How and when can I integrate promotion of digital citizenship and responsibility into my math or chemistry classes?
Society now views that it is the responsibility of the schools to educate this generation on social responsibility and that student’s online life can and does have effects in the real world. Student’s online audiences are bigger and that they need to understand “how to be clear to avoid misunderstandings when there is no way to see reactions, facial expressions, etc.” (Ribble and Miller) Educational Leadership in an Online World spoke of cyberbullying and that California gave power to school administrators to suspend students in cases of cyberbullying. Nine other states have anti-cyberbullying laws. Teachers are learning how to be digital citizens and teaching about being a good digital citizen at the same time. In Digital Citizenship for Educational Change, Ribble urges breaks digital citizenship into nine areas:
- · digital access – full participation in society,
- · digital commerce- buying and selling goods,
- · digital communication- when to email and when to Tweet,
- · digital literacy- how to learn,
- · digital etiquette- appropriate conduct,
- · digital law- things that are not allowed,
- · digital rights and responsibilities- free speech,
- · digital health and wellness- stretch and eye strain,
- · digital security (self-protection) – don’t share super personal data.
Ribble provided several websites that offer support for digital education including Common Sense Media, a much talked about website this week by fellow students Muddy Kinzer and Olivia Lewis.
I want to promote good digital citizenship and netiquette in my class, but even the nine areas I have listed, they are not an easy integration into math content and only slightly easier in a chemistry class. I found the Lester B Pearson School Board has a blog that talks about how to integrate digital citizenship discussions into a math classroom. They have three main suggestions, students blogging about their thought process, students participating in classroom discussions on Edmodo/Schoology/ Google Groups, or to have students make a digital portfolio of their best work using Google Sites. All of these put a cross-curricular blend to the standard symbolic logic content. I am interested in the portfolio idea and would have to create a space with my district’s chosen platform. With math often things are right or wrong and having students post math solutions could make mistakes just as permanent as a portfolio of success. Mistakes that the student could be heckled about for years. As Phineas and Ferb say, “The internet is forever”.
References:
Digital citizenship in the math classroom. (April 2015). Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://dcp.lbpsb.qc.ca/digital-citizenship-in-the-math-classroom/
Disney’s Phineas and Ferb. Retrieved November 19, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-XDGkfDSM
Ribble, M. (2012). Digital Citizenship for Educational Change. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 48(4), 148-151
Ribble, M. and Miller T., (n.d.). Educational leadership in an online world: connecting students to technology responsibly, safely and ethically. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Vol 17:1. Retrieved November 8, 2017, from https://spu.instructure.com/courses/24664/files/759118?module_item_id=170214
I really like how you have listed vocabulary for digital citizenship! I always start lessons with the necessary vocabulary that students will need to understand the concepts, and I think this is a great list to help students get started. I can see how it would be hard to integrate this into your subject areas, however, coming from the standpoint that anything that is published for science or math has to be one's own work or properly cited, I'm sure is a good place to begin.
ReplyDeleteI love the Phineas & Ferb video! I also like your ideas of using an online portfolio for students' best work and their thought processes as a segue into digital citizenship. I do appreciate that math and chemistry are difficult subjects to organically integrate into a digital citizenship curriculum. I also think Katricia's comment that anything chemistry/math related still winds up in a publication is spot on, and a good way into this topic with the advent of online journals. Or maybe your students could do a digital storytelling project or PowerPoint on a mathematician or chemist relevant to the unit you are studying? I admire you for delving into ways to teach digital citizenship even in subjects that don't necessarily scream its need. I think it speaks to your dedication to do best by your students!
ReplyDeleteJennifer,
ReplyDeleteThis blog post was so refreshing! I loved the bulleted list and YouTube video.
I have also been wondering how to smoothly integrate digital citizenship content into a higher level science course... Blogging and classroom discussions seem like smart, practical ways to teach students how to use technology responsibly.
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI loved the Phineas and Ferb video!!! It connected perfectly after reading Ribble's nine areas of digital citizenship. Appreciated your insight about the eportfolio with you math students possibly posting a wrong answer. I agree, you would not want it in "forever land", for one of them to be hackled for the rest of their lives! That could be devastating.