Digital Citizenship Posters and More!

Digital Citizenship Posters

Common Sense Media's 1 to 1 Essentials Program offers three phases to allow for a proactive approach to issues schools face when implementing a 1 to 1 program.  SDSM is nearly half way through the first year of the Chromebook 1:1 program and the 2:1 Nexus Tablet program.  Phase 3 of the 1 to 1 Essentials Program emphasizes incorporating Digital Citizenship Lessons as a long-term component.  As seen in the Digital Citizenship Curriculum chart below there are several lessons to draw from such as Your Digital Footprint and Appropriate Commenting Online support student commenting in Google Classroom or KidBlog.  Contact me to schedule Digital Citizenship lessons.

The following resources are posters to support positive practices and to develop a positive culture for the 1 to 1 program. 

1:1 Essentials poster - younger students

Pause and Think Posters

All Digital Citizens poster


LearnZillion is an open, cloud-based curriculum and a great resource shared by Diane Carrier (LV teacher).  It has a K-8 Math Curriculum, a Math Video Lesson Library, Close Reading Lesson Library, English Language Arts Guidebook Units, and more!  

Thank you to Diana Knight, the 6-12 Media Specialistist/Tech Integrationist, for sharing Epic! - Books for Kids As shared in the article, "Epic! for Educators" Available for free to School Teachers and School Librarians/Business Wire, Epic! is an all you can read ebook subscription for students ages 12 and under.  Epic!'s mission is to encourage children to develop a love of reading that will benefit them throughout their lives.  In addition to TumbleBooks and upcoming ebooks found on FollettShelf, Epic! is another great ebook resource you will find on the Home page of Follett Destiny and will be found on the new Library Media Center web page. 

Wisconsin Media Lab

Wisconsin Media Lab - Thank you to Wisconsin's public broadcasting system for the award-winning classroom resource that provides free K-12 multimedia educational content. The Wisconsin Media Lab Content Brochure summarizes all that is available from this resource categorized by content area and grade level ranges.  Some fantastic Elementary appropriate resources found in Wisconsin Media Lab includes:

Into the Book - This is a reading comprehension resource for students and teachers.  The focus is on eight research based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating, and Synthesizing.  For educators, it includes lesson plans, activity guides, and student videos.

Into the Map - This is a collection of five online activities that explore Wisconsin's geography.

Wisconsin Biographies - This resource provides biographies for ten notable figures from Wisconsin history.  Each biography story has an engaging video and text story written for grade 4, but is also written for younger and older students as well in three reading levels.  

Climate Wisconsin - These are stories to learn about climate change in Wisconsin. Stories include topics of Sugaring, Farming, Shipping, Adaptation & Migration, Phenology, Extreme Heat, Birkebeiner, Fly Fishing, Forestry, and Ice Fishing.

Digital Science Online - This resource has content for primary and elementary level content including video, animations, images, and teacher guides for physical, earth, life, health and integrated science. 

Can a Children's Book Change the World?

Twitter is a resource I use daily for ideas to share.  Earlier this week I watched the inspirational TEDtalk Can A Children's Book Change the World? presented by Linda Sue Park, the author of A Long Walk to Water.  I read this book a few years ago, but this TEDtalk reminds us of things we, Americans, often take for granted.  The first thing Linda Sue Park emphasizes is the benefits of the public library.  Another is water, a resource that flows from our faucets with a turn of the handle.  She talks about how books help us practice, practice at life. A Long Walk to Water along with some suggested book titles in the following sites How Unique Characters Can Teach Us About Ourselves and Each Other, 12 Books About Friendship for Middle Grade Readers, and Books to Help Kids Make Sense of Challenging Current Events all offer ways to practice life.  There are so many great books for students to read or to read to your class to help us learn about characters experiencing life.  I love to read books to gain experiences, travel, and make connections through characters in books.  Check out this TEDtalk and some of the other lists in the sites mentioned for ideas to share with students.