Digital Citizenship

In Pre-K, I read I Stink! By Kate and Jim McMullan. The book gave many clues for the students to guess who the character was.

In Kindergarten, we used the entire time learning and practicing how to use a shelf marker. This week was the first week that they were able to go to the shelves to check out books. They were so excited to be more like the “big” kids. Some were a little overwhelmed with all of the choices as well.

In First Grade, we discussed staying safe online and how to tell if a website was “good” or “bad”. We talked about what to look for and to determine if it was a green, yellow or red site.

In Second Grade, we talked about using keywords when doing an Internet search. Keywords are the important words in the questions we want to know about our topic. We did a little practicing by asking about guinea pigs.

In Third Grade, we discussed plagiarism, copyright, and the importance of giving credit where it belongs.

In Fourth Grade, we talked about how to cite a source and having a bibliography when doing a report or research project.

In Fifth Grade, we discussed three important aspects of digital citizenship. Safety and security, digital literacy and ethics and community. We will continue this lesson next week with a little activity.