Wow, has it already been five weeks since the Digital Citizenship course began? Time sure flies when you are…learning so much!! Through this course I have learned about the importance of an on-going program that teaches students about digital citizenship. Through the discussion boards I learned about CommomSenseMedia.org and all the available resources they have for teaching digital citizenship. I will be sharing this information with my administration as well as our technology integration specialist. One of my challenges during this course was completing all the readings. There was a lot of great information to read through but the volume of it was daunting. I feel my best work was creating the technology presentation to demonstrate my understanding of digital citizenship and how it pertains to my circumstances. From this experience I learned where my campus could focus on our own digital citizenship understanding and development. This course has taught me a lot about digital citizenship and cyberbullying. It has given me perspective and reasons why I need to take a more proactive role in teaching my students, parents and co-workers the importance of digital citizenship as it relates to so many aspects of our live and our students lives. One of the most meaningful things I learned in this course is the difference between a digital footprint and digital tattoo. I had not heard the expression of a digital tattoo before this course, and now that I have I will be using it more often in discussions about what we leave behind on the Internet. This course has shown me that to continue to grow as an educational leader I need to stay informed on all aspect of the educational world…especially the technology aspects. My favorite aspect of the course is getting to share ideas with my peers in the discussion posts. I love learning from my peers. For future students that will be taking this course I recommend that you love to read, watch all the videos and seek out resources that will improve your campus or district’s digital citizenship development. Also find ways that the course is meaningful to you and how it can impact your future in education. If I could change one of the activities in this course it would be my animated video about technology advancements. Powtoons was a new platform for me and I chose the easiest way for me to present the information, in hindsight I should have challenged myself more in this area. When discussing technology with friends I will mention the aspects of digital literacy as I feel that many people are lacking in this area. There are so many sites online that are, for lack of a better word, “fake” but people still believe them. Adults need to learn to verify and validate a site as reputable before believing what they read. Digital citizenship is very important for adults to understand because we are the models that our students are looking at to learn from. We want to make sure we are teaching them to “Create a digital footprint that leaves a positive impact.”
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