Hero Educators Abound
by JFYNet’s Blended Learning Specialists: Eileen Wedegartner, Greg Cunningham and Cathie Maglio
JFYNet Staff Report On the New Normal
College and Career Readiness through Blended Learning
Revere High School
Tips for Building a Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Tips for Building a Digital Citizenship Curriculum
by Michelle Ciccone | Blended Learning SPECIALIST
This year, JFYNetWorks worked with Revere High School to develop and implement a digital citizenship curriculum within the school’s civics class. Our blog post back in May explained why we believe it’s important for schools to address issues of digital citizenship. Digital citizenship includes a lot of really important things, like teaching students to vet and analyze information found on the Internet; to treat with respect other members of the online communities they take part in; and to use digital tools to actively engage with 21st century civic institutions. Schools consider numeracy and literacy essential to preparing young people for success in life. In our digital age, isn’t digital citizenship essential as well?
‘Digital Natives’ Harness Digital Citizenship Through Collaborative with JFYNetWorks, Revere High School
Responsible Digital Citizenry
by Michelle Ciccone; JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist
We call young people today “digital natives” because they’ve never known a time when the Internet, smart phones and social networks were not a part of everyday life. We believe that young people are somehow naturally endowed with certain capabilities when it comes to working with digital devices and the Internet.
While this may seem true because we older folks struggle to keep up with the ever-changing technological landscape – feeling like “digital immigrants” on the flipside of the “digital native” narrative – assuming that all young people have these capabilities glosses over the actual experience for so many in the infosphere.