Weblinks on Digital Citzenship.

Would you call your students Digital Citizens?  Check out the weblink below and see what you think.  It's a possibility that even though they are constantly connected to technology, they don't actually have what it takes to be a digital citizen!

http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/blogs/libraries-and-learning/12-03/are-your-students-digital-citizens

As well, just as food for thought, I'm sharing these links that I came across that talk about Digital Citizenship including the 5 fluencies, Digital Etiquette and Digital Health and Well-Being.  Something to think about and maybe talk over with your students, especially the etiquette and the health and well-being ideas.

http://sbhera.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/the-five-fluencies-of-digital.html

http://sbhera.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/digital-health-and-wellbeing.html

http://sbhera.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/digital-etiquette.html

Have a wonderful day - and remember it''s Week 6 - only 4 more to go!

Digital Resources and Information

Below are a couple of links to some more Web 2.0 tools that may come in handy. 

The first is a link from the Resource Hound blog.  This time it is for Interactive History Maps.   They start with Pre-History, such as the Continental Drift Theory and end with the  Roman Empire.  They have a good audio and easy to follow instructions
http://theresourcehound.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/interactive-history-maps/

Dropbox is a free service that enables you to bring your photos, documents and videos anywhere and share them easily.  You will never have to email yourself a file again.  I use this one myself quite a bit if I have to work on things at home.  It also has the capabilities to allow you to collaborate on things with colleagues. 
This is cloud computing - so remember to BACK IT ALL UP on your computer.  Don't just rely on the cloud to take care of it or you may be in for a nasty suprise. Of course, this is also sheer common sense.
https://www.dropbox.com/

Content Curation is something has always occurred in schools - resources were gathered around the topic being taught to help explain and to expand student's understanding.  The difference is that previously it was always 'hard' content - books, posters, kits etc while nowadays there is a huge wealth of digital resources.  Many of these are often found while searching for something else and often cannot be located when needed.  This blog article offers 6 different methods or tools to help you to collect, collate and share what you have found.  Curation is about collecting, but it is also about explaining, illustrating, bringing in different points of view and updating the view as it changes.
http://resourcelinkbce.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/6-ways-to-keep-track-of-digital-information-a-resolution-for-2013/

Enjoy.