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Hi, this is Jeff Carpenter, associate professor of education & Director of the Teaching Fellows program at @elonuniversity#eloned I’m excited to be co-moderating tonight’s #sschat with the most excellent and highly esteemed @dankrutka
Please introduce yourself, your role, & your best Thanksgiving resource teaching resource if you choose (we don't want to forget this annual teachable moment). #sschat
I’m Dan Krutka! In addition to being an #sschat board member, I teach social studies methods @UNT_COE & research #SocialMediaEd. What are your favorite Thanksgiving resources before we dive into Digital Citizenship?
Andrew (grade 8 US History) #sschat co-mod -- not sure it's really a Thanksgiving resource, but I looooove my Declaration of Independence Turkey assignment!
Hi - I'm Darren and I'm high school social studies teacher at @csdriverside. #DeafEd#apgov I don't have a great Thanksgiving teaching resource yet :) #sschat
Please introduce yourself, your role, & your best Thanksgiving resource teaching resource if you choose (we don't want to forget this annual teachable moment). #sschat
Phil Strunk teaching 7th grade US History 2. There is a great movie about the pilgrims and their voyage and early days in Plymouth that I enjoyed using when I taught US History 1. #sschat
As always, we will use a Q1/A1, Q2/A2 format so we can keep track of our responses! Thanks for sharing Thanksgiving resources & lets get to tonight's topic: Digital Citizenship! #sschat
Please introduce yourself, your role, & your best Thanksgiving resource teaching resource if you choose (we don't want to forget this annual teachable moment). #sschat
https://t.co/MlyAC20mPb some great videos and testimonies to what life was like in the colonial period. These would be best suited for late elementary and middle school students. #sschat
I don't really know about the digital citizenship curriculum. That does not mean that my school isn't doing it. It just means that I am out of the loop on it. #sschat
Q1 Our 9th graders go through a training by our Library Media Specialist each fall. I think it is great curriculum. I wish we did more with it. #sschat
Hi, #sschat. I'm Brian. I teach MS students English in CO. Fave Thanksgiving resource? Something like this to spotlight what we're grateful for: https://t.co/YfoPZAib1h
A1 - Our 6th graders get specific instruction in info literacy, how to avoid plagiarism, and appropriate use of social media. The lessons are ongoing as needed, but not enough #sschat
Discussions like how to act responsibly on the internet. As a history teacher, I have conversations about determining reliability. I hope this answers your question. :) #sschat
I would guess that if there’s a “digital citizenship curriculum” that is unknown to the teachers in the school then perhaps it is not that strong of a curriculum for actual citizenship … #sschat
I don't really know about the digital citizenship curriculum. That does not mean that my school isn't doing it. It just means that I am out of the loop on it. #sschat
Hi all, Matt from Pennsylvania checking in! I teach #civics and government to freshmen and have taught US and world history too! I feel like I need more Thanksgiving teaching resources in my life, so thank you for sharing! Excited to learn with you! #sschat
I have learned so much in such a short time! Although I aspire to be a kindergarten teacher I am still learning how to integrate what everyone has to say in my future classroom! #EDU3161#sschat#nt2t
A1: our excellent media specialists do something on this topic although it is more prevalent in the lower grades. I talk with students and use my Twitter as an example of growing professionally via social media #sschat
A1: I haven't seen this in the classroom yet, but I've been learning about it's importance in my edu classes. Would love some ideas for incorporating this into the classroom. #sschat
.@debreese is referencing back to our intro Thanksgiving Q & has a great site on teaching Indigenous histories: https://t.co/lqjR6lRwKb We should be wary of Thanksgiving myths. #sschat
I always feel that the French Revolution is ripe with ways into some aspects of digital citizenship. I mean - Jean Paul Marat is a great example of someone printing lies in his vitriolic newspaper - which could be a segue-way into the need for good sources! #sschat
should digital citizenship be something addressed by more than just one educator (e.g. the librarian or the social studies teacher) or should it be interdisciplinary? #sschat
A1: our excellent media specialists do something on this topic although it is more prevalent in the lower grades. I talk with students and use my Twitter as an example of growing professionally via social media #sschat
We start by incorporating digital work into every lesson we can. The more exposure kids have with digital materials, the more they will begin to define their own digital citizenship. Accompanied by teacher facilitation to direct students down the correct path(s). #sschat
That's one of the things I try to do - let's Ss know that social media isn't inherently bad, they just need to learn some responsibilities with it! #sschat
teachers feel pulled in dozens of different directions, so skills like 'digital citizenship' get absorbed and/or replaced by other initiatives all the time.... #sschat
should digital citizenship be something addressed by more than just one educator (e.g. the librarian or the social studies teacher) or should it be interdisciplinary? #sschat
A1: our excellent media specialists do something on this topic although it is more prevalent in the lower grades. I talk with students and use my Twitter as an example of growing professionally via social media #sschat
A1: @csdriverside has tech resources for Ss K-12, as well as Character Counts program that includes citizenship. I emphasize the digital citizenship aspect in my classroom. #sschathttps://t.co/LDsBSp49wg
It could be cool to - as a staff discuss aspects of digital citizenship and then figure out how we all can support the concept (across the disciplines).
