From eSchool News, 12/21/12, Common Sense Media has released Digital Passport, a free, web-based tool to help educators prepare students from grades 3 to 5 to use online and mobile technologies. Based on lessons from Common Sense Media’s K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum, the tool addresses issues kids face online — safety and security, cyber bullying, privacy, responsible cell phone use, and respecting creative work — and leverages a blended-learning model of classroom instruction with online videos and games extensively tested in implementation sites in seven regions across the country. Additionally, Digital Passport’s modules align to the ISTE NETS standards and Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Public schools in Chicago, Denver, New York City, and Omaha, as well as schools in Maine and California, have committed to using Digital Passport this academic year.
Read more about this new resource in eSchool News’ report.
Posts Tagged ‘ISTE’
Common Sense Media’s Digital Passport
Posted in Teaching Tools, tagged common core, ISTE, learning, technology on December 27, 2012 |
From Education Week: “Why technology won’t replace teachers”
Posted in Education Policy, tagged blog, ISTE, teaching, technology on July 12, 2011 |
While technology can enhance teaching, it will never replace teachers, says instructional coach David Ginsburg. He notes that speakers during the recent International Society for Technology in Education conference focused on the human side of instruction, as well as the digital tools that enhance lessons. Ginsburg writes that speakers suggested qualities such as empathy and the interaction between teachers and students are essential to learning.
To check out David Ginsburg’s blog, visit Coach G’s Teaching Tips blog.
