Digital Fluency - Session 8 Empowerment

Cybersmart

Digital Citizen building values for the future in a positive manner.

Term 1 - Smart Learners 
Term 2 - Smart Footprint - Right place at the right time, what is private and what can be shared publicly
Term 3 - Smart Relationships - Connecting with other people, commenting

These fit into literacy. Juniors may focus on Smart Learners and Relationships.

This site is for teachers to use and modify for the purpose of their school, classroom. And should be used in one lesson a week and not just the year you start it is an ongoing tool, as challenges change and classes change.

No negative talk. No referring to cyberbullying. No matter what is your tool it is bullying. This term minimizes this type of bullying and the phrase cyber makes it flash.

A BULLY IS A BULLY!

When something goes wrong take a screenshot. Now no longer a victim you are now empowered. Then email it to 3 adults, because yes adults are busy. 

Hapara

Hapara is empowering as teachers have access to filed and unfiled work. Check sharing and unshared work or work put in the bin. You know that child who never finishes and always drops it in the bin. By checking out the blogs and comments link in Dashboard, you can quickly scan comments students are receiving. Hovering over the title of the comment will expand it so you can read who sent the comment.

You can label students into groups for reading, writing and math (although you need to do this for each folder/subject).

SMURF it - saying to remind students what to do when they open a file.

S - Stop

M - Make a copy

R - Rename it

F - File it

Fusion

You can access and ask for support independently using a ticket system. And through extensions.

Digital Dig 

i-pads

Are not designed as a shared device. There is more to using an i-pad than just busy apps. Of course, all students love whacking a screen. Explain Everything is the main tool, expert teachers have sat and made the tasks for students. These are saved back to their folders and are accessible from Hapara.

What happens at home on an i-pads is different to what happens at school on an i-pad. It is learning the teacher has created.

It is important to start with how to hold an i-pad, looking after it, where to save work and how to open explain everything. How you take a photo and build relationships, "Can I take your photo?" Taking photos is through 'Explain Everything', not the camera role.