The beginning of the year is a great time to teach or review how to be safe at school. When my students come back for their second trip to the library, I spend a few minutes talking to them about the types of emergency situations that may come up or that we practice at school so that we are prepared. I talk about our procedures for a fire alarm, bad weather alarm, and a lockdown alarm. They usually already know what to do from their classroom’s point of view, but often when it happens in the library, they get flustered so I find it helps them if we talk about it early on so they know what to expect.
Then next thing I do is ask the kids “Is it important to be safe when we use technology as well?” I let them share and then confirm that Digital safety is another priority we have at school.
I’ve taught Digital Citizenship for a few years now. You can see my original post about that lesson here. The more I taught it, the more I began to notice that some parts had too much information for the students to remember. So this summer, I wanted to find a way to fix this so that it was easier for the students to remember. After some suggestions from friends, I included 6 different body parts to help the kids visualize what to remember. Here’s what the updated poster looks like now:
Before I share this poster, I show them a series of fabulous videos from Planetnutshell.com. They have a set of videos designated for K-3 (I use these with my kinder, 1st, and 2nd graders). I usually start with Episode #1 which explains what the Internet is.
Then we watch Episode #2, and after that video I put up the poster that talks about Using Your Head.
Then we watch Episode #4, and after that video I put up the poster that talks about Using Your Heart, Your Feet, and Your Voice.
Then we watch Episode #3, and after that video I put up the poster that talks about Using Your Eyes and Using Your Hands.
Planetnutshell.com also has a set of videos designated for 4-6 that I use with my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. With them, I usually start with Episode #6 and after that video I put up the poster that talks about Head.
Then we watch Episode #5, and after that video I put up the poster that talks about Using Your Heart, Your Feet, and Your Voice.
Then we watch Episode #7 & #8, and after that video I put up the poster that talks about Using Your Eyes and Using Your Hands.
I love these videos, and they really help explain everything I want to talk about with the kids regarding Digital Citizenship. (Just so you know I am in NO WAY affiliated with Planetnutshell.com!) I just really love their videos and the kids really enjoy them as well! I went ahead and updated the bookmarks as well so that you can give them to your students as a reminder.
If you would like to use these posters with your own class,
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This is a great approach to the digital world.
Thanks Nancy! 🙂