2.3: Bringing Out the Digital Citizen in Your Teaching!

Join Dr. Belinda Benner-Ordoñez, in the latest episode of the Straight Chalk: Podcast for Busy Educators where she gets to chat with Laurie Boyer, Technology Specialist in St. Lucie Public Schools. Laurie supports both instructional and non-instructional staff to expand their technology knowledge and skills. Don’t miss out on the latest podcast episode to hear Laurie share how we can better understand digital citizenship and how to purposefully plan for technology in the classroom to support a positive classroom environment where students can thrive as they learn to meet adaptive challenges. 

Chapters

• 0:11 Welcome Technology Specialist, Laurie Boyer talking about digital citizenship
• 1:02 Laurie's role in St. Lucie Public Schools
• 2:27 You don't have to be tech savvy to leverage technology in the classroom
• 2:55 October is a pivotal month in education: bullying prevention, digital citizenship, and cyber security themes
• 3:24 What is digital citizenship and why it's important for teachers to know.
• 4:37 The importance of a positive digital footprint
• 6:22 The power of 'pause!'
• 6:55 Copywriting & plagiarism: respecting intellectual property
• 8:03 Supporting students with becoming better digital citizens & setting up expectations around digital use in the classroom
• 8:48 Integrating digital citizenship curriculum in the classroom
• 9:05 Modeling desired behaviors and good tech habits
• 9:30 Lesson design and flow is important
• 10:49 Utilize technology codes of conduct
• 11:36 Engaging technology tools and platforms
• 13:04 Materials and resources to assist with digital citizenship and internet safety
• 14:10 Internet safety and protecting student data
• 16:02 Purposeful digital lessons for new teachers
• 16:56 Being future focused
• 17:57 Infusing technology to familiarize students with assessment environments
• 19:31 The power of feedback when trying new technology in the classroom
• 19:59 Ethical and responsible use of AI within curriculum
• 22:41 Personalization of learning with AI in education
• 24:08 Streamlining feedback, personal acceleration for students
• 25:51 Final thoughts