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9 P's of Digital Citizenship by Vicki Davis

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This was a good webinar about keys to digital citizenship by the cool cat teacher herself, Vicki Davis. I have tried before of writing out my notes to books and other learnings, but I wanted to try something new. So instead, I made an A3 infographic that I can print and refer back to. Feel free to take it and modify it. Download this template

What questions come to mind when you watch this video?

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This morning this video was shared with me by a family member. Did you notice the two countries being compared?  Why do you think it is these two countries in particular? Which country looked better? For which country did they show shots at different times and at different locations? Which country got more airtime? The SF footage looks like it is all from one news report with no commentary. Why might that be? Next take a look at the channel's home page. What are the related channels?  What does that say about this channel? Does this channel have an obvious bias? What questions would you add?

Start with the Why: TPACK

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This post is a script for a podcast episode I am making for a course. This transcript is slightly different from the recording. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, © 2012 by tpack.org WHY Unlike other frameworks, TPACK has the educator examine possible technology integration lessons from three different lenses - pedagogical, content knowledge, and technical. I first heard about TPACK in 2015 while I was taking  Coaching Digital Learning | Cultivating a Culture of Change  through  The Friday Institute . Immediately could see that it was a good support to what I knew about evaluating technology integration and could work nicely with the SAMR model. TPACK differs from other technology integration frameworks that I know in that it forces the teacher to consider different pieces of knowledge before getting started. WHAT  The TPACK considers technology integration through the three lenses of Technological Knowledge, Content Knowl...

A Few Education Podcasts To Listen To

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I shared some podcasts with a coworker who asked me what podcasts I recommend the other day. Then I was asked again which ones I listen to, so instead of typing them out each time, I'll write a blog post that can be easily linked to and shared. In no particular order ... In General The Ten Minute Teacher Podcast How often does it come out?  Daily How Long is Each Episode? About 10 minutes What topics does it cover? It covers different topics depending on the day. Tuesday is Tech Tip Tuesday. Ed Tech Takeout How often does it come out? Once or twice a month How Long is Each Episode? About 45 minutes What topics does it cover? Edtech and integrating technology Shift Our Schools How often does it come out? Once a weekish How Long is Each Episode? 45 minutes What topics does it cover? Learning innovation Google Teacher Tribe How often does it come out? Once or twice a week How Long is Each Episode? 45 minutes What topics do...