If I must choose two of the 6 steps to digital safely that
resonate in my daily teaching, I will pick 3 and 4.
Step 3 reads Teach students how to encourage critical
thinking online. I think it is essential to teach students not only how to
find information but to evaluate the information for validity, POV, relevance
and currency. In teaching kids how to search for information, evaluate their
sources, I am helping them to understand that they must think about all
information located online. The idea of google it and you will have your answer
has to be changed in their minds to google it and you will find one possible
answer that you must then check to see if it has merit. This is a concept that
is discussed whenever I
Am able to be a part of research projects.
Step 4 states Teach students about the ethical use of online
resources. This is reinforced many times each year as I teach kids about
citations and copyright rules. I think this is a critical conversation that
needs to take place in all classrooms. Students are to quick to grab and go
with information and images. They rarely take the time to see who owns the
image and what rights they may or may not have to use someone else’s work.
These important concepts are always a part of all rubrics
when I collaborate with content area teachers. Students are expected to use at
least one database and one online source when completing research. They must
show correct citations for all images and information used in their final
project. If information is collected from a webpage that is not acceptable to
the teachers, it cannot be used for the project. This has been difficult for
students to understand but is a valuable lesson.
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