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Teri Couette posted a new activity comment 3 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Ed Brazee posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools FYI, a recent blog post of mine through Bright Futures about digital citizenship. Everyday I read another dozen (or more) references to […] ViewThanks 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]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 9 months, 2 weeks agoThere are a lot of issues to consider when creating student tech teams but a changing school environment means working those things through. It would be great to find good models of where this is working and how the tech teams function. Perhaps we can check with schools that have created good student tech teams and have that conversation.
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 11 months agoSpeaking of talking about Social Media in our schools…
If you want to have a great three day, hands on workshop at beautiful Bowdoin College this summer learning about social media and Digital Citizenship then please sign up. Kelly Mendoza, Senior Manager of Education Content and Curriculum, Common Sense Media and Doctoral Candidate, Temple…[Read more] -
Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 11 months agoThanks Pam for this post. I especially like the discussion that begins with what are the fears and what are some bright spots. It has been my experience that many schools lock down potentially great learning opportunities instead of even having this discussion and doing research on how it might be different.
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Teri Couette 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 […] ViewI agree and have asked Common Sense Media to discuss parent programs again this summer when their regional managers get together. I think in Maine schools are beginning to become aware of the issues and have taken on some of the responsibility in teaching students. Now we need to go back and push to get that parent connection to be stronger. I…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 11 months, 3 weeks agoI am reading the Book “Talking Back to Facebook” by James Steyer that every parent should read. James Steyer is the founder of Common Sense Media. This book is directed to parents and cautions the parents to connect with their kids around the use of technology. It has made me think more deeply around kids being able to have 24/7 access. This…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year agoA NY Times today had an article on Bullying by Nicholas Kristof under the OP ED section. It is titled “The Winning Essays Are…” and there is a link to his blog that contains several poignant student essays on bullying . Below is the current article and a link to the…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year agoEd,
Great article from Dangerously irrelevant on school social network policies. This certainly is a heated topic and one that seems to create a huge divide between schools and within schools. I keep feeling that education of faculty, parents and students is the key and I suspect that will be the norm in ten years.Thanks for sending that web…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year agoThere have been interesting discussions lately about the Portland School Department which is considering filtering student laptops at home. At the same time Common Sense Media posted an article on their blog about Maine’s 1 to 1 program, It highlighted Jeff Mao’s vision that includes digital citizenship education and it features comments by…[Read more]
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Excellent 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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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoI was just reading something that was discussed on the AASL (American Association of School Libraries) list serve and wanted to share. It is an article from theJournal. On the second page is a quote from Common Sense Media. The comments and frustrations are also worth discussing.
‘Banning Is Not the Answer’ to Mobile and Social Tools in…[Read more]
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Thank much Teri. I just sent to the superintendent, asst. superintendent, tech coordinator, principal and vice principal. I feel that this is really an important issue and the head in the sand approach just does not work. When we embrace the tools of this digital generation, we connect in a meaningful way with them and can accomplish so much more…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoA colleague sent me this article, “How to Erase Your Digital Footprint” that I thought might be of interest to this group. It is a link from the website MAXIMUMPC. To tell the truth I am afraid of learning how big my digital footprint is but find that Google Alarm Fascinating! It is getting quite difficult to protect our privacy but if students…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoAn article in this morning’s Portland Press Herald caught my eye and thought it might be a good one to share with this group.
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Interesting article Teri. I do believe we, as teachers, are held to a higher standard. My husband is in law enforcement and experiences the same type of ”double standard”. Unfortunately, I believe many of us tailor our participation in social networks because of this very thing. I would hope that we get a reprieve somehow.
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoLast Monday I read an article about the Rutgers webcam spying case. It was by Barbara Shelly: “Rutgers webcam spying case a reminder that privacy still matters.”
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Teri Couette posted an update in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoI wanted to let you know about the National Public Radio piece “In Bullying Programs, A Call For Bystanders To Act”
by Tovia Smith, about standing up to bullies. It ties into the documentary Bully that opens this week. There are some good tie-ins to a school digital citizenship curriculum and talks about bystanders and how to foster…[Read more] -
Teri Couette posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Laura Richter posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools This is one of my favorite classes to teach using the Common Sense Media curriculum and tweaking knobs to make it a nice fit. I have tried […] ViewI was surprised when I asked a teacher in Guilford if the high school students got a little tired of lessons dealing with cyberbullying and he said that they actually seemed to want to have a place to talk about this subject. I read that only about 10 percent of kids who are victims tell their parents so both the parent awareness and…[Read more]
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Teri Couette posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Laura Richter posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools This is one of my favorite classes to teach using the Common Sense Media curriculum and tweaking knobs to make it a nice fit. I have tried […] ViewHow important do you feel teaching Digital Citizenship lessons is to your students?
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Teri Couette replied to the forum topic Welcome! in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoView group discussionThanks Jeff and congratulations on this well deserved honor. I know students in Maine are learning to become responsible digital citizens through MLTI.
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Teri Couette replied to the forum topic Welcome! in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoView group discussionThanks for joining us Ed. Student Tech teams can really benefit a school because they reach beyond the students involved to the whole school including the teachers.
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Teri Couette commented on the post, How can librarians help students with Digital Citizenship?, on the site Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month ago
View group blogIt is wonderful to hear that you worked with your librarian. It would be great if every librarian could do workshops and training with their staff. With so much digital learning there are bound to be questions. […]
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Teri Couette started the forum topic Welcome! in the group
Digital Citizenship in Schools 1 year, 1 month agoView group discussionI am excited to welcome you to the Digital Citizenship in Schools forum!
The purpose of this group is to connect and share ideas with other colleagues who have a concern and interest in teaching Digital […]
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Teri, 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]
I agree and have asked Common Sense Media to discuss parent programs again this summer when their regional managers get together. I think in Maine schools are beginning to become aware of the issues and have taken on some of the responsibility in teaching students. Now we need to go back and push to get that parent connection to be stronger. I…[Read more]
A 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]