By sharing this Google Slides presentation, students will be inspired to also contribute to and use digital formats in a responsible way. By seeing teachers use technology responsibly, they also learn how to safely explore the digital world.
Preparing easy access digital content for students is a great way to inspire and show interest in the digital world they are growing up in while demonstrating understanding of technology related to resources that will guide them in the future.
Professional Development must be a part of our complete growth and goal plan. If we are to keep up with changes and upcoming technology then We must continue our educational learning. A good source is to plan and attend Professional Development classes. If we want to encourage students to be responsible then we must demonstrate the willingness to exhibit our own responsibility of learning and contributing.
Citizen Resources: Digital citizenship-an educational site that walks teachers students and parents through the legal ins and outs of using the internet and gives standards and what is safe and not safe for guidance to all to use the web.
Digital Technologies Hub- web based training that outlines the steps of digital citizenship and safety related to web use and communication. Provides lesson plans and outlines as teacher resources for educating students in the classroom before allowing online use.
Google Docs- a great tool for teachers and students to create and use instruments that are web friendly and safe to use, that allows for creation of forms, such as surveys, and spreadsheets to keep up with information collected, and create presentations to teach specific subjects to students that allows for safe usage of internet and interaction with others through web services.