We could also do this for skills too, methinks. #sschat
it should absolutely be interdisciplinary & their are many facets to it (i.e. digital literacy, understanding impact of social media profiles, cyberbullying, etc.) #sschat
At #fetc last year, I attended a session on digital citizenship and the consensus of the group attending was that it's primarily being pushed onto ELA Ts to incorporate. All Ss have to take ELA every year, so it is the class that has to do it. #sschat
I'm a history teacher with a MLIS degree so I share those resources with colleagues, but most don't realize how important it is until after something like plagiarism has occurred. Especially in middle school/high school. We assume it's been taught #sschat
should digital citizenship be something addressed by more than just one educator (e.g. the librarian or the social studies teacher) or should it be interdisciplinary? #sschat
A1: our excellent media specialists do something on this topic although it is more prevalent in the lower grades. I talk with students and use my Twitter as an example of growing professionally via social media #sschat
A1 In theory, where I teach, digital citizenship is the water we're swimming in when we use tech as element of learning; in practice, it's one of the topics in (sigh) siloed technology courses. #sschat
It could be cool to - as a staff discuss aspects of digital citizenship and then figure out how we all can support the concept (across the disciplines).
We could also do this for skills too, methinks. #sschat
How do we enlighten the unenlightened for the need for better preparation for digital citizenship without waiting for a disaster to grab their attention? #sschat
A2: Social media means digital citizens are afforded easier ways to organize, but also face challenges in engaging in online political dialogues w/out f2f presence of others. How do we teach this? #sschat
A2: I think online you need to teach students to be more cautious because text takes away tone/inflection. Both though are skills that need taught to prepare Ss for 21st century jobs. #sschat
A2: the purpose of citizenship in my opinion is to be productive members of the community and the world. Same for digital citizenship. People need to learn how to be productive online and use the internet for good not evil #sschat
A2 Same: Be kind, don't bully, Fair Use and plagiarism discussions. Differences: cover sm provides some to do what they wouldn't in person. Disagreements get blown out and public #sschat
A1 In theory, where I teach, digital citizenship is the water we're swimming in when we use tech as element of learning; in practice, it's one of the topics in (sigh) siloed technology courses. #sschat
A2 similarities - consists of rights & responsibilities, at its highest levels both can consist of taking informed civic & social justice oriented action. Diff - anonymity online makes understanding responsibility emphasis & tone critical #sschat
Teaching digital citizenship should be taught when we are teaching citizenship. The time we live in amplifies all the good and all the bad, so more important to make sure what we are putting out there is good.
