Digital literacy has never been more crucial for students to develop as they grow up in an increasingly online and interconnected world. That’s why we encourage educators to attend two upcoming sessions focused specifically on boosting digital citizenship, online meaning-making, tech wellness, and communication abilities in K-5 learners through hands-on activities. Building these core competencies early is essential to empowering students to thrive in our digital age.
Digital Citizenship & Digital Health and Wellness in K-5 Classrooms
- Date: February 22nd @ 3:30
- Audience: Primary (K-2) and Elementary (3-5) Educators
- In this session, we’ll dive into ready-to-use resources to help primary and elementary learners examine their own use and habits of all-things-digital! These activities will center around the goal of learners setting their own healthy tech boundaries, as well as becoming impactful and respectful digital citizens.
- The first 25 teachers to register will be sent hard copies of the associated books and color printed copies of learning activities and handouts.
- Click here to register.
| Digital Citizenship Learners recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that build the common good. |
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Be a Good Billy Goat! In this activity, learners will be challenged to examine the power of positive and negative words and images in cyberspaces. As learners discuss and create ideas for respectful online conduct, they will discover that words and images DO matter and what we decide to post online cannot be easily erased! |
Online Do’s and Don’ts In this activity, learners will examine the good, the bad, and the ugly of online behavior. Through a hands-on activity, discussion, and personal reflection, learners will be challenged to examine their own use of all-things-digital and create goals for becoming an impactful and respectful digital citizen! |
Critical Inquiry and Meaning Making & Communication and Collaboration in K-5 Classrooms
- Date: March 14th
- Audience: Primary (K-2) and Elementary (3-5) Educators
- In this digital age of endless information, how do we know what is true and what is false? We will walk-through resources which will help young learners develop skills to know how to verify what they see, hear, and read online. We will also discuss the value, impact, and importance of belonging to digital communities and networks.
- The first 25 teachers to register will be sent hard copies of the associated books and color printed copies of learning activities and handouts.
- Click here to register.
| Critical Inquiry and Meaning Making Learners use and create digital technologies to locate information appropriate to the task by seeking a variety of sources, collect information representing diverse perspectives, systematically question and assess the validity and accuracy of information, organize data by priority, topic, or other systematic schema, interpret information gathered, and draw conclusions based on critical analysis and prior knowledge and experience. |  |
This Is a Real Photograph! In this activity, learners will use their “super eyes” to detect if an image or story online is real or fake! Experimenting with photography, learners will also co-construct online tips and tricks for how to spot fake information and determine what is true. |
True or False?
In this activity, students will gain the skills they need to begin to verify if online information is true or false. Experimenting with photography, students will understand just how easy it is to create false information and how they can better equip themselves to spot it in the future! |
