The
article, Passport to Digital Citizenship by Mike Ribble, as one might suspect,
is about the concept, digital citizenship. Mike Ribble has worked in both, the
field of education, as well as the field of technology. He has worked in both
private and public institutional settings and has worked with students ranging
from high school level to graduate school level. While his work in regard to
digital citizenship is geared toward students, he believes it could be of
benefit to any user of technology. In the article the concept, digital
citizenship, is described, and the nine themes of digital citizenship along
with the four stages of technology implementation are listed and explained
upon. Digital Citizenship is one of the NEST student standards. The standard
entitled Digital Citizenship states “Students
understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and
practice legal and ethical behavior.” In alignment with this standard, Mike
Ribble then talked about the book he and his colleague, Gerald Bailey, authored
in which they listed and described what they believe are the nine themes which
are essential to digital citizenship. The nine themes are: Digital Access,
Digital Commerce, Digital Communication, Digital Literacy, Digital Etiquette,
Digital Law, Digital Rights and Responsibilities, Digital Health and Wellness,
and Digital Security. Lastly, Ribble explained that the nine themes alone were
not enough, and he introduced what calls The Four Stage Technology Learning
Framework For Teaching Digital Citizenship. The following are the stages from
stage one to stage four: Awareness, Guided Practice, Modeling and
Demonstration, and Feedback and Analysis. Ribble believes that this Four Stage
Framework will assist teachers and parents in teaching students and other technology
users digital citizenship.
I
believe this article is very significant, because as the article stated,
technology and the use of technology is growing more and more rapidly than ever
before in history. Because of this, it is now more important than ever, that
children, students, and other technology users, understand technological issues
and practice legal and ethical behaviors. In doing previous assignments, I had
already read about the nine themes essential to digital citizenship, but I
hadn’t however, learned about the Four Stage Technology Learning Framework. I
believe this four-stage process of implementing technology learning digital
citizenship would be of great benefit to both teachers and parents alike.
After
having read this article, it is my hope that I can apply what I have learned
when I begin my career as an educator. I am already coming up with ideas of
different types of assignments that I could have my future students do in which
they will utilize various sources of technology. I plan to teach my students
about digital citizenship and it’s importance both before the begin working on
assignments and while working on assignments.
Ribble, M.
(December/January 2008-09). Passport to digital citizenship. Learning
& Leading with Technology, 36(4), 14-17.
What sorts of ideas have you had about incorporating technology into your physical Education program? I think that I would have my students record and upload videos that they have made similar to the Video Vignettes in Dr. Stuhrs classes where they could break down certain techniques or skills that they learn. I also think that because we did so much on Digital Citizenship during this class, we know how to provide our students with information on that subject.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your post. I was going to ask what you want to teach, but I see from Roger's comment that you would like to teach PE. I am interested as well to see how you would incorporate technology into physical education. Perhaps your students could use different apps on a tablet to track their physical fitness/progress, or learn about nutrition, health, and fitness? just an idea... I want to teach K-6. The schools I work with incorporate technology in many ways in their classrooms already, and I am sure that the use of technology will grow even more in the years to come.
Great post Rebecca. I too believe that with the growing rate of technology teachers and instituitons have to adapt and grow to adapt to the new changes. I am so glad that all this new generation of new educators are growing in a society that foster change and adaptability.
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