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Global Citizenship License: Identity

10/27/2014

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Part 2: Identity

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Explanation:
Who am I? I am me. I am every tweet, every like, every follow. I am a retweet, I am a hashtag, I am a username. My digital footprint tells my story, and my story is what people know. How I present myself online is just as, and maybe more, important as how I present myself in person. Whether it is a parent, friend, college admissions board, or future employer, people are going to want to know my story.

As we talk about identity, image, and personal brands with students, we must ask them to think about who they are and who they want to be online. Nearly half of the employers and managers surveyed nationwide by CareerBuilder.com in 2013 said they look at social media during the highering process. A number that continues to grow each year. In conversations with students, it’s important to include discussions about the positive impact their image brings to the world, as well as the value they add to the community they are part of. Digital and analog identities are no longer separate entities. The choices our students make online as teens have an impact on the opportunities they are given as adults. Encourage them to be leaders. Encourage them to define themselves and to grow into strong, positive role models and adults. I am me. Model it. Encourage it. Live it.

Sam Fathallah made this video entitled You while in high school. It asks students the question - “Who are you?” - their answers are truly inspiring and refreshingly honest.


Components:
  • Self-Image & Identity
  • Being a Leader
  • Digital Footprint & Reputation


In the News:
  • Newton editor fired
  • How to build an online profile that leads to new opportunities
  • 3 Teachers on Student Microblogging
  • #IfTheyGunnedMeDown
  • Nude Snapchat images leaked online


Identity Challenges:
Challenge 1:
For older kids, try working through this personal branding workbook to help students discover their strengths, passions, and values. Use it to help them define their brand and how they might make an impact. Have students participate in a mock job interview where they use their personal brand to answer questions about who they are in a real-life scenario.

Challenge 2:
For younger children, try this lesson from Common Sense Media to start talking about leaving a digital trail. Also check out this interview with Kathy Cassidy for the “how” and the “why” of digital footprints in the primary grades.

Challenge 3
BrainPop is a great resource for educators, though a lot of their content is paid. Fortunately, they have a free video and lesson around blogging! This challenge asks you to teach your students (geared toward a younger audience) about blogging, and then implement one of their lessons implementing blogs! Consider having students blog about their passion, doing some creative writing, or starting a blog to raise awareness of a special cause!





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Global Citizenship License: Legitimacy

10/19/2014

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This week is officially "Digital Citizenship Week" and in honor of that, I'm launching a 6-part series on how we think about not only digital citizenship, but about being a member of a global community, both online and face to face. Missed the introduction? Check it out here. 

Part 1: Legitimacy

Explanation:
Following fair use and copyright law is an essential part of digital citizenship. Just as rules and laws are essential to a physical community, respect for rules and order online are key components that keep us from succumbing to digital anarchy. Teaching students the proper etiquette for attribution, how to share under creative commons, and the impact of plagiarism, are as important as teaching students to follow road signs, school rules, and city ordinances. The underlying truth is that we want our students to be fair and to respect others’ work - online or otherwise. These conversations are just as important at school as they are at home.

Components:
  • Creative Credit & Copyright
  • Respecting Laws and Rules
  • Fairness


In the News:
A debate about plagiarism
Jury orders student to pay $675,000
Super Bowl Sneak-in

Legitimacy Challenges:
Challenge 1:
This one is for the teacher! Check out this webinar from Common Sense Media (it’s only an hour) to refresh your knowledge of fair use! After you’ve finished, reflect (blog post, perhaps?) on 2-3 key areas that you can help your students do a better job of following fair use/copyright law OR think about how you might

Challenge 2:
Check out these Fair Use Teaching Tools from the Center for Media & Social Impact - Help your students work on their next project or assignment with fair use in mind. What changes did/could you make to the activity? What conversations did/could take place with students as they work with fair use guidelines in mind? Share your revised lesson plan and/or their work!

Challenge 3:
One of the areas that students most run into copyright issues is on YouTube. We use YouTube to find songs, movies, and TV shows, upload our own work, and share information and creations with other people. One of the things we see most often is students using copyrighted songs or images in their creations. Try using Google’s YouTube lesson plan bank  as a way of addressing these important issues with students. Each lesson is designed to fit within a 50 minute class, and sometimes they are significantly shorter. Teach them as a set, or on an “as needed” basis.




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Global citizenship: License

10/13/2014

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This is the introduction to a 6 part series.
Each week I'll address a different component of global citizenship.
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Next week launches digital citizenship week! In honor of that, I will be launching my global citizenship LICENSE blog series! My global citizenship LICENSE is full of news articles, resources, and my thoughts around what it takes to be a positive member of a community. Want the posts delivered to you directly? Sign up below!

The introduction of technology and social media changed communities forever. How we connect, collaborate, and communicate will never be the same. I took a hard look at the tenets of citizenship, digital citizenship, and character to create a unified theory of global citizenship. We can no longer look at any of these three ideas as a singular entity, but must look through a lens that encompasses each of them in a meaningful, comprehensive way. In an attempt to merge these ideas, I have developed a collection of principles, organized into the acronym “LICENSE”, designed to define what it means to be an exemplary member of a community - be it local, global, digital, or face to face.


  • Legitimacy

  • Identity

  • Community Impact

  • Education

  • Networks

  • Safety & Ethics

The idea of a “LICENSE” brings to mind different forms of the word - maybe a driver’s license, license plate, or professional license. Regardless of the specific type, a license identifies who you are, tells others about you, and serves as a symbol that you have met certain qualifying criteria. Similarly, the components of a citizenship LICENSE help individuals identify who they are, how they are perceived by others, and symbolize a comprehensive knowledge of the attributes of a model global citizen.


With each principle you will find a short explanation of the concept, the identified components of different types of citizenship, several recent news articles addressing the topics, and a series of challenges collected from leading citizenship organizations. Each of the challenges is meant to serve as a jumping off point for teachers and students to address the topic in the classroom. These challenges address all age groups and would fit in many classroom settings. I hope you’ll join me in my quest to educate students about the true meaning of global citizenship.

Visit the LICENSE webpage
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