In last week's class when we discussed digital citizenship I started thinking about which key aspects of internet usage were vital to making sure that first grade students understood. It came down to two many aspects : safety and respect. In order for these young people to have a firm foundation for continuing to use thes internet in a safe and respectful manner they needed to be given to tools to understand what to watch out for when using the internet and how to keep themselves and other safe when using it.
The lesson that was designed for these first graders did exactly that. It covered what kinds of things to tell an adult about and what to do if a stranger interacts with you in an inappropriate way. How sharing your personal information with people online is not safe. Teaching kids the right way to communicate so that they are not partaking in bullying behavior as well as noticing if they themselves are being bullied is very important. I look forward to teaching this lesson to my students and helping them to become responsible and respectful internet users. Safe internet usage/ Cyberbullying Lesson
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Scott Marsden
2/10/2019 02:12:15 pm
Caitlin,
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Rafael Garcia Avila
2/10/2019 05:42:21 pm
Caitlin,
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Jennifer Perkins
2/10/2019 08:55:55 pm
Hi Caitlin! I think safety and respect are awesome things to focus on with your first graders. I really liked how you talked about teaching your students to report anything unsafe to you. It reminded me of the Common Sense Media video that talked about the importance of letting students know that their teacher/parent is a safe person to report to, and that they will never get in trouble for reporting something inappropriate online. I think it will make an awesome impact for kids to start learning about digital citizenship at such a young age.
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Tess Giner
2/10/2019 10:28:49 pm
I'm with ya! It all starts with respect. If our kids respect each other, themselves and education, then everything else falls into place. I commented earlier that we need to start as early as kindergarten because, I feel, it takes several years and several teachers showing them the right way in order for anything to become a life long habit.
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