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A2 I think @flipping_A_tchr hit the nail on the head. If you wouldn't do it in real life, you probably shouldn't do it virtually either. The gaps are the ability to recognize attitude and tone digitally. #sschat
A2: the purpose of citizenship in my opinion is to be productive members of the community and the world. Same for digital citizenship. People need to learn how to be productive online and use the internet for good not evil #sschat
A2: the purpose of citizenship in my opinion is to be productive members of the community and the world. Same for digital citizenship. People need to learn how to be productive online and use the internet for good not evil #sschat
A2 I think @flipping_A_tchr hit the nail on the head. If you wouldn't do it in real life, you probably shouldn't do it virtually either. The gaps are the ability to recognize attitude and tone digitally. #sschat
totally! I have to actively teach my students how to construct an email to me. And it's an ongoing skill that we revisit every time they send me an email that doesn't include proper salutations, grammar, etc. #sschat
Sadly, the example being set by our current @POTUS and his supporters show a willingness to say the same truly inappropriate, insulting, false and despicable things both on and off line, in public and private. #sschat
A2: Students need to critically analyze both online and offline sources. Neither online or offline guarantees the quality or accuracy of the work it presents, especially online. #sschat
A2 I think @flipping_A_tchr hit the nail on the head. If you wouldn't do it in real life, you probably shouldn't do it virtually either. The gaps are the ability to recognize attitude and tone digitally. #sschat
A2 This is an important Q! Today, while making memes, my Ss told me that it is okay to behave in online world differently than one would in real world. Ummm. Scary. #sschathttps://t.co/JUXoehAdEf
I have no idea. Up until ALL Ss have the opportunity to collaborate with other Ss digitally, this is a skill that goes untaught and unpracticed. #sschat
A1 We do an especially good job with internet safety and etiquette grades k-8. Need to more explicitly address civics standards through social media. #sschat
Hi! Marie Heath, here. I'm a middle school and secondary social studies methods prof. I was a classroom teacher for 7 yrs before the higher ed gig. #sschat
Please introduce yourself, your role, & your best Thanksgiving resource teaching resource if you choose (we don't want to forget this annual teachable moment). #sschat
I use "Thumper's Rule" both offline and online with my students. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I think it has helped more students pause before speaking. #sschat
A2: social media potentially gives everyone a voice and a platform. This is both empowering and overwhelming for students. What’s our role as educators in helping them participate successfully? #sschat
A BIG TOPIC TONIGHT: What's the difference between digital literacy & digital citizenship? @jeffpcarpenter & I argue in our @ELmagazine article that most digital citizenship curriculum actually has little to do with democratic citizenship. #sschat
A2: Social media means digital citizens are afforded easier ways to organize, but also face challenges in engaging in online political dialogues w/out f2f presence of others. How do we teach this? #sschat
A1 We do an especially good job with internet safety and etiquette grades k-8. Need to more explicitly address civics standards through social media. #sschat
A2: the purpose of citizenship in my opinion is to be productive members of the community and the world. Same for digital citizenship. People need to learn how to be productive online and use the internet for good not evil #sschat
I like the idea behind how anonymity online makes understanding tone critical. All to often our true meaning is lost within the complexities of how humans communicate, besides the written word. #sschat
A3. Democracy requires digital citizens who go beyond just avoiding digital predators & unwise digital behaviors.
Democracy requires digital citizens who use social media positively & proactively in pursuit of justice #sschat
My Ss feel there are two different sets of standards. Hard to convince them that if they wouldn't say it to someone's face, they shouldn't say it online. #sschat
As a dad of 2 adolescents myself, I must point out this was actually "Thumper's Father's Rule" ... which relates to a point made a few minutes ago by @JeremyDBond about school-home partnership on dig cit #sschat
I use "Thumper's Rule" both offline and online with my students. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I think it has helped more students pause before speaking. #sschat
The anonymity available online allows people to express inappropriate things, and to behave inappropriately online in ways they hopefully are hesitant to do offline. #sschat
I think I tend to focus more on the info literacy end of digital citizenship than the acceptable use of social media. It's sort of like teaching kids manners... I'll do it, gladly! But I don't know that it's specifically my domain to do so. I struggle with this sometimes! #sschat
It is also disheartening to see the how the President uses social media - a poor example of good digital citizenship that makes it difficult to discuss 'netiquette'. #sschat
A4. Democracy requires citizens who know how to use digital tools to educate themselves on civic issues, and communicate with & hold accountable their representatives #sschat
