Recently, the 3rd graders had their second digital citizenship lesson for the year. This lesson focused on how people make assumptions based on what is posted online. The students began by drawing a selfie, adding details and a background to help show where they were. Later, the students traded papers and answered questions about their partner's selfie. After trading papers back, the students read what their partner had to written about their selfie. The term assumption was identified and we discussed how we make assumptions about what we see every day. The students then answered questions about if the selfie they originally drew matched the identity they wanted to show. Students were given time to redo their selfie. You can find some tips to help your family post responsibly here. This past week, the students were introduced to theTrail of Tears in their reading classes. The students worked on a WebQuest where they were able to learn more. They were given a question guide to aide their research and practice reading a text and looking back for the information. The teachers have requested that similar activities in the future.
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Common Sense Education has posted an article with some helpful advice to anyone who is handing-down a phone to their son or daughter. You can find the article here ' Common Sense Education, where our digital citizenship curriculum comes comes from posted an article on how to downsize, not eliminate the use of technology during the holidays. You can find the article here. |
AuthorMs. Sowa is the technology coach for Pre-School through Third Grade Archives
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