Digiteen  and  Digitween  Project  14-­‐1  Welcome!  

Teacher  kickoff  mee;ng  February  11/12  2014  

The  Informa;on  Guide  can  be  found  at    h"p://&nyurl.com/digiteeninforma&on      The  project  Teacher  Guide    can  be  found  at  h"p://&nyurl.com/digiteenflatconnect    This  project  is  part  of  the  Flat  Connec;ons  group  of  global  projects  h"p://flatconnec&ons.com    

Introduc;ons  •  Project  Managers  – Theresa  Allen    – Helen  McConaghy  

•  ‘All  Projects’  Coordinator  – Yvonne  Caples  

•  Flat  Connec;ons  founder  –  Julie  Lindsay  

Agenda  

Part  1:  Digiteen/tween  Info  •  What  is  Digiteen/tween?  •  Enduring  understandings  •  Essen;al  ques;ons  •  What  is  digital  ci;zenship?  •  Community  learning  

strategies  

Part  2:  Project  details  •  Project  content  •  Project  structure  •  How  to  get  started  •  What  to  do  now….and  next  

What  is  Digiteen  and  Digitween?  The  Digiteen  Project,  and  Digitween  Project  are  global  hands-­‐on  projects  for,  upper  elementary,  middle  and  high  school  students,  (typically  Grade  4-­‐12,  8-­‐18  year  old).  These  projects  study  digital  ci;zenship  and  promote  effec&ve  and  responsible  online  choices  and  immerse  students  into  an  online  educa&onal  community  for  learning  and  collabora&ng.  

As  part  of  the  project  students  research  current  topics  to  do  with  digital  ci;zenship,  write  a  collabora&ve  report  on  a  wiki,  and  perform  and  document  offline  ac&on  educa&onal  projects  to  promote  effec;ve  digital  ci;zenship  at  their  local  schools  and  in  their  communi;es.  

Teachers  will  meet  every  week  to  discuss  project  goals,  aims  and  progress.  They  will  monitor  not  only  their  students  in  the  project,  but  be  part  of  the  larger  whole  and  be  ac;ve  across  the  en;re  community.  

Enduring understandings

As  a  result  of  this  global  project  par;cipants  will:  •  Understand  how  to  learn  in  an  open  community  virtually  •  Appreciate  the  poten;al  of  connec;ng  and  collabora;ng  

globally  •  Build  and  interact  with  a  network  of  learners  •  Experience  collabora;ve  design  and  co-­‐crea;on  using  Web  

2.0  tools  •  Gain  cultural  understanding  through  connec;ng  with  a  

diverse  community  •  Understand  digital  ci;zenship  concepts  and  issues  •  Appreciate  what  is  needed  to  implement  an  ac;on  project  to  

raise  awareness  about  digital  ci;zenship  concepts  and  issues  

Essential Questions

•  What  should  learning  look  like  in  a  ‘flat  and  connected’  world?  

•  How  can  all  learners  be  safe  and  maintain  privacy  while  learning  online?  

•  What  are  the  main  concepts  and  issues  to  do  with  being  a  digital  learner?  

•  How  can  we  understand  the  world  beber  through  learning  with  others?  

•  How  can  ac;on  projects  raise  awareness  and  improve  understanding  of  learning  with  digital  tools?  

•  What  products  can  we  make  together  at  a  distance?  •  What  will  be  the  impact  of  our  collabora;ons  on  the  world?  

7 Steps 1. CONNECTION 2. COMMUNICATION 3. CITIZENSHIP 4. CONTRIBUTION & COLLABORATION 5.CHOICE 6.CREATION 7.CELEBRATION

Digital  Citizenship  “…the  norms  of  behavior  with  regard  to  technology  use”  

Ribble  and  Bailey  

Teachers  

Students  

Extended  community  

Community  Collabora;ve  Learning  

Building  working  rela;onships  

Digiteen/tween  Teacher  Community  

•   Flat  Connec;ons  teacher  network  (Ning)  – Teachers  only  (hbp://flatconnec;ons.net)    – Social  /educa;onal  network  (Ning)  –  Join  Digiteen/tween  teacher  group  – Connect,  communicate  –  blog,  discuss  

•  Digiteen  Google  group  – Set  your  own  email  preferences  and  make  sure  you  are  receiving  mail  during  the  project  

Ning  Group  –  Important  resources  hbp://flatconnec;ons.net  

Digiteen/tween  Student  Community  

•  Edmodo  Group  – Team  groups  created  – Blog,  discuss,  share  mul;media  – Teachers  monitor  all  students,  not  just  their  own  

•  Wiki  Template  pages  – Collabora;ve  authoring  – Discussions  about  content  

•  Student  Teams  – Need  to  find  team  members  and  connect  via  Ning  and  wiki  

What  are  Project  Outcomes  for  Students?  

