. I sure don't want to have to search for it all over again. So far my plan is to create bundles in My Big Campus to store the content I have curated. In each bundle I can have links to sites like www.symbaloo.com where many resources are clustered together in one place.
I plan on creating a bundle for each week of the school year. Each bundle will contain all the digital resources that we will use for that week. Each year I can edit bundles, adding and deleting content to make it more suitable for my students. These bundles can easily be shared among teachers in my grade level.
I plan on creating a bundle for each week of the school year. Each bundle will contain all the digital resources that we will use for that week. Each year I can edit bundles, adding and deleting content to make it more suitable for my students. These bundles can easily be shared among teachers in my grade level.
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