Blog Post 12 Section I: Learning from hashtags #DigitalCitizenship For this week’s assignment I chose the hashtag #DigitalCitizenship. This hashtag provides a wealth of information on how to safely and effectively use digital media for students and teachers alike. I was able to find several customizable digital citizenship contracts that lay out acceptable and unacceptable behaviors on line. I found this to be extremely useful because I have been incorporating many different types of digital tools in my classroom since beginning this course. Using digital media in the classroom allows for quick communication and this tool makes sure students understand the expectation for online communication for class work. In order for students to be succesful with digital media use there are specific skills they should master. An interesting informative read I found while doing my twitter research this week is an article about digital skills we need to teach our children. With the amount of time our students spend online or in the digital realm I felt like this is an important issue that may sometimes be overlooked by parents as well as educators. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/8-digital-skills-we-must-teach-our-children/ One great resource I found was an article about the 8 digital life skills all children need. I really liked this article because it not only provided digital life skills but it also provided instructions for how to teach these skills to our students. The article explains DQ or digital intelligence. This is a follow up article to the previous article that I discussed. I would put both articles on a must read list. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/09/8-digital-life-skills-all-children-need-and-a-plan-for-teaching-them/ https://www.commonsense.org/education/teaching-strategies/dealing-with-digital-distraction-in-the-classroom?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=%23DigCitWeek,Dig%2BCit,Digital%2BDistractions&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Common%2BSense%2BEducation Section II: Ideas for using Twitter for teaching and learning Based on the readings in this week, and my own experience in using Twitter, there are many ways of using Twitter for teaching and learning. I currently teach sophomore level English, Reading, Writing, and Study Skills. I can help my students improve their vocabulary by having them follow https://twitter.com/VocabularyCom. This provides a great resource for expanding one’s vocabulary in a simple effortless way. One way I think twitter could be very effective in my classroom is to have short chats on the novel we are reading. I could tweet comprehension check questions to my students and have them reply. This provides a great way to use technology when not in the classroom.