Issue, Personal Interest, or Opportunity Identification and Keyword Generator
What issues, interests, or opportunities do you anticipate arising in your teaching in the near future? Is there a component of this issue, interest, or opportunity that relates to the use of digital technologies?
As students become more proficient in using technology to connect, collaborate, research, and create, I anticipate the need for teaching students to be responsible digital citizens. The online world can be an invaluable learning tool for students, but it is necessary to be aware that everything they see may not be as it seems. I want to teach students to be critical and reflective thinkers in what they consume and produce online.
What curriculum is related to this issue, interest or opportunity? What pedagogy might be useful for fostering learners’ engagement and excitement?
In the BC curriculum, the Core Competencies of Critical Thinking, Personal Awareness and Responsibility, and Social Awareness and Responsibly relate to this issue. There are also topics in the grade 4-12 Physical and Health Education and grade 4-12 Language Arts curricular competencies that pertain to this issue. A constructivist, reflective and inquiry-based pedagogical approach may be useful for fostering student engagement around this issue.
What digital technologies can you imagine contributing to enrich, enable, or enhance learning?
I think social and digital media, pop culture media, online research databases, and digital project-based learning would enrich student engagement and learning.
What are the keywords that you would use to identify elements of this issue, interest, or opportunity?
- Social media
- Digital media
- Media literacy
- Media education
- Online ethics
- Digital footprint
- Intellectual property
Other possible issues/topics of interest in my professional practice environment that I would like to explore further:
Accessibility of Technological Devices:
I work at a school that has a diverse socioeconomic population. Some students do not have access to any device at home. When we moved to online learning during Covid, the school lent out iPads for students, but they had to be returned when we returned to in-class learning.
Digital Portfolios:
In my school district we are moving away from letter grades and towards student competency scales. Therefore, rather than presenting only a summative assessment at the end of the term, I think it is important to provide ongoing, formative assessment/feedback throughout the school year. This can be shared with parents through digital portfolios such as VSB Blueprint, Fresh Grade, Class Dojo, and more.
Social Media in the Classroom:
I would like to explore the use of social media platforms, such as Twitter or Pinterest to enrich student learning, build connections, and have students share their learning in a safe and respectful way.
This is a good first post. You have identified strong keywords and topics for further investigation. I am interested to see where your learning takes you. For your next post, you may want to consider adding some multimedia elements (hyperlinks, images, video). These add another layer to your post and enhance the reading experience for your audience.
Hi Darcy,
I appreciate your feedback. I have added a hyperlink and some photos to this post and I will be sure to add more multimedia elements to my next post. Thank you!
I don’t know what we would have done without classroom portfolios over the last year! They have been so important in our contact with parents and at our school, they were the primary platform for sharing everything from lessons, videos and documenting student learning. Have you seen Seesaw? It’s been our fave!