Session+Two

SESSION TWO: Digital Citizenship, Civic Engagement, Global Connections, and Social Responsibility

 * Topics Covered**
 * Digital Citizenship
 * Net Etiquette
 * Web 2.0: Everyone's a Publisher
 * Moral, Ethical, and Legal Implications of Web 2.0 World
 * Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons
 * The Impact of Social Media
 * Global Connections - From Awareness to Understanding
 * Social Responsibility in Online Communities


 * Objectives:** Participants will...
 * examine digital citizenship in the context of being a teacher as well as for students.
 * apply copyright, fair use, and creative commons guidelines throughout all course work.
 * discuss Web 2.0 and its implications in education.
 * investigate the moral, ethical, and legal implications of participating in a Web 2.0 world.
 * explore how social media supports civic engagement.
 * understand how to prepare for global collaboration.
 * examine the integration of social responsibility in global collaborative projects.

[|Digital Citizenship] Copyright, Fair Use and Creative Commons
 * Digital Citizenship**

What are the implications for the read/write/web (where anyone can be a publisher) in education? After reading [|That Failing Newspaper Industry], what lessons can be applied to education?
 * Everyone is a Publisher**: **The Web 2.0 World**

[|Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution] by Howard Rheingold [|Virtual Communities/Social Media] - Syllabus Howard Rheingold [|Social Media Classroom] - Howard Rheingold [|Howard Rheingold on Collective Action, Social Networks and Smart Mobs] ""Throughout history, new communication technologies and social arrangements have enabled people to organize collective action on ever- larger scales." [|Media and Democracy: A Report of the 2009 Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society] Richard P. Adler [|Here Comes Everybody] by Clay Shirk [|Here Comes Everybody blog] [|How Social Media Can Make History] Speech to the US State Department from TED Talks Interactive Transcript Available [|Institutions vs. Collaboration] from TED Talks
 * The Impact of Social Media: Collective Action**


 * Global Collaboration and Social Responsibility**

Showcase: Flat Classroom Project [|The Power of eMentorship in Student Literacy: An Interview with Nina Zolt (ePals)] [|Word Up: Bring the World's Languages to Your Classroom] "Here are four steps to adding that je ne sais quoi to your language lessons via free Internet resources." [|A Step-by-Step Guide to Global Collaborations] [|Global Education On a Dime: A Low-Cost Way to Connect] From Edutopia [|Global Education Ning Group] Global Education Collaborative Wikispace [|Global Education Flickr Group] [|Analyzing a Culture Model] [PDF] From Edutopia [|Global SchoolNet Foundation] "The original resource for global project-based learning, problem-based learning, and online collaborative learning." [|Global Links: Lessons from the World] A special publication of Education Week in the series Technology Counts [|Language: Learn What a Billion People Already Know] From Edutopia "As China rises, speaking its language becomes a practical advantage." [|Time and Date] Coordinating global communication? Use this site to determine the time and date all around the globe.
 * **Getting Connected and Preparing**

[|Globatoria: Social Networking Meet Social Responsibility] [|Success Spoken Here: Preparing Citizens of the World] "Seattle's John Stanford International School immerses students in global awareness as well as academic achievement." [|Global Nomads Group] Fostering dialogue and understanding among the world's youth. [|Global Voices Online] "The world is talking. Are you listening?" [|High School for Global Citizenship] [|Holy Meatballs] Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative [|iEARN] International Education and Resource Network [|Karma Tube] "Be the Change" [|PacificRim Exchange] [|My Wonderful World] "Give kids the power of global knowledge." [|One World Youth Project] Connecting Communities of Youth Action [|Rock Our World] [|Roots and Shoots] "The power of youth is global." [|TakingITGlobal: Inspire Inform Involve] "TakingITGlobal.org is an online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities. It's the world's most popular online community for young people interested in making a difference, with hundreds of thousands of unique visitors each month." //[|Teaching Policy to Improve Student Learning: Lessons from Abroad]// From the Aspen Institute [| The Global Dimension: Walter Payton High School] "New doors open as these students learn an international perspective reinforced by four years of language study, global videoconferences, and travel abroad." [|Think.com] Think.com connects schools, teachers, and students from around the world to collaborate on projects, share experiences, and build knowledge together. [|Kiva] [| Digital Arts Alliance: Facing History and Ourselves]
 * **Reaching Out - Some Resources Below Support Collaborative Social Responsibility**
 * [|Telling Tales: Paikistani Students Share Their Culture's Lore Online] [|International Education and Resource Network]

[|Wordle] Learn Ways to Incorporate Wordle into Learning at this [|Diigo Wordle Group]. [|Animoto]
 * Cool Tools Showcase**


 * Student Assignment:** Prepare a multimedia presentation using Animoto. The video cannot exceed three minutes. You may choose from the following topics -
 * the increased importance of digital citizenship
 * how social media supports civic engagement
 * the growing importance of global understanding
 * how social networks support social responsibility


 * Tools You Use:** Use [|Prezi]for your lesson.