This is Media Literacy Week. The past several years, in particular, have shown us that we need to become much more aware of media literacy and we need to teach our students how to ferret out what is and is not true online and to examine the influences of social media on the way we look at the world. Need a little refresher? Here are the key questions to ask in a downloadable pdf. Check out the educator's resources from the New York Times. They have a great lesson, contributed by a teacher on media literacy. I still remember the first time I ever learned about the "filter bubble". This was back before I ever noticed that I was being inundated by ads for things that I spent 30 seconds on, or had searched for. If you haven't seen the video- check it out. It has gotten worse. Your confirmation bias is just compounded, even within search. This is not news... video is almost 10 years old now! One of my favorite resources is actually from Canada. Media Smarts has put together lessons, divided by grade band for each day of Media Literacy Week. Short, and to the point, they communicate all the basics and leave room for exploration. There are now many sites out there to help you and your students become more media literate. One of the latest is The Media Manipulation Casebook. This is another effort from the Harvard Kennedy School, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Social Policy. They also produce Meme War Weekly (MWW): a newsletter dedicated to addressing political messaging that comes from the wilds of the internet, BIG, If True: a webinar series, hosted by Dr. Joan Donovan and presented by the Technology and Social Change Research Project, as well as research papers like Canaries in the Coal Mine: COVID-19 Misinformation and Black Communities by Brandi Collins-Dexter PBS has put together an excellent collection on media literacy for grades 6+. You can access these resources here.
Looking for something for younger children? Check out Soul Pancake's Kid Correspondent series. There are 5 videos so far. There are also excellent resources available from Common Sense Media. 5 Essential questions is an excellent beginning of these lessons. Check out the News and Media literacy toolkit, here. KQED is another great resource. Check out their Analyzing and Evaluating Media course here.
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Once again, it is digital citizenship week, Oct 19-23, 2020. This year, as we have seen the lack of civility increase and almost seem to have become the norm here in the US, it has never been more important to remind both ourselves and our students what it means to be a good digital citizen.
The 6th Annual #DigCitSummit was on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
You can find more information at digcitinstitute.com/digcitsummit-2020.html.
Where can you find more resources?
My top 2 resources are Brain Pop and CommonSense Media.
BrainPop has an ever growing, excellent collection, both for educators and for the students, including a 4 month digital citizenship course for grades 3-5. We have a full school-wide subscription at HES, so students can have access to all. There are some resources aimed atK-2, at 3-5 and 6-8th grade bands. Brain Pop Jr also offers some resources.
Commonsense Media has an excellent collection of lesson plans for teachers, videos for students and even games to help teach these concepts. For 5 year olds right up through 18 year olds, you will find resources on Commonsense Media. The also offer a great selection of webinars- with recordings available, in case you cannot make the scheduled times. Students will also enjoy learning these concepts by playing Digital Passport or Digital Compass. Check out #WideOpenSchool resources for digital citizenship. These can be sorted by grade level as well. Gr 9-12 Gr 6-8 Gr 3-5 Gr K-2 Preschool
Digital Passport is designed for grades 3-5. You can click on the image below to play . Teachers can assign these games directly via Google Classroom here.
Be Internet Awesome Interland, with a downloadable curriculum and games from Google is a classroom favorite. They even have Pear Deck slides all made for you, along with activities to go along with the games.
These are cute, but I teach high school...
OK, Commonsense Media does extend all the way up through high school, but here's another one that I just saw this morning, that you may find useful. Frank Baker, an internationally recognized media literacy expert, has a website with tons of great resources. I missed his webinar last night, but plan to actually watch the recording because I found it intriguing. I, like many of you, have my own confirmation bias issues. He did a webinar on how the current president has been viewed by the media. I may well not agree with what this one says, but I also think it is vitally important to crawl out of my bubble once in awhile and really see/listen to others. So, without previewing... here you go. Another incredible resource is Renee Hobbs and the Media Education Lab. https://www.mediaeducationlab.com/
Even More Resources...
This resource was shared by one of our readers. Grace Coleman passes this along from one of their club members. 'Cyber Bullying: A Guide to Internet and Computer Safety' guide our member Sarah found... https://www.nominus.com/en/dm/blog/hosting/cyberbullying-a-guide-to-internet-and-computer-safety Thanks Sarah!
As always, things change rapidly in the online world. One website that I love, but haven't featured is
The Kid Should See This. "The Kid Should See This is an unprecedented collection of 4,500+ kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home. " And... it's free. Not just for little kids, all ages will love these videos.
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Originality reports & Google Citation Tool
Plagiarism comes up over and over again across all grade levels and disciplines. Google Has tools to help right in Google Classroom. You can find out more about it here.
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Google Workspace also recently came out with built-in tool for citations. You no longer have to use a 3rd party add-on or extension. Check out Richard Byrne's video below.
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Whiteboards, again...
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New Microbit
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Free Google PD
Inspire Creativity through Learner Engagement
This one looks really good, uses lots of different tools and explores student choice and voice. If you haven't checked out the Teacher Center, it is worth your time. You can filter by time required, by topic and by level of difficulty. An easy way to up your game.
If this is something of interest, sign up, and go in and register for any mini course of interest as the registration dates close after the initial presentations.
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Welcome to Google Tools for Remote and Hybrid Learning! In this series of 6 mini-courses, attendees will gain the confidence and skills they need to effectively lead students through a remote and/or hybrid learning model by taking full advantage of Google tools for Education. Attendees may opt to receive all 6-hours of instruction or choose which mini-courses to attend based on their needs and level of comfort with these tools. If you have no experience with Google's Suite of tools for education, we encourage you to attend all 6 mini-courses.
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Google Changes Branding
Exam Net
"I’m not sure if you’ve told people about exam.net before, but it’s an amazing website for giving assessments. You can just download a pdf of your assessment and the website will create a test code. Students can then go to the website and type in the code to access the test.
The cool thing about it is it will create a browser block on all devices and if students exit the browser, their test will stop and you will be notified.
It literally takes me a minute or two to make one if I have an existing test. "
Here's more about it: Excerpts from the web site.
- Free of charge
- Easy to export students' essays and answers to Google Drive...
- Quick and easy to create a new exam. Exam.net supports uploading of PDF files or pasting from other documents, e.g. Microsoft Word, directly into the exam tool.
- Single sign-on using G Suite...
- Desmos and GeoGebra can be used securely in Maths exams, and formula booklets can be used within the tool frame, or as a complement if you prefer.
- Works well with PC, Mac, Chromebooks and iPads, as well as in a blended technical environment with different hardware and/or operating systems.
- No need for student accounts or registration. Students can access the exam with a simple exam key.
Exam.net short intro (Eng) from Teachiq on Vimeo. |
Using Exam.net remotely (Eng) from Teachiq on Vimeo. |
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Greg Kulowiec created a demo of using FlipGrid shorts. Check it out. You can use the whiteboard, record your screen, pause the video, etc. | |
| I saw this promo and started investigating what else Planet Nutshell has produced. Check out their YouTube Channel for short videos on science, early childhood, art and more. |
I got to this incredible collection of links, Peterson Web, by clicking on something about math hyperdocs. This has to be one of the most inclusive collections I have seen. Maybe not Larry Ferlazzo, but darn close. There are tech tools, tons and tons of hyperdocs, and so much more. I did click thru a couple of links that led to TPT sites, but most lead you to a livebinder or a document. Warning... there are thousands of links... not clearly curated. For example something may be listed as a grade level, but not a topic, etc. |
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