We had a short but fun and productive week! We finished up our Digital Citizenship Infographics that we are creating in Canva, and in small groups, the students shared their ideas on what makes a Responsible, Respectful and Safe Digital Citizen. As a whole class, we combined our ideas and created a Digital Citizenship Contract. The contracts included many great ideas such as "We will not plagiarize" or "We will not Cyberbully." I have included a photo of a couple of our contracts below. The students did a great job of sharing.
This week, we also played a game called Quizlet Live using the Digital Citizenship unit vocabulary that we have been learning, such as fair use, citation, wireless fidelity, plagiarism, and ethical. The students worked in teams of 3 or 4 to beat their classmates as they matched vocabulary with their definitions. Everyone had a great time and we will be playing again this coming week!
Thank you to everyone that stopped by and visited during conferences. I loved meeting everyone in person, and it was great to share what we have been working on. If you were not able to meet with me during conferences and would still like to visit, feel free to email or call to set up a time. Generally, I am at the school each day until 4 or 4:30.
The weather has officially turned, and we are trotting off towards winter! Everyone should see grades in Skyward for their students first project, "All About Me Canva Poster." There are also behavior grades posted that go with our first introductory unit. Please let me know if anyone has any questions about the grades that they are seeing. I am available by phone or email, and will be available during teacher's conferences as well. Conferences will be held on October 24 from 3:30 pm-7:30 pm and again on October 25 from 8:00 am -noon. If there is a time that works best for you, feel free to let me know and I can reserve the 10 minute time slot for you. Otherwise, you will be able to sign up outside of the Digital Literacy rooms for a slot.
This week, we finished our STEM Career projects. The students worked on researching a STEM Career, by first taking an interest survey to see what career clusters are interesting to them. There are STEM careers in each of the clusters, and the students did even more research to find a job that they were interested in learning more about. To finish the project, the students used their research to make a mock "Facebook" profile of what they would be doing in 15-20 years at their STEM career. It was a great project, and I have seen some very impressive projects already! If your student hasn't quite finished their slides up, they are welcome to come to our room during Norski Time on Day 6. It is designated for finishing up projects.
At the end of last week, we started a unit on Digital Citizenship. To kick off this new unit, we had a great discussion about social media and its uses this past week. Next week, we will be exploring more of the vocabulary and concepts surrounding Digital Citizenship, while also working on an Infographic. I am excited to see what the students will produce! I think that they already have a great start on their infographics.
It's hard to believe that October is here! Last week, all the students shared their finished posters that they created in Canva. The posters will be printed and displayed in our room for the remainder of the semester. Some of the posters turned out really well, and I am very proud of the work the students did! Not only did they learn a new program, Canva, they were able to use it to express some of their likes and dislikes. Grades for the posters will be posted in Skyward late this week and into next week, as well as behavior grades for September.
Last week, we started a project on STEM careers, or as we learned in class, Science Technology, Engineering and Math careers. The students filled out a career clusters survey to figure out which cluster of jobs they are most interested in, and from there, they chose a career. This week, we will be researching our careers and putting that information into a mock "Facebook" profile of their job and what they will be doing at their job 20 years in the future. I am excited to see what the students come up with!
As always, you are welcome to call or email me with any questions that you might have. I am more than happy to help!
