TIS & That National “Tell A Fairy Tale Day” – February 26 February 23, 2018 Volume 6, Issue 13
Fractured Fairy Tale Once upon a time in the vast area of cyberspace lived the great mecca of identity thieves, hackers, phishing scams, and more, all of which may compromise the security of those utilizing the internet. Online safety has been a hot topic since the dawn of the digital age. Many schools incorporate the wellrenowned Common Sense Media program as a means to educate students on digital citizenship, online safety, and cyber-bullying.
Common Sense Media is packed full of videos and games for educators to use as well as information for parents. However, the videos, games, and digital passport are often confined to being utilized in the computer technology class held typically one day per week during school. So what can a regular education teacher do to incorporate the important topic of online safety while still meeting their own core standards? Keep reading to find out!
Additional Resources Some additional resources that may be incorporated within a regular classroom that involve digital citizenship and sources of “false news ”: But I Read It On The Internet by Toni Buzzeo The Technology Talk: A Digital Footprint Story by Julia Cook Although more suitable for parents, If You Give A Mouse an iPhone by Ann Droyd is also a good resource. Image courtesy of Amazon.com.
Upcoming Events: The West Virginia Center for Professional Development in Charleston is holding two events:
“Digital Tools to Promote Family Engagement and Student Success” on Thursday, March 8, 2018
“Teaching Diverse Learners” on Wednesday, March 21-Thursday, March 22, 2018. The cost is $125 and you must preregister as space is limited.
Common Sense Media Click here to access the Common Sense Media Website for more information and resources.
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Once Upon A Time…Online Once Upon A Time … Online by
“Happily Ever After is Only a Click Away!” - Once Upon a Time … Online Written by: David Bedford. Illustrated by: Rosie Reeve.
Image courtesy of Amazon.com.
David Bedford and Rosie Reeve offers a child-friendly way to address the topic with young children. The story tells of characters such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood as they game and shop online and overuse their device in general while forgetting their friends and other fun activities or making careless mistakes while
using their device while walking. Fortunately, as fairy tales go, they learn from their errors and live happily ever after when shown how to engage responsibly online. This book can be used not only to allow students to read or hear the lessons of online safety, but it can also be utilized to teach students about characters or story plot as teachers may
have children complete or draw a character web or make a story map identifying different parts of a story. In addition, this story may be used to learn about sequencing of a story or cause and effect as these are prominent features throughout the story.
Digital Story Retelling & Creating Apps Who doesn’t love FREE digital tools? Check out these amazingly free resources you can use to spice up your literacy curriculum.
Toontastic 3D
SKIT! Kids Video Maker
Elementary School Ages 6+
Middle School – Ages 11+
High School – Ages 13+
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StoryCorps
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Alice - Tell Stories. Build Games. Learn to Program.
Alice is a free tool provided by Carnegie Mellon University which combines the arts of storytelling and coding. Visual arts and Language Arts subject matter comes to life through the utilization of block-based programming. Students of all ages learn to program while creating their own stories in a visually stunning environment. Those familiar with the “drag and drop” interface associated with other coding programs will feel comfortable using Alice. Along with supportive curriculum materials, there are three versions available for download. Educators can select which version best meets the needs of their learners. Familiar characters, sounds, and amazing backgrounds set the scene for student creativity to flow. Click to check out more of what Alice has to offer.
All images were sourced from www.alice.org.
Additional Support for Educators Provided by Alice
Alice was designed for student use and includes many tools to support educators. Some resources include: How - To Videos and Demonstrations Lessons in combination with facilitation guides Exercises & Projects – differentiated to support various student skill levels Textbooks in print and digital formats A complete Audio Library
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If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be very intelligent, read them more fairy tales. – Albert Einstein
Fairy Tales STEAM (STEM + Arts) Fairy Tales and STEAM activities go hand in hand! For younger students, why not have them create a bridge out of found materials to get the gingerbread man safely across the river? Does Jack need a way to quickly escape the giant and reach the bottom of the beanstalk? Have
your students create parachutes for a safe landing. Students can use iPads to draft and design their ideas. After creating their projects, students can create videos using apps such as iMovie to record their trials and errors. Why not have
students set up a blog to chronicle their experiences? Teachers can incorporate all of the subject areas using these techniques to create rich learning experiences for students of all ages.
You can also research articles or find “filler” Are you looking for ways to incorporate fairy tales with technology in articles by accessing the the upper grade levels? Check out the followingWorld website full Wide Web. Youof canfree about a variety of lessons for middle and high schoolers compiled write by Sheree Brewste r: topics but try to keep your
STEAM Lessons
articles short. Much of the content you put in your newsletter can also be used for your Web site. Microsoft Word offers a simple way to convert your newsletter to a Web publication.
Contributors: Karianne Goff Teacher Berkeley County
Christine Hunsberger Technology Teacher Berkeley County
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