This presentation was originally supposed to be about using digital technology to enhance instruction of world languages, but the scheduled speaker never showed up to present.
Instead, another speaker came on and talked about the blog she has used with her students in her class. It was really neat to hear about how she has used it in different ways and with different age groups.
I thought it was a great way to introduce digital citizenship with students. Some of the blog posts are by teachers, but most of the posts and responses are from the students. Each week has a different topic and the students can get on and respond to questions and different activities on the blog. They get to create their own avatar and name that will show up when they post. They also get to learn about using Creative Commons and using the appropriate citation to use the pictures and other media that they might want to include. They talk a lot in their classes about how each thing they post online will always be there, and they really have to plan out what they will say before they post it.
Instead, another speaker came on and talked about the blog she has used with her students in her class. It was really neat to hear about how she has used it in different ways and with different age groups.
I thought it was a great way to introduce digital citizenship with students. Some of the blog posts are by teachers, but most of the posts and responses are from the students. Each week has a different topic and the students can get on and respond to questions and different activities on the blog. They get to create their own avatar and name that will show up when they post. They also get to learn about using Creative Commons and using the appropriate citation to use the pictures and other media that they might want to include. They talk a lot in their classes about how each thing they post online will always be there, and they really have to plan out what they will say before they post it.