Ed Brazee
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Ed Brazee posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 3 months, 2 weeks agoFYI, a recent blog post of mine through Bright Futures about digital citizenship. Everyday I read another dozen (or more) references to inappropriate student or adult actions online. My list today includes a high school teacher tweeting nude photos to a student; another teacher who was fired for sexting a student; a middle school student arrested…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 9 months, 1 week agoA question for the group…or more appropriately several questions. One of my colleagues used to say, “School is the place were students come to watch their teachers work.” Hmmm…that is still true in many places. So why don’t we ask students to get more involved in their own learning? Specifically, with 11 years of creating tech-savvy…[Read more]
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I believe it is because schools are still functioning on the obsolete industrial model…they are set up to prepare individuals for the work force of yesterday. School leadership must embrace the realities of the 21st century and take a good long look at what has changed since the model was established. For some strange reason, education and the…[Read more]
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Sir Ken Robinson does a great job explaining the pitfalls of our industrial school system in public education. Mass Customization is the “new” buzz word in education. I read a great book entitled, “Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning: Learning in the Age of Empowerment (New Edition) by Charles Schwahn and Beatrice McGarvey (May 30, 2012). This…[Read more]
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You are quite right!! Our tech team was disbanded when the members ventured too far in their normal curiosity regarding everything from exploring terminal to by passing some of the unneeded filters. They were the brightest and the best!! The schedule in the school began to focus on teaching to the tests more so the tech team had no time to meet. I…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Teri Couette posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools I am reading the Book ”Talking Back to Facebook” by James Steyer that every parent should read. James Steyer is the founder of Common […] ViewA class for parents? A great idea. Research on schools with strong parent/caregiver connections clearly shows that students do better academically. So why wouldn’t that same idea apply if we were to connect schools and parents around digital literacy and digital citizenship issues. This moves then from a “nice thing we should do” to an…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Teri Couette posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools I am reading the Book ”Talking Back to Facebook” by James Steyer that every parent should read. James Steyer is the founder of Common […] ViewTeri, thanks for highlighting this NY Times article…very interesting. In schools we have talked about getting parents “involved” for years. Now, around the topic of technology and learning, I believe that teachers and parents MUST work together…more important than ever. Since the line between home and school has been blurred with 24/7 access…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee replied to the discussion topic Best-practice policies for social networks in schools in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year agoView group discussionLots going on with this topic…three excellent resources that I wandered across recently:
• http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/ Response from Scott McLeod and his readers about social media policy.
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Ed Brazee posted a new activity comment 1 year ago
In reply to: Teri Couette posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools There have been interesting discussions lately about the Portland School Department which is considering filtering student laptops at home. […] ViewExcellent article about the leadership of Jeff Mao and the work of Maine teacher-leaders Lisa Hogan, Laura Richter, and others. Rather ironic that in a state with our history for technology and learning leadership (MLTI!) the school district in our largest city has opted to restrict access for students. I recognize that this issue is complex and…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoThanks, Eileen. I’ve looked at the resources and information that you provide a number of times. Very impressive…to hear your superintendent talk about digital citizenship and see all the resources that you provide. Do you get many inquiries from other schools asking for your assistance or suggestions as they attempt to work with parents.
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I am not aware of any requests from other schools. It is definitely a work in progress. On the elementary level, we have not had 100 percent participation of the parents but that is our goal.
At the Middle School level, parent are required to participate in a session before their students take laptops home. This does increase the parental…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoTeri, you hit the nail right on the head. We’ve talked about involving parents in the education of their kids for…well…forever. Some schools do this very well and other schools pretty much ignore the parent/caregiver connection. I think that we have a huge opportunity to engage with parents around the digital citizenship piece. Many parents…[Read more]
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I really wanted to jump in here as you all talk about parents. Considering the role of parents is so important. I just found an interesting report that deals with 2 studies focusing on digital media and families of kids ages 3-10. The report is long so I skimmed much of it but found the section on parental attitudes (pp18-27) worth reading since…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee posted an update 1 year, 1 month ago
View status updateAre they really tech savvy?
Just read an article where middle and high school students are characterized as “tech savvy” and wondered what you all think about this. Certainly anyone under 20 has been exposed to a great deal of technology in her life. And our students in Maine have been exceedingly fortunate to have grown up with MLTI. But,…[Read more]
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Great question, Ed. I’d suggest that one metric might be: does the student know how to select, learn, and use the most appropriate technology to accomplish a goal? And technology need not be limited to the digital, but also should include the analog: a stove, a shovel, a sewing machine, or lathe. And it’s not just a facility to work with a…[Read more]
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Ed Brazee replied to the forum topic Welcome! in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoView group discussionHello everyone…
After 25 years as the middle school/curriculum person at the University of Maine and teaching for 12 years in NY state and Colorado before that, I am now working as a consultant on digital […]
Thanks for posting Ed, and it is okay to feel grumpy about this issue. More does need to be done to work with the whole school community. Many Maine schools are thinking about digital citizenship and implementing some instruction for students but it is my feeling that many schools are currently overwhelmed with standards work and budgets. I…[Read more]
Thanks for the reminder, Ed. It does seem hard to fit everything into the busy school day. I think it makes the most sense to address these issues as they apply to student work. For example, my 5th graders were questioning a specific student’s email. I suggested that perhaps they could speak directly to each other since the students in question…[Read more]