A3 we need citizens who are informed, who know how to identify bias and check sources against other sources. We need citizens who are engaged and willing to learn/bend/shift their perspectives as they learn new information #sschat
A3: Digital citizens that use limitless information to UNITE people instead of using limitless information to score cheap points with sarcastic/rude comments on Facebook. #sschat
A3: Digital citizens that use limitless information to UNITE people instead of using limitless information to score cheap points with sarcastic/rude comments on Facebook. #sschat
It seems to me that a school that really wants to train students on digital citizenship needs to have restorative justice practices in place (when appropriate) for students that make mistakes online #sschat
This is my core question when I teach social studies methods. I ask #NTsschat teachers to return to it with any lesson. How does your lesson perpare the citizens our democracy needs? :) #sschat
A3 Our democracy needs digital citizens who willingly participate in discussion intended to produce informed opinion and in which participants are willing to revise opinions in light of new information & exposure to other viewpoints. #sschat
Best I got from them was it's the only way to be funny online. My opinion is they are making up for what is missing in online interaction like body language, facial expression & inflection. They amp up inappropriateness to get attention. #sschat
A3 we need citizens who are informed, who know how to identify bias and check sources against other sources. We need citizens who are engaged and willing to learn/bend/shift their perspectives as they learn new information #sschat
A3 Ones that can critically analyze & decipher the text they see, hear, & read. Ones that understand how to properly communicate (i.e. can portray proper tone & meaning) in a digital world #sschat
That's a great distinction, and one I should keep in mind when discussing this with students. "Bias" is a lot easier to find than "credibility" is to prove. #sschat
A3: our democracy needs digital citizens that think before they type and understand both sides of the argument and engage in productive dialogue and not name calling #sschat
A3: We need students that promote the acceptance of many different view points. When online, students feel they can get away with whatever they want to say. We need to teach students to be accepting, and that their online actions have consequences! #sschat
What if Thumper gets in a potential argument? Teaching the nuances of disagreeing nicely, or at least respectfully, now there's a citizenship pre-requisite. #sschat
I use "Thumper's Rule" both offline and online with my students. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I think it has helped more students pause before speaking. #sschat
A3: democracy requires informed citizens and the digital age allows everyone access to information. People must know how to find & use info effectively! #sschat#conversechat
Yes! And this is what is troubling about much digital citizenship curricula - it doesn't teach students how to effectively take action on/offline. @zeynep's new book is a great read on how social media has changes democracies worldwide: https://t.co/RH3em2kBlQ#sschat
A3: Our new website has a section devoted to assessments of online reasoning. The tasks focus on the skills citizens need to make sense of digital content about social and political issues: https://t.co/ahe6rSmlP0#sschat
With all of the information people have coming at them throughout social media- getting news can feel like trying to get a sip of water from a firehose. We need to teach how to navigate the waters to reliable information.
I mixed metaphors, but they were both wet. #sschat
should digital citizenship be something addressed by more than just one educator (e.g. the librarian or the social studies teacher) or should it be interdisciplinary? #sschat
A1: our excellent media specialists do something on this topic although it is more prevalent in the lower grades. I talk with students and use my Twitter as an example of growing professionally via social media #sschat
Sadly, we know that kids don't mean most of what they put online. Yet, when we see it, it is mandatory that we report it. Consequences are same in both worlds, but kids don't see it that way. #sschat
We need citizens who:
1. Can read, write, think, and speak.
2. Are thoughtful, kind, and show empathy.
3. Can put their life into a broader context
4. Take their role as a citizens seriously.
5. Believe they can make a positive impact and do so.
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I agree... but we live in a time when some viewpoints are just categorically false, and I believe that we can teach our students to call that out and support their position with evidence, facts, and reliable sources. Respectfully, of course. #sschat
In this regard, a straight forward, engaging read for Ts and Ss is John McManus' Don't Be Fooled: A Citizen's Guide to News and Information in the Digital Age. https://t.co/mcpPdKimlV#sschat
We need citizens who:
1. Can read, write, think, and speak.
2. Are thoughtful, kind, and show empathy.
3. Can put their life into a broader context
4. Take their role as a citizens seriously.
5. Believe they can make a positive impact and do so.
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Perhaps useful for Digital Citizenship? Maybe, although I used it in empathy presentation:
Who am I?
