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I Googled You: Student Tools to Establish a Positive Digital Citizenship
The document emphasizes the importance of positive digital citizenship for students in the context of growing scrutiny from colleges and employers regarding their online presence. It suggests that educators should guide students in building a professional digital profile and engage with technology in an academic context, highlighting tools like Gmail and professional social media. Key recommendations include creating professional email addresses, maintaining a scholarly online presence, and encouraging students to produce and share relevant content.
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I Googled You: Student Tools to Establish a Positive Digital Citizenship
- 1. Student Tools to Establisha Positive Digital Citizenship David F. Cain—Secondary ELA Curriculum Coach, HUSD @DFCain [email protected]
- 2. I don’t remember that,but it must be true...
- 3. In 2013, 48%of employers performed internet searches on all applicants. Career Builder Survey, 2013 What do your digital footprints tell us about who you are and what kind of employee you will be?
- 4. In 2013, 31%of colleges performed internet searches on all applicants—an all-time high Kaplan, 2013 What do your digital footprints tell us about who you are and what kind of student you will be?
- 5. Percent of applicants withnegative search results, impacting acceptance: 2013—30% 2012—35% Kaplan, 2013 Students, now that you know we are watching you, are you changing your online behavior?
- 6. Untagging photos Changing user names on social network sites Deletion of social media accounts Increased privacy settings The focus is on destruction, deletion, and avoidance, rather than attempting to build a positive digital citizenship. Student Solutions:
- 7. Can I getmore information or training on this?
- 8. A successful candidate hasbuilt a brand—a brand that is that person’s repertoire of skills, interests, and positive interactions with peers. What colleges and employers want to find…
- 9. What do our studentsneed to know and be able to do?
- 10. Teachers are essentialin the process of preparing students for the 21st century. • Students should be able to move between a wide variety of media forms, gleaning information, ideas, and an understanding of arguments. • Students should be able to express themselves in a wide variety of media forms, communicating information, ideas, and clearly reasoned arguments. Building Transliteracy
- 11. Our digital moralimperative… It is our job, not only to warn and guide students about the proper use of the internet, but to assist them in establishing their individual, positive digital citizenship.
- 12. We need toassist students in creating a distinct digital citizenship that is scholarly and professional; one that is truly reflective of the best aspects of each student. The world is watching. Stake a claim in your skills, abilities, and character.
- 13. Best place tostart Have students create an email address, preferably gmail, that reflects who they are—not [email protected], but [email protected] . Have students perform all professional correspondence with teachers, schools, scholarship organizations, civic associations, employers, etc., using that address—keep the address clean.
- 14. POST: Posts under this identityshould revolve around scholarly activities or interests. CREATE: Have students create a distinctly professional web presence. COMMENT: Comment on the professional sites of peers and experts in field students are interested in.
- 15. Linkedin: Twitter: Google+: d Follow colleges andleaders in the field that students are interested in— post content and link relevant sites Establish a professional profile of scholarly interests and connect to experts and other like-minded people Google+ adds Facebook-like elements and additional features to increase a students SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Stage One: A Soft Start
- 16. Google Sites: Blogger: d Have studentscreate blog entries on topics related to class—use it as the medium for significant assignments The easiest way to have students create webpages and professional content—consider creating online portfolios utilizing google sites. As you build, have students include images, audio, video, and even podcasts that exemplify the scholarly pursuits of your students. Stage Two: Let’s Build
- 17. Kidblog.org: d No email address,no outside access, but a place to practice digital creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking Paving the way for younger students… Epals.com: d Connect your classroom to the world, practice 21st-century learning, and celebrate global citizenship, as students discover themselves as well.
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- 19. A word ofcaution.. • All content must be informational, professional, or academic—not personal. • All interactions must remain objective and professional. • The focus is on topics and issues, not people.
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