- Digital access: full electronic participation in society. This includes assisting with the expansion and availability of technology. This is especially critical when considering that not all students have digital access so alternative resources must be considered.
- Digital commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods. Users should be aware of both legal and illegal activities. Good digital citizens are also lawful digital consumers.
- Digital communication: electronic exchange of information. Appropriate digital communication choices, and even etiquette, must be taught to students. Students must become aware that their digital footprint is not private. Anything posted or sent electronically can be monitored, accessed, and used by others.
- Digital literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology. Digital learning is fast paced, mobile, and accessible virtually anywhere. Students and teachers must be educated on not only how to use technology, but also how to learn digitally.
- Digital etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure. Students need to learn how to use technology responsibly prior to its use. Students can get in quite a bit of trouble when they are ignorant of proper digital etiquette.
- Digital law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds. “Users need to understand that stealing or causing damage to other people’s work, identity, or property online is a crime.”
- Digital rights and responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world.
- Digital health and wellness: physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world. Students and other users need to be educated about physical health concerns (“eye safety, repetitive stress syndrome, and sound ergonomic practices”) and mental health concerns (addiction).
- Digital security: electronic precautions to guarantee safety. Users need to take precautions to protect their identity and data from others who wish to cause us harm. This applies to social media use, consumer purchases and banking, blogging, etc.
The nine elements of digital citizenship are defined as “ the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology. (http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html) The elements are listed as:
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Today we went to five spots along the Little Cottonwood Creek and tested the water quality. Our probes included: Water temperature, air temperature, turbidity (water clarity), dissolved oxygen, and pH. We also did physical observations to determine the health of the stream such as looking for bugs (Stoneflies/Mayflies/Caddisflies), checking the banks for erosion, and determining the ground cover situation. We were assisted with the project by a representative from the Utah State University water shed staff.
The field experience project was useful because it combined all of the skills that we have learned in this class:
The tree mapping project was a fun preperation activity for our field trip tomorrow. We made waypoints for the trees using our GPS unit, took pictures of each waypoint tree, and recorded information on the height and circumference. We then came back and downloaded our information to basecamp, uploaded photos, and created a .csv file to import to CMaP.
We added several layers to our unique map to show the waypoints, tree circumference, tree height, and tree type. It was a fun and interactive activity. I'm looking forward to our stream mapping activity tomorrow. Create waypoints to add to a CMAP:
Create waypoints
Creating our unique map with the GPS unit was interesting. Making the track was fairly simple, but it was exciting when we were able to import our information to CMAP, add layers and information, then share the map with others. Instructions for creating tracks, downloading them, and adding them to a custom map are in my class notes.
We did a Geocache activity that was a lot of fun. We had to find several caches and answer questions. I think this would be a fun math activity. You could do a type of scavenger hunt and design math questions where the answer create the coordinates for the next stop. We investigated geocaching.com and found fun sites for geocaching. Several are in the gully behind my house. I think I'll take my daughter and find some geocaches! Practice with Garmin etrex 20 GPS unit:
How to add latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates into your GPS and find waypoints.
Class today was a great introduction to GPSing. We received a new Garmin GPS unit and learned about the features. We even got to play around with the unit and practice with it.
We also explores ESRI and the mapping capabilities. There was a nice tutorial for using it in the classroom. Also, the World Mapper was a great site. Depending on the data being mapped, continents appeared anemic or bloated. Very interesting way to display data. I'm looking forward to the field trip on Thursday and putting some of the things we've learned about into practice. CMAP Course objectives.
GPS. The GPS had many features. The most important pages were:
ESRI. There was a good training module to use GIS in the classroom at http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webcoursedetail&courseid=2198.
Worldmapper. A website that shows demographics by inflating or deflating the size of the country with the desired demographics. Very interesting way to show data. http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html
Since I'm moving to middle school next year, the app that I found most intriguing is the Reminder 101. I love the idea of being able to remind students and parents of important events (like tests) quickly and easily without having to enter in all of the parent data.
Also, the QR code creator was interesting. My next business card will be available via QR code. I think I'll post a QR code outside my door that links to the Reminder 101 subscriber data. Also, I can have a QR code link to my website. The other site I liked was Poll Everywhere. I can see using it just to get answers to questions during class or even as an exit ticket.
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Notes & ReflectionAuthorErika Bradshaw is an educator with Canyons School District Archives
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