Who is “other”?
How do we relate?
What do we share?
What do they need from me, and I from them?
-Terry Heick, Humanist & Futurist
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A4. Digital citizenship responsibilities include being a critical consumer of content & building online networks that are not echo chambers, but instead contribute to exposure to diverse perspectives #sschat
A4. Digital citizens should have the right to expect technology companies to actively combat cyber bullying & other forms of cyber violence, & the right to ask gov’t to step in if this does not happen #sschat
We need citizens who:
1. Can read, write, think, and speak.
2. Are thoughtful, kind, and show empathy.
3. Can put their life into a broader context
4. Take their role as a citizens seriously.
5. Believe they can make a positive impact and do so.
#sschat
A3: Our new website has a section devoted to assessments of online reasoning. The tasks focus on the skills citizens need to make sense of digital content about social and political issues: https://t.co/ahe6rSmlP0#sschat
A4: Digital Citizens should have the right to access and utilize information to positively impact the world. Therefore, citizens are responsible for submitting work that seeks to be as true as possible and should challenge information that seeks to belittle/divide. #sschat
A4. Digital citizenship responsibilities include being a critical consumer of content & building online networks that are not echo chambers, but instead contribute to exposure to diverse perspectives #sschat
A4 - I think the biggest right is the ability to speak your mind freely on a wide variety of situations to potentially bigger audiences than ever imagined. The responsibility is well to be responsible with that voice. #sschat
A4: Etiquette and respect are two of the responsibilities for sure! An additional responsibility to ensure that what you are posting/reposting is credible. No bullying or any other nonsense! #sschat
A4: Both can be summed up as an ethic of care. Care about yourself, what and how you act online & care about others in how you conduct yourself digitally. #sschat
Because many of us have almost instant access to any information, @hrheingold argues that the most important social media literacy is ATTENTION! Not surprisingly, the new authoritarian strategy online is DISTRACTION. #sschat
A3: democracy requires informed citizens and the digital age allows everyone access to information. People must know how to find & use info effectively! #sschat#conversechat
A4 Ss should have the right to access reliable and accurate ACADEMIC content, for free. They should also have the right to exist online in relative safety. #sschat
A4 I'd put Stephen Covey's classic in the digital responsibilities column: "1st seek to understand, then to be understood." Corollary: Beware hot takes; they're often bait. #sschat
a4: Ts need to be open to idea that online activism is a new form of Civic engagement. That disenfranchised may find voice in online spaces. Civics is more than voting, and SM helps provide space for voice. #sschat
I think it was the oft-killed Uncle Ben who said, 'With great power, comes great responsibility.' As our technology continues to develop, we have to use them responsible and not be terrible to each other, y'know?. #sschat
We need citizens who:
1. Can read, write, think, and speak.
2. Are thoughtful, kind, and show empathy.
3. Can put their life into a broader context
4. Take their role as a citizens seriously.
5. Believe they can make a positive impact and do so.
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#sschat The First Amendment provides freedom of speech but not at the expense of the peace of others. Can't incite or encroach upon anyone else's freedoms online either.
