Students, teachers, and families came together to learn how the new 1:1 device program at HIS has impacted learning. This powerpoint provides an overview of the content that was discussed during the event, but the real highlight was Speed Geeking. Thanks to all of our student 'geeks' - you stole the show!
2. Essential Questions
• How does technology positively impact the learning
process?
• What does responsible integration look like?
• How can HIS and families partner to support our
children in this fast-paced tech world?
5. Speed Geeking 411
• Our “geeks” are setup at different tables
• Guests will rotate from table to table at predetermined 3-minute intervals
• We will have some time to share/reflect after all the
rotations have been completed
7. Speed Geeking – Time to Reflect
• What did we learn?
• What do we want to learn more about?
• Did we address any of our EQs?
– Impact of technology
– Responsible integration
– HIS/family partnership
8.
9. Digital Citizenship & Literacy
Grade
Examples of Topics/Themes Covered
Fifth
-- Being a good digital citizen
-- Creating accurate keyword searches and secure passwords
Sixth
-- Personal v private information
-- How to prevent identity theft and scams
Seventh
-- How to be an ‘upstander’ in cyberbullying situations
-- Digital footprint
Eighth
-- Risks of sharing inappropriate information
-- Legal and ethical dimensions of creative online work
10. Digital Citizenship & Literacy
Grade
Examples of Upcoming Topics/Themes
Fifth
-- Cyberbullying
-- The role of media in shaping gender stereotypes
Sixth
-- Copyright, fair use, and creative rights
-- How to handle uncomfortable online situations
Seventh
Eighth
-- How to determine if a site is trustworthy
-- Identifying online gender stereotypes
-- Identifying risky online relationships
-- Purposes and contexts of digital image editing
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12. Learning to Code - Why
• Computer science is a top paying college degree and
computer programming jobs are growing at 2x the
national average
• Assuming current national trends, by 2020 there will
be 1 million more computer science jobs than
computer science students
• Girls in the US compromise 56% of AP test-takers,
but only 19% of AP computer science test-takers
• In China, every student learns computer
programming. In the US, less than 5%.
13. Learning to Code – How?
• Intro to Computer Science course
– Series activities and tutorials
– Designed by folks at code.org
– Integrated into DM
14. Questions
• Revisiting our essential questions
– How does technology positively impact the learning
process?
– What does responsible integration look like?
– How can HIS and families partner to support our children
in this fast-paced tech world?
