Tool #10

I spend much of my time working on the 9 tenet of digital citizenship. I have a whole page on my school wiki giving background information, videos, and lessons for digital citizenship. I am passionate about my students knowing and being safe on the internet. It is most important that we give them guidelines about appropriateness. Many times what students do is not done to be "bad" but because they don' know it's wrong. We need to guide them.

1. Discuss at least three things you would want to make sure your students understand about being good digital citizens. Students need to respect

2. Share at least one of the resources mentioned above or on the Ed Tech website that you plan to use instructionally.

3. Explain briefly how you would "teach" the idea of digital citizenship to your students.

I love to use the videos on brainpop. Another resource is common sense media. They have great videos and reviews. Easy tech also has some great activities and short video clips for students.

4. Explain briefly how you plan to share the idea of digital citizenship with your parents. I talk with parents often during PTA meetings about digital citizenship. I also send home articles in the school newspaper with information about digital citizenship. The links on my library wiki also provide information on digital citizenship.

Rummel Creek is on the way to teaching digital citizenship to it's entire community.

Tool # 9

This is the fun part - using and integrating the technology...

Why do you think it is important to tie the technology to the objective? Content drives the technology not the other way around. You select the technology to best fit what you are trying to teach to your students. Having multiple choice for what to use makes it work!

Why should we hold students accountable for the stations/centers? Students need to be responsible...if not...they become careless. In the library...its usually not the students that leave things messed up..except for the cables..they are usually very careful to leave notes on cameras they return. They have learned that they need to respect student work saved on various machines as well.

Visit 2 of the applicable links to interactive websites for your content/grade level. Which sites did you like. How could you use them as stations? How can you hold the students accountable for their time in these stations? This does not really apply to the library..however I have created a wiki for the teachers at RCE with interactive websites that can support their classroom curriculum. PBS has some great things as well KHAN Academey and Wolfram alpha. New sites come up everyday...but you have to check things out. Some of the sites have tracking devices...another way is to have students keep a written journal (online of course) that lets you know where they are.

List two to three apps you found for the iPod Touch/iPad that you can use in your classroom. What do you see that station looking like? How can you hold the students accountable for their time in these stations? Just like the computer stations, students need to be able to communicate what they have learned. A checklist will help keep things in check. Two new ones I found deal with graphics that the students can import into other projects. Creative graphics and forreal

What about other ways to use the iPod Touch/iPad? Share another way you can see your students using the device as a station. I have given each teacher an ipod touch with a rockstar. We have downloaded audio books and books from the gutenburg project. This gives teachers a listening/reading stations. The ipads/itouches can also be used for "on demand" research ...whatever whenever...We need to continue to look for uses for these pieces of equipment...i think we have only touched the tip of the iceburg!

Tool #8

Management - this will be interesting for the teachers...I have been trying to manage all of the equipment in the school for the past few years. Even with sign ups and "guidelines" things don't happen like I plan. I am glad that they will have specific storage facilities for the equipment. The videos gave some good pointers and things to think about. We will have to work together to keep the equipment in good working order and teachers will have to learn to respect others teachers and their classroom management systems.

In the library next year...things will be much more regulated as more equipment will be available on the campus, students will be more responsible for what they borrow. We did not loose much...but as we triple or more the amount of cables, cords, and equipment...we will have to find a way to keep everything straight and in working order.

Tool #7

I have worked with teachers to accomplish getting out of our school This next school year I think this will explode as we work with the Oliver Foundation, Fuel to Play 60 and other national level programs. As a librarian, I work with the teachers to support their needs. I help them to find the sources and people to work with rather than scripting my own lesson. I joined e-pals as a way to meet students at other campuses that are similar to ours. So far we have not matched up...but hopefully next year will be better.

Skype gives us a chance to get outside of our campus. One of the things I will share more with teachers next year are sites that offer free skype visits - including "skype an author". There are tons of resources out there...you just need to step out and contact them!

Tool #6

I have diigo, twitter, skype, wallwisher..etc accounts. I actually use many of these already on a daily basis. I use poll everywhere more with my church group...because they are middle schoolers and they love to use their cell phones! After sitting in the November learning conference this last week...I added an RCE Library Twitter account. It seems more fitting that my twitter account be about the library rather than my life (which is boring!) I'll be able to share quickly with parents and staff (hopefully) a new app or website that supports their learning.

Wallwisher has been a lifesaver for meetings. I post things for a week prior to a meeting on my wall for the week. The list of stickies keep me on task when we meet. The student that was invited to come to the Novemeber Learning conference had a great idea to make a wallwisher for announcements /questions for the community of RCE. I think that is great. It's an easy way for people to communicate. We'll just have to make sure that someone moderates it.

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/rummelcreekelem.

My biggest problem is keeping up with all of the different accounts. The list continues to grow as once a month I scour for new things to use! Web 2.0 has a life of it's own!!!!

Tool #5

I spend much of my day creating wordles for various things. My newest try has been trying to master Prezi. I was glad to see that Atomic learning has a nice tutorials on using it.

The list of tools with the links to the tutorial videos was great. It will be a page that I link back to in the future.

I have passwords on most of my accounts from years ago...I finally started a sheet as some ask for numbers/letters/ etc.

The hardest thing has been when you have to come up with a user name and it has to be unique. I gave my staff a sheet to help them record anything...it also includes a box to put in "ideas" of how to use the tool. I have a bad habit of weekly doing a search for new tools...I've found some good ones over the years....it's become almost an addiction. The one thing I have learned through these various on-line courses over the past 3-5 years...don't get stagnant...nearly every day something new pops up...you have to be a learner for life!

I have enjoyed reading my staffs' entries...I think that RCE will be rocking and rolling next year...they have so many ideas on how to use these tools!!!!

Tool #4

I am one of those kicking and screaming going to Google Apps...but on Saturday...I spent several hours creating documents for my family and my Sunday School Class...and where did I go...google Docs...Why did I go there...ease of sharing. There are still some things that I can do better in Office...but...I am seeing how Google docs will make it easier to work as a team and to share things. As librarians we are using the sites...and I am seeing how that works almost too well.

Even Apple is on "the cloud" now. I must admit...having everything at my fingertips no matter what computer or what city I am in is nice. I also like the idea that it doesn't matter what type of device I'm on...I'm becoming a convert!!!!