A4 Our constitutions (federal and state) lay out many rights, but no responsibilities that I can think of. When we have a culture that focuses on one alone, hard to convey the need for both online. #sschat
Respectfully is key! Learning in general can only take place if students are not afraid to be wrong. This stems directly from being as respectful as possible, as a teacher and a student. The hope is that this will translate to the digital world. #sschat
A4 Ss should have the right to access reliable and accurate ACADEMIC content, for free. They should also have the right to exist online in relative safety. #sschat
A4 Interesting question. I believe the rights are the same as any public forum (in-person or online), but the responsibilities change, because of the concerns that come w/ anonymity, perception of tone & meaning online #sschat
Yes! And this is what is troubling about much digital citizenship curricula - it doesn't teach students how to effectively take action on/offline. @zeynep's new book is a great read on how social media has changes democracies worldwide: https://t.co/RH3em2kBlQ#sschat
I think adults are sometimes less forgiving of student' digital citizenship mistakes than they are of mistakes made in person. Is the perception that b/c students grew up with the tech they are immune from the learning, growing pains that come with digital responsibility? #sschat
A4: everyone has a responsibility to be respectful and not use demeaning or derogatory language to bully anyone. Not engage in any illegal activities and check your facts #sschat
To expound on that, regardless of political persuasion or bent, we have to be willing to embrace this national teachable moment when it comes to digital citizenship for our students. #sschat
Another big questions here - what are the responsibilities of social media companies like Twitter & Facebook for creating equitable online spaces? IMHO, they create polarizing algorithms that enhance echo chambers & foreign interference in democracy now. #sschat
Our democracy depends on access to reliable information about social and political issues. We need to prepare students for the responsibility of wading through all of the misinformation that they will encounter online. #sschat
Agreed and I guess that's a qualifier for me in the digital space than not. Few legal impediments outside a digital space but at the mercy of corporations inside of it. #sschat
Prob with perception is Ss grew up with them but not truly taught responsibility. How are parents modeling and checking their kids. Giving device needs follow up and constant discussion. #sschat
I think adults are sometimes less forgiving of student' digital citizenship mistakes than they are of mistakes made in person. Is the perception that b/c students grew up with the tech they are immune from the learning, growing pains that come with digital responsibility? #sschat
A4: Unlike citizenship duties (paying taxes, jury duty, etc), digital responsibilities are not required but absolutely something we all SHOULD do. #sschat
A4: Anonymity is the key here. Students need to understand the responsibility they have to show empathy and respect even though they are "hidden" behind a screen #sschat
A5 I think it starts in the "real world." We teach service, community action, research skills, etc. and expect that it will carry over into the digital world. My school does a lot of great work in this regard. #sschat
Side note: Twitter chats are challenging with the character expansion! I know I'll be visiting our archive to review all your amazing answers that I've missed. #SocialMediaDesign#sschat
A5: Students need to know how to respectfully disagree. Someone posted about "Nana's rule" earlier. I'd say that is a pretty great way to teach them about that. We also need to teach students how to use facts/logic not distort them -- all digicitizens help can do that! #sschat
They are businesses, and see their primary responsibilities to be continuing business growth, and increasing $ returns to shareholders. They will only exercise the things you suggest to the extent they do the first two. #sschat
A5 - Ability to think and evaluate deeply. Empathy. Desire to further the conversation not just be heard. For teaching it I think we have to model that in the classroom daily. I use the NEH Rules of Civility to guide classroom conversations. #sschat
It is also disheartening to see the how the President uses social media - a poor example of good digital citizenship that makes it difficult to discuss 'netiquette'. #sschat
a5: Model Model Model. Critical thinking skills a MUST! Engage them in active dialogues and solicit their feedback on the subject. Teach the whats and whys when it comes to a right and responsibility. #sschat
Could there be an alternative model available? Twitter and FB don’t intend to create civic spaces. With increasing polarization comes better targeted ads. We need someone who can write civic-minded code for an online community. #sschat
I agree, but I think public pressure from users can still work with private companies. Or, should there be more regulations, oversight on social media companies? #sschat
They are businesses, and see their primary responsibilities to be continuing business growth, and increasing $ returns to shareholders. They will only exercise the things you suggest to the extent they do the first two. #sschat
