1. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
-An online presence is just as important to keep safe as it is a real life presence and because of this, I definitely want my students to know how they are expected to utilize digital information and technology. This type of modeling should be considered at all age levels, especially considering how easily influenced some people can be. Early on, I would definitely go over general guidelines and rules for my classroom and how students are expected to use digital information and technology and as the year progresses, model appropriate behavior as well as the respect for copyright and appropriate documentation of sources. Technology and information is an incredibly broad spectrum and because of that, I feel as though there's a lot of things to learn about it all that cannot necessarily be taught and instructed in one sitting but instead, over time.
2. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
-The great thing about digital tools and resources is that if something doesn't work out, there's bound to be an alternative. In this course alone, I was able to provide my students with activities that seemed to be relatively universal from student to student, though this could change in a larger classroom. However, in this class, I provided students with several different approaches to lessons and gave as much creative freedom as I saw appropriate, though guiding them with websites and activities that were still relevant to the lesson.
3. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
-I feel as though digital etiquette and responsible social interactions in relation to technology should be treated as though technology was not being used at all. Things should not be different online with the help of moderate anonymity and because of this, I would definitely do my best to promote digital etiquette. I'm a firm believer in treating others the way you would like to be treated and I would reiterate this to my class when working with digital-age technologies that would be used in the classroom environment, with the hopes that it would even go beyond that too. Again, I would explain appropriate digital etiquette to my classroom rather early on and be clear in expectations; if students know something right away, I feel as though it's easier to nip it in the bud should they go outside of classroom expectations for digital etiquette.
4. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital communication and collaboration tools.
-One of the most important things I believe I've learned as a future educator is realizing and understanding that each classroom will be diverse. That being said, I think that there are great tools to use and utilize to develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness and can also work really well with collaboration too. When I think of collaboration, I immediately think of involving peers, whether they are generally of the same cultural background or not. To me, there's a rather large difference between learning about a culture from someone who is not of that background and learning about a culture from someone who understands it because they are a part of that. Because of that, I think that cultural understanding is often more effective when presented by someone of that specific culture. In my classroom, I would use digital tools and communication to allow students the opportunity to share their background and culture, allowing myself as an educator to learn more about the student personally as well as developing cultural understanding along with my class.
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