Friday, May 30, 2014

Sixth Digital Citizenship- Thursday

For our sixth grade students, digital citizenship is a required course.  For one quarter we meet together to navigate our way through topics like cyberbullying, social media, communication, media habits and more.  The students play games like Taboo to familiarize themselves with the vocabulary that surrounds these themes.  They work together to put words to their themes as seen below.






They then embark on a project where they create a piece of digital media that addresses one of the following prompts:

  • Every person should know ...
  • You might not know it but, ...
  • Mom and Dad: Did you know ...
  • As a sixth grader, I already know ...
They document their sources using NoodleTools. And in the vein of providing an authentic audience, I promise them that I will share with other teachers what they have learned.  Like educator Tom Daccord, I believe it's that last bit that really gets them to the next level. This class is not graded, yet, all of the students work diligently to create something meaningful that they can share beyond the classroom walls.  So without further adieu, here is their work!  The password for the sites is learn.









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