Well, if corporate bottom lines are (still) likely to trump democratic principles, I suppose it falls to citizens informing themselves via varied sources & education cultivating critical thinkers more than compliant followers who, um, ask questions later or not at all. #sschat
If only there were a @Google chrome "ad-on" that could combat these types of ads that promote division and discourage true dialogue! Great point, Mark. #sschat
for sure! I think many of the service groups we work with have strong online presences and the kids know that there are resources they can access online, to continue the relationship or specific service project #sschat
We need both, but I think history teaches that even in combination, they will not be enough. Just look at what is happening minute by minute in the federal agencies right now. #sschat
If only there were a @Google chrome "ad-on" that could combat these types of ads that promote division and discourage true dialogue! Great point, Mark. #sschat
A5: Students need to understand that politics is not always as straightforward as Rep & Dem. When analyzing online material students need to realize that people form arguments from a litany of differing viewpoints. Learning how to sift through these is essential. #sschat
Show them how to have a discussion in person. Model the behavior you expect. Gently correct them, when they make mistakes (they will and it’s okay). Then take the discussion online and repeat the process. #sschat
If only there were a @Google chrome "ad-on" that could combat these types of ads that promote division and discourage true dialogue! Great point, Mark. #sschat
That’s a great question, and is hard to answer. Can anyone truly enforce a responsibility? It’s something we should do but cannot be forced unless it goes against the law and that’s when the courts would get involved? #sschat
A5 Model, model, model. That being said, online conversations embolden the conversant. This can be a good thing, more often it is bad and ugly. #sschat
Yes, modeling is good; but clearly is not enough. Voting rates have been in decline for decades despite great role models. State governments are actively suppressing votes they don't want, and the #SCOTUS has gutted the Voting Rights Act. #sschat
A5: We can't assume that Ss know how to do these things, so we must model them. Ss need to know how to find valid sources and respectfully disagree w/ others. #sschat ##conversechat
Something to add to this. This process takes a long time and lots of practice for the kids to develop the skills they need to do this well. Which is why I believe we need to be doing this across the curriculum. #sschat
A6. Digital tools & networks WILL diminish our democracy if educators stick their heads in the sand & do not help teach students positive & strengthening uses #sschat
One of the things I have brought up is reminding Ss that they have those rights now! They don't believe me. I then go into the eligibility issues so they get it. They get excited about that #sschat
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@DarrenHause, @classroomtools, @MsTurner1027
A6: As @zeynep points out, networked publics can organize in incredible ways to make social change, but not everything can be done online & authoritarians are responding with distraction from their leaders and even troll armies. #sschat
I love teaching debate for this reason. No attacks, only reason and logic. It's so difficult at first because hostility is the norm in everything they read and see in the news/social media - especially at the highest levels of our gov't #sschat
A5: Critical thinking/analyzing. Politics is so convoluted with non-important information that students ability to decipher the important information is increasingly more important. #sschat
A6: Democracy is where the people decide. By having more digital tools/networks citizens are able to be better informed and make better decisions. But, if we restrict this knowledge or use it to insult, then we diminish the ideas of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness #sschat
One thing we have to remember and remind our Ss is that the Gov is made of "WE THE PEOPLE." There is power in the vote, and if enough people peacefully start tripping out, their rights won't be gutted #sschat
In reply to
@classroomtools, @DarrenHause, @MsTurner1027
A6 As far as ways to stay informed, I'm a fan of https://t.co/bv39Z0BVTq Ideally, tools like this can facilitate democratic dialogue among citizens & between us/our reps. #sschat
Suppressing voting (and any) rights is wrong, I agree. We must enforce rights, but can we enforce responsibilities? If one chooses to not vote, what can we do? #sschat
A6: with information at the tips of our fingers it’s easier to get news and information quicker. But at the same rate we are being exposued to fake news at an alarming rate and we need to teach students how to determine validity of sources #sschat
I wish as a society we were more comfortable with the greyness of life. Life isn't as simple as our zero-sum political system seems to promote. Life isn't 'the Dems are down so the GOPs are up'.
National events & bills should not just be seen through a partisan lens.