•  Online  learning  community  interac;on  –  ‘handshake’  forums,  blogs,  discussions,  reflec;ons  

•  Research  and  social  bookmarking  (Diigo  op;onal)  •  Collabora;ve  learning  and  team  skills  •  Presenta;on  via  online  Student  Summit  (op;onal)  •  Major  outcome  Part  1:  A  collabora&ve  wiki  •  Major  outcome  Part  2:  A  school/community  based  ac&on  project  

Enlightened Digital Citizenship © Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay 2012 Pg 100

Project Content

Technology  Access  

Map of world’s Facebook connections Source: Facebook December 2010

Technical  Awareness  

“If  you  don’t  know  how  to  put  on  shoes  –  having  them  will  do  you  no  good.”    

Flat Classroom Book www.flatclassroombook.com

Individual  Awareness  

“To  blindly  accept  a  website’s  profile  sekngs  is  to  hand  over  your  digital  des;ny.”     Flat Classroom Book

www.flatclassroombook.com

Social  Awareness  “The  novelty  and  addic;veness  of  technology  will  harm  our  rela;onships  and  produc;vity  unless  we  take  control.”     Flat Classroom Book

www.flatclassroombook.com

Cultural  Awareness  þ  Everyone  is  not  just  like  me.  þ  Everyone  is  like  me  in  some  ways.  

Global  Awareness  

•  Different  countries  have  different  laws  – Copyright,  legal  – Taboo  subjects    

•  Na;onality  transcends  culture  – Every  na;on  has  mul;ple  cultures  – Never  stereotype  a  na;on  

Project  Content  Summary  

Four  Core  Competency  Areas  -­‐  "Rays"  of  Understanding  1.  Core  Area  A:  Safety,  Privacy,  Copyright,  Fair  Use  and  Legal  

Compliance.  2.  Core  Area  B:  E;quebe  and  Respect  3.  Core  Area  C:  Habits  of  Learning:  Reliable,  Responsible  

Management  of  Online  Ac;vity  4.  Core  Area  D:  Literacy  and  Fluency  

Five  ‘Areas  of  Awareness’  1.  Technical  access  and  awareness  2.  Individual  awareness  3.  Social  awareness  4.  Cultural  awareness  5.  Global  awareness  

Digiteen/tween  project  structure  

Team  forma&on,  Handshakes  

Research  Topics,  Collabora&ve  Wiki  Authorship  

Ac&on  Project  Design  and  Implementa&on  

Celebra&on,  Reflec&on,  Sharing  outcomes  

Basic  Team  Grid  -­‐  Topics  

How  will  Workflow  support  Digiteen/tween  14-­‐1?  

•  Digiteen/Digitween-­‐01:  February-­‐May  •  Applica;on  Deadline:  February  15  •  Online  Teacher  Informa;on  mee;ng  before  February  15  

•  Classroom  and  student  handshake  February  15-­‐31  •  Wiki  edi;ng  and  collabora;on:  March  •  Wiki  edi;ng  must  be  started  by:  March  15  •  Ac;on  Phase  March  15-­‐April  30  •  Student  Summits  April  16-­‐May  15  •  Post  Ac;on  Project  by  June  15  

hbp://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/8540095171/  

Be  a  DigiTeacher  -­‐  Research  the  technology  and  lead  the  way  -­‐  Monitor  and  be  engaged  -­‐  Avoid  the  fear  factor  –  Make  a  difference  -­‐  Model  legal  wisdom  –  choose  your  own  copyright  

Student Summits

Ac;on  Projects  

•  Communicate  a  message  –  different  audiences,  school  presenta;on  

•  Prepare  resources  –  slideshow,  video,  other  mul;media  

•  Deliver  or  create  ac;on  •  Share  back  to  project  Encourage  students  to  make  a  difference  to  their  school  community  –  teachers,  leaders,  

students,  parents  

Badges    -­‐Teachers  &  Students  

Flat  Connec&ons  will  introduce  ‘Badges’  this  semester.  More  informa&on  coming  soon!  h"p://credly.com    

What  now?  •  PMs  will  email  a  mee;ng  summary  and  recording  link  for  this  kickoff  (and  this  info  will  be  on  the  Ning!)  

•  Invita;on  to  Google  group,  Ning  group,  Timebridge  

•  Week  star;ng  February  17:  – Another  teacher  mee;ng  run  by  Helen  and  Theresa  –  Teachers  start  introducing  students  to  concepts  and  issues  to  do  with  digital  ci;zenship  

–  Students  can  join  Edmodo  –  instruc;ons  and  protocols  coming  from  PMs  

–  Team  Grids  established  –  students  find  team  members  

Discussion  and  Ques;ons  

Final  words………  

•  Anyone  who  has  never  made  a  mistake  has  never  tried  anything  new.  -­‐  Albert  Einstein  

•  The  important  thing  is  not  to  stop  ques;oning.  -­‐  Albert  Einstein  

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