iste 2012 - digital citizenship and mybigcampus
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Integrating Digital Citizenship into the Classroom with MyBigCampus
Anastasia TreklesClinical Associate Professor, Purdue University CalumetBoard Member, Indiana Computer Educators (ISTE Affiliate)[email protected]
OutlineIntroductions and goals
Digital citizenship in your school and classroom
MyBigCampus (MBC) for digital citizenship best practices support
Getting started
Assignments and Collaboration
Resource Library and creating lessons
More information
Backchannel Discussion
Keep the discussion going and share with your peers
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Your MBC account will go away after 24 hours, but you’ll still be able to view everything in the public MBC space
When we limit kids’ access and ignore the problem, they look at school “computing” like this...
Or worse...
Learning doesn’t happen when students are bored - we know this already!
So we do what we can to engage them, but are school policies holding us back?
Students generally will use the Internet the way they want to, and access the sites they want to, while away from home (see Yan, 2009).
They also spend a lot of time trying to circumvent our best efforts to “protect” them online at school.
WHY?
Don’t we want this instead?
What does it mean to be a “Digital Citizen” anyhow?
Nine themes of Digital Citizenship (http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html)
Access: Full participation in society
Commerce: Buying and selling of goods
Communication: Exchange of information
Literacy: Understanding appropriate uses of technology
Etiquette: Standards of conduct and procedure
Law: Responsibility for actions and deeds
Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding our digital freedoms
Wellness: Physical and psychological well-being in the online world
Security and Self-Protection: Precautions to guarantee safety
Why Schools Find it Difficult to Teach Digital Citizenship
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is the primary law enforcing filtering on school networks
Public schools and libraries must be CIPA-compliant in order to receive Federal E-Rate funds
40% of libraries employ CIPA-required filtering on their networks
100% of schools employ those same filters
(See Jaeger & Yan, 2009)
(Mis)Understanding CIPA
CIPA dictates that filters block visual imagery on the Internet that is:
Obscene
Contains child pornography
Is “harmful to minors”
CIPA compliance (and compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act [COPPA]) requires an Internet safety policy that addresses:
Limitations on access to inappropriate materials online
Safety and security when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other communication forums
Unauthorized access and circumventing of filters through hacking
Dissemination of personal information of minors
(Mis)Understanding CIPA
CIPA does NOT:
Have any impact on teachers or other adults at the school (or library)
Prohibit teachers from overriding filtering of sites when needed for educational purposes
Require the blocking of social media sites like YouTube, Wikipedia, or Facebook
Refer to “inappropriate” text, only imagery
Address intellectual property, cyberbullying, plagiarism, or any other ethical issues related to Internet use
Digital Citizenship Curriculum Today
Hollandsworth, Dowdy, and Donovan (2011) provide an interesting study of what is actually taught at many schools
Many are not following state standards, and/or concentrate only on certain things
Online is DifferentCan we really control everything kids see online?
Many schools realize that they can’t
Some are implementing digital safety and citizenship curriculum due to state standards and new E-Rate regulations
But what does this curriculum look like?
Elements of Complete DC LessonsIn order to incorporate digital citizenship themes (
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html) more fully, it is necessary to:
Allow full participation and access to communication and sharing to happen online
Help students understand context and what is and is not appropriate to share, use, and remix
Ensure that students understand issues of public versus private information
Ensure that students understand the difference between advertisements and real content
Allow students to come to their own conclusions, and help them reflect on why they made those choices
Enforce reasonable consequences of inappropriate actions
State Core StandardsThe Common Core Standards adopted by many states stress digital literacy and the ability to comprehend and apply information in a variety of ways from grade 2 on up (http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/key-points-in-english-language-arts)
So, if we are not exposing students to opportunities to make important discriminations and decisions in the real online space that they occupy beyond school, then we are doing them a disservice
MyBigCampus - available from Lightspeed for free to any individual (or schools with Lightspeed subscriptions)
Extends the classroom into a safe online environment that looks and acts like Facebook and other popular sites
Allows for monitoring - no student is anonymous or invisible at any time
Tools for Creating Digital Citizens
MyBigCampus OverviewAs a communication system, it allows teachers and students to connect and share ideas and resources
It also serves as an LMS, and is completely FREE: http://www.mybigcampus.com/faqs/how-can-i-start-using-my-big-campus-at-my-school---4
Designed to work with Lightspeed filtering services, but anyone can use it
MBC lets you have control over what students see, but you can also release it too, to create important teachable moments
Resource LibraryOne of the great strengths of MBC is the Resource Library
Never worry about not having access to resources you want online
Normally blocked content is accessible, and files can be stored in the cloud - no more losing class time searching for the right resources or getting IT approval
Teachers can also upload things to the library of their own - everything is auto-managed through CIPA-compliant policies automatically
Resources shared across districts
CollaborationCollaboration is safer thanks to auto-enabled policies and monitoring for language and photo posting
Options for various types of groups, allowing collaboration across districts and around the globe
Blogs, Instant messaging, and Facebook-like “discussion stream,” with the ability to report abuse and receive notifications
Person-to-person conversations kept closed between students in school buildings and monitored to prevent bullying activity
SchoolworkAllows for the posting of assignments, quizzes, class notes, and other pertinent items
Grades can be exported for various student information systems
Calendars and pages of content can also be shared with students or other groups - great for activities, sports, teacher collaboration
Bundles can also be used to group content, library items, and files, and organize it by standards if you like (see http://youtu.be/rUCg-UPS6OI)
Lesson IdeasCollaborative writing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhBR0t1k1NA
Flipped Classroom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DRGp_DlCxA
Virtual field trips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Bw2PGrr-Y
Backchannel conversation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmejYVVnp9s
Mobile learning initiatives (yes, there is an app!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkhxu_onKlM
Try it!