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A6 - Used responsibly digital tools can be a great resource for the spread of democracy. That has been shown especially in the Arab Spring. Used in other ways they can seem to legitimize dictatorial regimes. #sschat
Oh absolutely. I have worked for 20 years to learn the right tone to strike in an email and still don’t always get it right. It’s easier with someone who has interacted with you in person, or extensively online, and thus has a sense of who you are. #sschat
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@johnsonmaryj, @JeremyDBond, @cheffernan75, @flipping_A_tchr
People don't vote because they believe it doesn't matter or they are uniformed. They need to be informed better and that's where we come in. You know as well as I do there are those who want Ss to NOT know their rights. We can fix that #sschat
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@DarrenHause, @classroomtools, @MsTurner1027
A6. The potential is awe-inspiring but not often achieved. Someone once said that a teen with a smartphone has more power to organize than a Middle Ages king. #sschat
People don't vote because our popular culture teaches them that other things matter much more. I earned my teaching credential in 1970. I have competed with TV, movies, etc. ever since. They usually win, especiall in the long run. #sschat
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@DayCatherineM, @DarrenHause, @MsTurner1027
A6: Often, we surround ourselves with like-minded individuals. Being able to help students foster connections with those who do not share the same viewpoint and teach them to have a Socratic conversation rather than a debate is vital to strengthening our democracy. #sschat
To the degree that powerful media and business interests control access to digital information and set the context of discourse, digital tools and interests will hurt democracy. #sschat
A6: When a network of people or students gets too large it can seriously affect the ability of outsiders to resist following suit. With the ease of access to networks online, how can we stop students from simply following the masses and hurting our democracy? #sschat
To the degree that powerful media and business interests control access to digital information and set the context of discourse, digital tools and interests will hurt democracy. #sschat
We tend to blame people for problems companies create. We do it with companies that create environmental problems & then start recycling campaigns. Are we doing it now with problems social media companies created/augmented? #sschat
A6 Used responsibly it gives access to people whose voices aren’t often heard. Gives us empathy for and connections with people who are not like us. We have to try to burst the echo chamber though. #sschat
A7. Reading widely (both in terms of sources & content) is a strategy that should help develop a good radar for picking up on dubious online content #sschat
Reasonable request. On the both/and front, let's control what we can (sort of) control: teaching young people how to be savvier consumers/creators of information. #sschat
There used to be an online game called Fantasy Congress. It was like fantasy football but you drafted rep/senators. You got points when they passed legislation. Needless to say it was a low scoring game. Still lots of fun. Anyone know of anything like that now? #sschat
A7 I model good dialogue in the classroom then I engage current and former students on twitter. Sometimes it is something insignificant, other times it is about deep issues. #sschat
A6: The internet makes it incredibly easy for anyone to spread misinformation. We all (not just students) need to be more discerning consumers of digital content. Our democracy depends on it. #sschat
a6: corollary, supports when Ts empower SS to use SM as a tool for story telling and pedagogies of liberation. Allow SS to own the work and the space. Trust our students. #sschat
A7: Model digital citizenship. Model it by the way you email them and their parents. Model it by the way that you choose sources to teach. Model it by the way to speak to them in the classroom. #sschat
A6 Just like all other advances in communication from story telling to writing to printing to radio to tv to ... It will depend upon the strengths of people to make the most use of new learning and to subdue those who would use it for disinformation. #sschat
There used to be an online game called Fantasy Congress. It was like fantasy football but you drafted rep/senators. You got points when they passed legislation. Needless to say it was a low scoring game. Still lots of fun. Anyone know of anything like that now? #sschat
I seem to recall @AndyCinek doing this with his students. Also. I think @jutecht let his students write their own blogging rules & they adhered to them. #sschat
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@jcaseydesign, @StudentEdcamp, @andycinek, @jutecht
A5. To the degree that digital tools and networks help create virtual village squares that promote rising above narrow self-interest, they will advance democracy. #sschat
Relevance and engagement are very important, but they are just a few minutes a day out of students' lives. By the next day, like Sisyphus, the rock is back at the bottom of the hill, ready to be pushed up again. #sschat
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@DayCatherineM, @DarrenHause, @MsTurner1027
A7: Not assume that Ss know what digital citizenship looks or sounds like. Teach, solicit their questions, feedback, model, and keep open dialogue going #sschat
There used to be an online game called Fantasy Congress. It was like fantasy football but you drafted rep/senators. You got points when they passed legislation. Needless to say it was a low scoring game. Still lots of fun. Anyone know of anything like that now? #sschat
A7 agree with everyone who is saying MODEL to your Ss what it looks like to be an engaged, reflective, respectful citizen - online and off. Our examples are quite powerful. #sschat
Yes, but staying on it makes it endearing and part of them. I saw how my Ps were passionate about their rights. This led me to be curious about mine at a young age. #sschat
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@classroomtools, @DarrenHause, @MsTurner1027
