Garth Holman talks about digital citizenship, and explains how it is "your resume online." Everything that you post online, someone can see. It never goes away, even if you think, it has been deleted. The internet can be a scary thing. With technology rising more and more each day, it is becoming more accessible to the younger crowds. Educating them on the importance of this topic is crucial for their safety. All of society needs to understand the "think before you post" rule. Whenever I post on social media, I always try to post positive things, instead of complaining about another. Being a teacher is a very professional job and keeping all social media pages appropriate is important. I honestly have never, and will never, post anything that I would feel ashamed of. Putting my future job, and life in jeopardy because of a post, is not worth it to me.
Cyber-Bulling is growing rapidly and effects so many people. Cyber-bullying can happen to anyone, no matter, age, race, gender etc. Hiding behind a screen and making fun of others is so cowardly, and anyone who has been affected knows the pain. Personally, I was lucky enough to not ever be cyber-bullied. Of course, I had the occasion high school drama, but I also have never hurt anyone's feeling online. However, I do know some people that have. Hurting someone else's feelings because you have your own problems is not okay. One thing I will never tolerate in my future classroom is bullying. Everyone is someone, and deserves to be treated like that.
Again, technology is continuing, and does not have a plan to stop, to take over lives. There are so many people that own these devices and use them everyday, just like you. Parents of course, are worried about their children and their safety while using the internet. Some, unfortunately do not use the correct parental control. There is a new story almost everyday about a kidnapping, or others in that category, that happen to young kids, while communicating through the internet. Having a participatory culture involves others sharing information. Fear might make these shared posts decrease. Not allowing others to participate in the sharing community, can eventually led to the fall of those cultures.
Teachers need to educate children on to be aware, of what they post, and that it will never go away.
For my Cool Tool #2, I chose from the category "comic creation tools." The tool I chose to explore was called, "Comic Master." This tool allows you to create your own comic by choosing the layout, the characters, and even allowing you to type in your own words! After you create your own comic, you can even print it out to share with others. This was the first time that I used comic master, so I created an account and made my own comic.
I would use this tool in my classroom, after my students finishing read a book, or have learned about a specific event. They can create their individual comics, on what they believe was the summary of either the book or the event. Using this tool, gets the children to be creative thinkers. They can personalize it however they want, and it is easy to create the account, and to put the comic together. Students can definitely use this website to create their own digital media artifacts. Comic master allows you to print and safe your comics, so children can eventually continue to create them and possibly make their own comic book. It only allows you to create one page at a time, so it is easy for students to stay on track. Also, the icons are big enough to see and read clearly. Again, this was my first time using this site, so what challenged me, which might challenge some of my students was trying to fit it all in the little boxes. Some of the props or characters were to big to fit into the little squares. It got a little frustrating trying to size it right, but I eventually managed to do so. This is overall a great tool to review. I will be using this site and will recommend it to everyone.
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