The best collaboration yet!
I planned a "Digital Ethics" activity for the communication unit of an
Adolescent Psych class. I wanted the class to think about the implications of the
ways teens communicate with each other.
They formed 4 groups: 'Cellphones,' 'Social Networking Sites,' 'E-mail &
Instant Messaging' and 'Blogs & Wiki's.'
I used David Loertscher's, Patterns & Trends Matrix learning model from his
new Ban Those Bird Units 2. This got the students out collecting data, doing
surveys and brainstorming ideas about technological capabilities, collaborative
learning, privacy, copyright, ethical behavior and etiquette. We regrouped
later that week to display the results on easel paper and have "The Big Think"
discussion as a class, with the principal as our guest.
I was surprised (and maybe frightened) to learn the majority of the class
felt there should be 'more laws' to govern things like cellphone etiquette and
social networking privacy violations. They are already experiencing the theft of
their own content creations and wanted to know more about copyright! They
were surprised to learn schools, colleges and employers have the right to read
their e-mail. At their next meeting, they designed "Everything You Wanted to
Know About...(blogs, social networking, etc)" brochures for the middle schoolers.
The best part was how pleased the teacher was with the activity and the class
response. (It was a 1st collaboration for her).
Vicki Reutter, LMS
Cazenovia (NY) High School
vreutt@aol.com
vreutter@caz.cnyric.org
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