#5thchat is for people interested in chatting about topics in education, especially as they relate to Grade 5. The goal is to connect people who enjoy learning & sharing, plus supporting & creating partnerships worldwide!
Good evening! Welcome to tonight's chat: Post and Reply - Online Communication. I'm Todd, a 5th grade teacher from Charlotte, NC. This chat will be co-hosted with @CMS_HeatherR. Please introduce yourself. #5thchat
Q1. #5thchat Todd and I have worked with a team of teachers to provide Digital Citizenship lessons to our students in our LMS, using resources from @CommonSenseEd
A1) we use to have librarians who did a great job at teaching digital citizenship and using tech tools but because of budget cuts I now try to weave it in where I can during tech lessons. I try to promote it when walking through my google classroom to start the year #5thchat
A1 - Since we’re on computers nearly everyday (most of the day), digital citizenship is extremely important to me and I spend a lot of time working on it with the class. Kids become very responsible. :) #5thchat
Agreed. There are a variety of ways to comfy up a classroom without it costing an arm and leg. What is comfy for a child is much different than what is comfy for an adult. #5thchat
A1: Digital citizenship is key! I want my students to learn not only how to use and embrace technology, but also how to do so in a manner that will benefit those around them. #5thchat
A1- i agree with @PaulSolarz- it is a focus in my room since we used the tech daily- it’s not something to go over once or twice- revisit it often! #5thchat
A2: Of course it is our role as educators. Like so many other tasks, we can't simply assume students are getting the scaffolding they need outside of school. If so, we are clearly doing them a disservice and not preparing them for the real world. #5thchat
I agree. We tend to think that students know how to use tech naturally, but aspects of digital citizenship need to be modeled and reviewed consistently, just like any other subject we teach. #5thchat
A2- I think it has to be! We integrate into their daily lives more so than we used to. Explaining that citizenship role is vital. Sometimes parents haven’t been instructed in it #5thchat
I agree, especially since they are on devices more and more in our classrooms. If we are requiring students to use technology, we need to teach them how. #5thchat
@Flipgrid is one of the big ones we use. It helps if you open it up to replies from classmates, and everyone can see what is being said. Teachers can moderate as needed, especially at the start of the school year as guidelines are put in place. #5thchat
A3- most of what we use in my fourth-grade classroom is guarded. My students use Google hangouts to communicate with me both from the classroom and from home, but not with each other. I do monitor it & they are know that. This year‘s kids have been very honest #5thchat
A3: My students participated in discussions on Schoology, including sharing videos! They also communicated with each other and experts by email when working on research projects. Sharing and collaborating on Google Docs is also a hit. #5thchat
In past years Ss haven’t always display good digital citizenship. I’ve had fourth graders post porn pictures, 😠inappropriate language, and so forth. Teaching them expectations and digital citizenship from the get go is so important #5thchat
I think it's our role as educators to educate families too! There are many amazing resources out there to do this! @CommonSenseEd has a plethora! I created a project for grad school https://t.co/UvwkZrVnvc that I use too. #5thchat
I had this issue in the past. I learned a lot from these mistakes and this year was a lot better for me. Still some issues, but I was much more consistent this year with my expectations and that has made all the difference. #5thchat
A4 - I think a lot of us answered this in Q3, but if there is anything else to add. I use @CanvasLMS for discussion posts and online communication with my students. #5thchat
I've also started using Padlet, as well. We used it a couple of times for pen pals we had in Wisconsin. It worked really well for that type of communication. #5thchat
A5- before I taught the expectations, my Ss didn’t use it as a true collab /feedback took . But since we started this year with expectations in place and review them often, there have been no issues! #5thchat
A5: It's been live and learn for sure! Having lots of expectations and guidelines have helped so kids know how to provide good, constructive feedback. Also, collaborating on a shared document takes practice! (and patience) #5thchat
The ability to share documents is a great feature and opportunity to work on constructive feedback. I like to do it as peer editing with just pairs and then build up to larger groups. #5thchat
A6: Student self-reflection is big for this. I like to give my kids a survey to tell me their thoughts. Another assessment would be my conferences and observations of them while they are working. #5thchat
I like the survey idea and I found that just a little back of feedback on their posts provides them with some guidance for online communication. #5thchat
A7: Pick 1 thing you want to learn at a time. Find 1 person really good at it & follow who they follow. Refine your follow list. Focus on the needs & interests most prevalent in your life & career. #5thchat
A7- Choose one app to start off with, and model your expectations until you think the Ss have totally gotten it. Then model it a couple dozen more times! #5thchat
Model and share what constructive feedback looks/sounds like. I've done this with a student and put it on the SMARTboard so Ss can actually see it. When they are working, ask Ss if you can project what they are doing. If using email, teach how to write 'professionally'. #5thchat
Yes!! I think we try to use too many cool things at once and completely overwhelm our Ss. Don't overdo it, but make sure they are very comfortable with one way before adding on. #5thchat
A8-- Collab outside our walls. We've done a few @Flipgrid with other schools and have done many #mysteryhangouts = Next year want to expand more and provide even more opps #5thchat
I definitely want to work with @Flipgrid next year and take it outside of the classroom/school. I would love to use this to communicate and collaborate with other schools. #5thchat
