Technology is changing every day and we as teachers have to teach our students about the changes in technology. According to International Society for Technology, digital citizenship is a way to prepare students for a society full of technology.
The three topics I chose for my digital citizenship project are the risks of online social networking, the new plagiarism and academic dishonesty, and the best practices with technology. I am very interesting in these three topics because I feel they affect me as a middle school teacher. Our class textbook has given me important information on each of these topics.
There are several risks of online social networking and one thing I know that a lot of my middle school students face is cyberbullying. According to Roblyer and Doering (2013), cyberbullying used in social network harassment is a growing concern that mirrors similar bullying done on school campuses. A study of over 1, 450 adolescents aged 12 to 17 by Juvonen and Gross (2008), "found 72% of adolescents reported have been cyberbullied," (116). Cyberbullying is a serious problem in our school; therefore, we need to teach our students how to avoid and to report these situations.
Help stop cyberbullying. Please visit: www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/
With the new improvements to online information, there will always be a risk of a student using information as their own. The new plagiarism and academic dishonesty is also known as cyber cheating or online cheating (Roblyer and Doering 14). Online schools try to avoid this by using remote proctors like we do at University of West Alabama. Turnitin is also a site that helps prevent plagiarism incidents.
The last topic of my digital citizen project was the best practice of technology. The best practice of technology is to teach students how to use it correctly and how to avoid risky situations online.
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Kendra, I teach 4th grade and see some of these same problems occur at this level. However you are right, it is the responsibility of the teachers to teach students the changes in technology because technology is shaping our world today. Everything revolves around it and it is very difficult to keep up with. There is so much to learn. Great website on cyberbullying.
ReplyDeleteI agree that teachers need to be aware of cyberbullying. If teachers are aware of student behavior and what students say when they think no one is listening, they can be a first line to detect and stop cyberbullying. Students will say and do things at school that their parents may never see, hear, or be aware of. Cyberbullying is an issues that everyone is a child life should be aware and proactive about.
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