As my students were walking into a new school year, they had no idea that their new teacher was starting a similar experience. I felt the same wave of excitement and nerves as I jumped into my master’s program in Educational Technology at Michigan State University. Coincidentally my first day of graduate school was when our fifth graders participated in “Technology Bootcamp”. We are fortunate to have 1:1 technology with Chromebooks, but with that comes important conversations with our kiddos. I was in charge of discussing our digital footprint. I showed them a video that touched on how their digital footprint could be used in both positive and negative ways. We emphasize the acronym THINK that helps us reflect before we act (Is it...thoughtful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind?) One of my students then raised her hand and said, “But Ms. Chen, how is Twitter inspiring or helpful? I just use it to talk to my friends and look at funny stuff.” I made a Twitter account for the first time due to my graduate course, but my fifth graders have been using Twitter for years! I decided that my goal as their teacher, according to the Master’s of Arts in Educational Technology (2019), was not only teaching them how to use technology, but specifically how to use it to promote growth as curious learners. Just as I will be utilizing Twitter to explore and question new ideas, I want my students to do the same. I am excited to introduce new platforms such as Flipgrid, where they can communicate with each other in positive ways. I look forward to learning within a professional learning network (PLN) and alongside my students! Digital Footprint video I used in my class can be found here: link References:
Common Sense Media (2013, August 12). What's in your digital footprint? [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_gj3oRn8s Paige (2015). Technology Meme [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://sites.psu.edu/paigevgraffmobiletechnologies/2015/10/03/meme/ Master of Arts in Educational Technology (2019, Fall). Course content from Unit 1: Building a strong foundation. Michigan State University, CEP 810: Teaching for understanding with technology. Retrieved from https://d2l.msu.edu
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