2. What is Character Education?
Character education is the teaching of children
in a manner that will help them develop variously
as moral, civic, good, mannered, behaved, nonbullying, healthy, critical, successful, traditional,
compliant or socially acceptable beings.
3. Importance of Character Education
and Roles in the 21st Century
Teaches children morals, self respect , conflict
resolution, ethics manners, and interpersonal
skills
Children develop a routine of phrases using
manners; such as good morning and please and
thank you
Children learn how to interact with others in
group settings
4. Implementing Technology Tools to
Promote Character Education
Character Education Posters: promote behavior
and desired traits by giving students a visually
stimulating poster to reference their behavior
6. Implementing Technology Tools
to Promote Character Education
Morning Announcements: highlight various
accomplishments made by students in extra
curricular activities, church groups, girl scout/boy
scout troops.
“Good Morning Harold Blanco Elementary! Over the
weekend Blane Hughes, Abigail Bush and Marianna
Taylor volunteered to read to the elderly at a local
nursing home with Girl Scout Troop number 11. Let’s
give them a roud of applause!”
7. Implementing Technology Tools to
Promote Character Education
Youtube: Use short value based stories to
promote morals and values.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyR8jnvdgyE
8. Using Technology to Promote
Character Education
Children obtain character education through
technology from:
- managing risks they encounter
- enabling self expression
- learning how to interact with others
9. Conclusion
There are many technological uses that promote
character education. As you can see from the
examples given, technology is a huge part of
character education and how it helps the
students, as well as their parents.
