Here is a workshop that can be used from grade 1 to grade 4. We will talk about some of the most important ways we can stay safe and kind online while gaming. Protecting our game passwords Not sharing personal information in game chats Being kind in game chats Not being overly competitive Finding our … Continue reading Keeping Online Gaming Safe and Kind
Considerations for Parents If you are the parent of an elementary aged student there is a pretty good chance your kids are on Roblox. Roblox is an online game or app in which players from around the world converge in different games that are created by its own users or professional game development groups. Some … Continue reading Reflecting on Roblox
A New Nearpod Lesson I have created a new Nearpod lesson that can be used anywhere from grade 4 to grade 8 in which we will learn about Digital Footprints. Digital Footprints are the tracks you leave all over the internet every time you go online. Any time you visit a website, leave a comment, … Continue reading Let’s Think About Our Digital Footprints
You might have heard that there are some very commonly used passwords that you should never use because they are very easy for hackers to figure out. Passwords we should never use include; your pet’s name your own name your siblings name your birthday your street name password 123456 abc123 iloveyou princess dragon But how … Continue reading Online Safety Workshop – Protect Your Passwords!
Today we listen to the story; Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex Afterwards we will complete a short assignment to make sure we understand the difference. Understanding the difference between facts and opinions is another way we can be great digital citizens. There is so much information online presented as a fact when … Continue reading Digital Citizenship Workshop – Facts vs. Opinions
As a part of my professional development this year, I had the goal of using Nearpod to create lessons that could reach students that I could not see in person. I wanted to start by creating lessons that would cover essential research skills and then move them on to working on digital citizenship and media … Continue reading Reaching Students Through Nearpod
This year the OJCS Reading Challenge is designed to make reading fun, encourage our students to reach for new reading goals, and to teach digital citizenship while connecting globally. We will be getting students to participate in the class creation of tweets, instagram posts, youtube videos or tik tok videos (whatever social media formats the … Continue reading Digital Citizenship Meets The OJCS Reading Challenge!
A Fun Lesson for our grades 3-5 students Each student will need a device for this activity. You will share the link to the following site with your students. https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Teachers will then need to print the web evaluation checklist. Click the button on the upper right hand corner ‘pop out’. Only print page 1. … Continue reading Learning to Assess Information Credibility with my Favourite Tree Octopus
Lower Grades Digital Citizenship First, let’s read Unplugged by Steve Antony So how do you use your time? Everyone is going to get a sheet of paper and on one side you are going to write down all of the things you do plugged in (online) and on the other side, all of the things … Continue reading Let’s Get Unplugged
A fake fact is otherwise known as MISINFORMATION… Misinformation is ‘false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive.’ Where do we hear this misinformation? Unfortunately, the online world is absolutely full of it. From youtube videos, to tiktok, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media, people are bombarded with fake facts and … Continue reading The Sad Little Fact – Being a Fact-Finder in the Age of Misinformation