Transcript Digital Citizenship - Sumner County Schools

Digital Citizenship
Doreen Brown, MLIS
May 2011
Where students get their
information, how they get it,
and what they do with it
Brace yourselves
All things digital
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad
iPhone
iPod / iPad
eReaders
Cameras
Music downloads
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/feature
s/index.asp
World Wide Web
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Google images
Wikis
Blogs
Chat rooms
Outdated
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Radio
Video
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PRINT
 still good
Citizenship
An old
fashioned
idea
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It means
Taking responsibility
for your own actions
It means
Giving credit
where credit is
due
Is this
important?
Why?
"It's not as Simple as It Seems: Doing
Honest Academic Work in an Age of
Point and Click."
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Knowledge Quest, January/February 2009 (Vol. 37, no. 3), p. 16-23.\
Digital citizenship requires
digital literacy
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“Digital literacy is an umbrella term for
a set of critical-thinking skills that both
guide our Internet explorations (as a
roadmap might) and influence our
relationship with information…”
http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/february-march2011/seeing-the-light.html
http://www.ala.org/ala/m
grps/divs/aasl/aboutaasl/aaslc
ommunity/quicklinks/k12stude
nts/kctoolsievaluate.cfm
And then they pretend that it is
their own idea
Or they simply don’t take the
time to cite the source
The American Heritage Dictionary of
the English Language, 4th edition
defines the act of plagiarizing as: "To
use and pass off (the ideas or writings
of another) as one's own." or "To
appropriate for use as one's own
passages or ideas from (another). intr.
To put forth as original to oneself the
ideas or words of another."
http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php?title=Plagiarism
This is where we come in
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Many young people are in the dark
when it comes to navigating the
Internet. The trouble is, they don’t
realize it. They inherently trust their
ability to find what they’re looking for.
http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/february-march-2011/seeing-the-light.html
There is a specific way to cite
every single type of resource
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DO your students need to know all
them?
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Probably not
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But they do need a solid understanding of the
ethical use of intellectual property
Key factors to consider
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Authority
Treatment/Scope
Navigation
Currency
Miscellaneous
Authority
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It is very important to know who is
supplying the information you are reading.
Ask these questions:
 Is this a reputable source such as an
encyclopedia
 Is it some ones class project or thesis
paper
 Does the author identify themselves and
give their qualifications?
wikis, blogs, and e-journals,
Oh my…
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Remember that it is hard to verify
the authority of these types of
sites.
Treatment/Scope
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Is the focus of the web site easily
identified and what you are looking for?
Does the website give you an unbiased
and fair discussion of the topic (does it
present more than one viewpoint)?
Or is it speculation based on the
authors personal opinion?
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The date accessed is very important to
include because information changes
daily.
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This is the day that you looked at the
website and retrieved information.
Things to avoid
Personal web sites
and school projects
that
have no authority
Sites that haven’t
been
updated or maintained
Websites that have
misspelled words
Web sites that are
slanted to one view
point
Avoid plagiarism
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Cite your sources
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Every different type of source has
its own citation requirements.
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The following is an example of a very basic
electronic citation. It is taken from the 5th edition
(2009 update) of Diana Hacker’s “A Pocket Style
Manual”.
How to cite an Internet
resource
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Authors name (last, first). ”Document
title” (in quotes). Title of website
(italics). Sponsor of website, Copyright
date. (d/m/yyyy) Web. Date accessed
(d/m/yyyy).
Be consistent.
The first line is to the margin and each
following line is indented five spaces.
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For more detailed instructions on
electronic citations, check out this site.
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Remember to use the MLA format.
How well do you stack up?
Its’s not just a symbol…
it’s the law!
©
Model the behavior
Google images
When was the last time you
told your students WHERE
you got your information
from?
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Do you regularly
give credit for
“borrowed” ideas?
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Do you cite your
sources at the end
of a powerpoint?
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Do you introduce
DVD’s with the note
“This video from
Discovery is…
Tips to help curb plagiarism
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Get a writing sample the first week of
school
Teach research strategies
Collaborate with your Media Specialist
Check their sources!
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Google
Turnitin.com