Take the tour anytime: http://www.mybigcampus.com/tour
LightSpeed’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/LightspeedSystemsInc
When you’re logged in get help at http://www.mybigcampus.com/help
Suggested ReadingChildren’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 91 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506 (2010).
Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106–554, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6801, 6777, 9134 and 47 U.S.C. § 254.
Cooke, L. (2007). Controlling the net: European approaches to content and access regulation. Journal of Information Science, 33(3), 360-376. doi: 10.1177/0165551506072163
Frechette, J. (2005). Cyber-democracy or cyber-hegemony? exploring the political and economic structures of the internet as an alternative source of information. Library Trends, 53(4), 555-575, 664.
Hollandsworth, R., Dowdy, L., & Donovan, J. (2011). Digital citizenship in K-12: It takes a village. TechTrends, 55(4), 37-47. doi: 10.1007/s11528-011-0510-z
Houghton-Jan, S. (2010). Internet filtering. Library Technology Reports, 46(8), 25-33, 45.
Hunter, C.D. (2000). Internet filter effectiveness – Testing over- and underinclusive blocking decisions of four popular web filters. Social Science Computer Review, 18(2), 214-222. doi: 10.1177/089443930001800209
Jaeger, P. T., & Yan, Z. (2009). One law with two outcomes: Comparing the implementation of CIPA in public libraries and schools. Information Technology and Libraries, 28(1), 6-14.
Suggested ReadingLessig, L. (1999). The law of the horse: What cyberlaw might teach. Harvard Law Review, 1999(113), 501-549.
Lazarinis, F. (2010). Online risks obstructing safe internet access for students. The Electronic Library, 28(1), 157-170. doi: 10.1108/0246047011023441
Jukes, I., McCain, T., & Crockett, L. (2011). Education and the role of the educator in the future. Phi Delta Kappan, 92(4), 15-21.
Jansen, B. A. (2010). Internet filtering 2.0: Checking intellectual freedom and participative practices at the schoolhouse door. Knowledge Quest, 39(1), 46-53.
Oxley, C. (2010). Digital citizenship: Developing an ethical and responsible online culture. International School Librarianship: Selected Papers from the IASL Annual Conference, 1-11.
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon 9(5), 1–5. Retrieved from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf.
Suggested ReadingPreston, C.B. (2007). Zoning the internet: A new approach to protecting children online. Brigham Young University Law Review, 2007(6), 1417-1469.
Ramaswami, R. (2010). Nothing to LOL about. THE Journal, 37(6), 24-30.
Rodden, K. (2003). The Children’s Internet Protection Act in public schools: The government stepping on parents’ toes? Fordham Law Review, 71(5), 2141-2175.
Weigel, C., James, C., & Gardner, H. (2009). Learning: Peering backward and looking forward in the digital era. International Journal of Learning and Media, 1(1), 1-18. doi: 10.1162/ijlm.2009.0005
Willard, N. (2010). Teach them to swim. Knowledge Quest: Journal of the American Association of School Librarians, 39(1), 54-61.
Yan, Z. (2009). Differences in high school and college students’ basic knowledge and perceived education of Internet safety: Do high school students really benefit from the Children’s Internet Protection Act? Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30(3), 209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.10.007
Web ResourcesBalanced Filtering: http://balancedfiltering.org/
Speed of Creativity: http://www.speedofcreativity.org
Marc Prensky’s writings: http://www.marcprensky.com/writing
Camille Maydonik’s portfolio: http://eportfolio.camilleteaches.com/artifacts/researchpapers/the-importance-of-digital-citizenship/
CIPA Overview: http://www.fcc.gov/guides/childrens-internet-protection-act
Social Media tips from the Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm
iSafe: http://isafe.org
Thank you!
Anastasia M. Trekles
Clinical Associate Professor
Purdue University Calumet
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