The class is designed to teach students about web applications, digital citizenship, personal network building, and social media responsibility and practice. This blog will be used to share with our readers the tools, websites, and web resources that students are learning about. We hope that you find a tool that you can utilize.

There are so many web applications available on the Internet that students may not even know exist. In this course, students will explore the Internet and take advantage of all that it has to offer. Students will learn that Google is more than just a search engine. They will discover various web applications that will help make their time on the Internet more effective and efficient. The web applications that will be explored include, but are not limited to: sharing buttons, blogs, avatars, RSS, social bookmarking, photo sharing/editing, audio and video, presentation, drawing, collaboration tools, and screencasts. Internet marketing and shopping sites will also be explored. Students will explore applications of which they can utilize to enhance both their learning and social experiences. Students will learn and practice digital literacy and responsibility, collaborate, share, create, socialize, and organize content, while demonstrating internet safety. Upon leaving this course students will be informed digital learner/citizen!


I LOVE LOVE LOVE looking for new tools to share with my students! I explore the web daily in search of new tools. I also gain knowledge from other Social Media blogs/websites who have found resourceful tools. Thank you to all of those experts who share their love for technology with the rest of us!


I also enjoy looking at the students creativity - through their blogs! My students love exploring Social Media! And will walk away with a collection of tools (their own Personal Learning Network) that will enhance their Internet experience both personally, educationally, and professionally.

Internet Safety Tips


The Internet should be a place where you can talk, learn, shop and share without worrying about your own safety or the security of your personal information. You should also be a good and responsible citizen of the Internet. As in the real world, you need to be smart about what you share, who you share it with, and how you behave online. A few Internet Survival Tips for Kids and Teens include:
  • Never give any personal information to anyone you meet online.
  • Never meet up with anyone you don't already know.
  • Don't fill out any "fun" questionnaires that are forwarded to you.
  • Be careful about posting pictures of yourself.
  • While online, you should avoid doing things that might hurt people or get yourself into trouble. Do not annoy, harass, offend, abuse, or threaten others while online.
There are many survival tips that could be shared to help students use the Internet safely.

Activity: We are going to be working with Go! Animate again. This time you will be creating an animation that shares at least 5 Internet safety tips. Use adequate scenes to cover your content. Add props, change backgrounds, and use different characters as needed. When you are finished, copy the embed code and put it in a post on your blog.
Utilize the websites in the post about Safer Internet Day to finish this assignment.  Delete your knock knock go animate if it is on your side bar.

Assignment:

Students will educate their peers on "what not to do" or "what you should do" to be safe on the internet by creating an animation that illustrates awareness of several safety issues - utlizing GoAnimate!  If you want to try an account that has all the features - you may use my account - User names is DawnJames and Mrs. Haugh will have the password.  Try my account - as I said it is the pro version.

Ask yourself an Essential Question(s) to get focused - just some ideas - you do not have to utilize:  

What is cyber bullying? What would I do if I found out that my brother / sister or close friend was being cyber bullied? 

How do you know that you are being safe on the internet?  How do you demonstrate this?

What are some tips that I must follow to be safe on my social networking sites?

What makes a strong password.

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