Digital Disruption

I came upon this page via twitter and thought it so good I wanted to share it via a blog post, not simply add it to my resources section. Digital Disruption is an education project designed to provide educators with the knowledge and tools to teach critical digital judgement skills to students. The skill of digital judgement is especially important to today's students. There are many articles and studies that show that students lack the ability to distinguish between good and bad sources of information. Digital Disruption features lesson plans and you-tube videos to support learning. There is information on propaganda, source checking, and conspiracy. Well worth a look!

References

http://www.metronews.ca/calgary/life/article/1099142--many-students-lack-digital-literacy-skills-report

http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/northernadelaide/files/links/article_re_online_comprehe.pdf

Digital Citizenship Websites

I've started to collate a list of websites about digital citizenship in preparation for this semester's study.
BrainPop Spotlight - Digital Citizenship - A great website for students!
AM Digital Citizenship Wiki Judy O'Connell's Digital Citizenship in Schools
NSW DEC DER Digital Citizenship
The Core Rules of Netiquette
Digital Citizenship - Diigo
Mike Ribble's Digital Citizenship
MHS Library Digital Citizenship Websites
Tale - Digital Citizenship
John Larkin's Digital Citizenship
Get eSmart VSC
DigiCitizenship Wiki
TPL Getting Starting With Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship

A Big Week

It's been a huge week at work. Thank goodness Uni hasn't started back yet. I have decided to drop back to one subject this semester, due to an increased workload at work. Working only a few days a week I had hoped to do 2-3 subjects this semester but with one child at boarding school I can't knock back the extra work. It will just take a little longer to finish my M.Ed (TL). This semester I am tackling subject number 4 (almost 1/2 way there, YAY!), ETL 523 - Digital Citizenship in Schools. This is my elective subject with Judy O'Connell as the subject co-ordinator so I am really looking forward to this subject.

What was on your childhood bookshelf?

A recent post on Greg Zimmerman's BOOKRIOT blog focused on his childhood bookcase. This got me thinking about the books I loved and read when I was young. Like Zimmerman, I looked forward to getting the Scholastic Bookclub catalogues from the school library. My mother still has a large number of our childhood books (she never throws anything out!) and I really should have a better look at them next time I visit. A few of my favourites are pictured.

I also did a google image search for "vintage scholastic books" and enjoyed a marvellous trip down memory lane. Also, did anyone else born around the early 70s have read-aloud books that came with a record? We had a small portable record player like the one pictured below that I used to set up so I could read/listen to the story. I'm fairly sure many were Little Golden Books.

PLN

In an effort to tidy up my blog surrounds, I have transferred all my live feed rolls to my Personal Learning Network page. If you would like to see what I'm currently bookmarking/tweeting etc on Twitter, Slideshare, Vodpod, Diigo, take a look. I have only one issue. I had a "My Delicious" live feed widget on my blog but it mucked up during the transfer and I had deleted it. Now I cannot find another Delicious sharing widget. Any links I have found lead to dead ends. So if you know of the whereabouts of a "Share My Delicious" widget, please please let me know.

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet: The Weeding Game: Saying Goodbye to Reference Books

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet: The Weeding Game: Saying Goodbye to Reference Books An amazing collection of tools for weeding your library collection. This blog is a must to follow! I particularly like the term "weeding and feeding" the library collection.

The Diigo Dimension

A few weeks back I joined Diigo but it wasn't until last night that I had the chance to look around and explore. I have joined a few groups such as elearning 2.0, Project Based Learning, Literacy with ICT, Cool Tools for Educators and Teacher-Librarians. I've said it before but I'm continually blown away with how much information you can obtain from the internet. By joining groups on Diigo and networking a TL has access to an amazing amount of information and ideas. I've subscribed to receive weekly updates from my groups and I've found some really great stuff this way. If you're like me and only just finding out about all these great networking sites, then check it out and let me know what you think.

http://www.diigo.com/

iPads for Education

The Victorian Government iPads for Learning website is a fabulous resource for anyone starting to use iPads in the classroom. Features include classroom ideas and education apps.

Other useful sites:

• http://ipadeducators.ning.com/
  


• http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html



• http://interactioneducation.com/ipadsineducation.html



• http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/38-sites-on-using-ipads-in-classroom.html
  

Twitterings No.1

A few interesting things I've found on Twitter lately.

• Try the new Wiki Summarizer features - via Richard Byrne's Free Technology for Teachers blog.
  


• Live Binders - via Steve Anderson's Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom



• 12 Most Time Saving Tips for Getting and Staying Organised - via Sharon Greenthal's 12 Most blog



• London Museum Hub Information Policy Toolkit - via Lyn Hay



• Boys and Reading: tips, ideas and strategies to inspire boys to read - via Heather Stapleton



• Education Everywhere: Finland's formula for success - via Edutopia



• Evaluating Online Resources - via EDSITEment



• 6 Steps for Drafting a Social Media Policy - via Prof KRG



• Digital Research Tools (DiRT wiki) - via Steve Anderson