Standard Five Brief Paper

Morgan Carnley

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The fifth standard presented in NETS-A is Digital Citizenship. This standard states that

educational administrators model and facilitate understanding of social, ethical and legal issues

and responsibilities related to an evolving digital culture. This standard is extremely important

in this digital world that has taken over todays education. Although it is vital to continue

teaching students how to appropriately handle life in the face-to-face world, it is just as

significant to teach digital citizenship with the same amount of importance. Mrs. Stuckey

understands this and works hard to make this a serious topic in our school.

I believe Mrs. Stuckey has done a wonderful job at making sure that our school is

equipped with the necessary tools and resources for all learners to be digitally successful. This is

shown through the purchase of interactive whiteboards for each classroom teacher and securing

laptop carts for each grade level. In addition to these resources, Mrs. Stuckey has also purchased

Kindle Fires and Chromebooks for the school. Teachers are able to use these recourses however

is best for their classroom. They can use these for whole group or small group learning, data

collection, classroom management (ClassDojo), etc. as long as digital citizenship is being

attained. One of the main requirements while using these resources is that students use our newer

software program MobyMax. Students use of this program can be monitored to ensure this tool is

being appropriately used.

Georgetown County School District has an Acceptable Use Policy that contains

guidelines for teachers and students. Mrs. Stuckey enforces these guidelines and ensures that

they are being followed by the school. We do not, however, have a policy set up strictly in

accordance with our school specifically. Mrs. Stuckey did mention that that may be an idea she

looks further into in the future (S. Stuckey, personal communication, June 27, 2017).
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Students are more likely to understand and practice digital citizenship when they see

teachers modeling it on a daily basis. Social interactions in technology include a range from

email to social media. Although most social media programs are not allowed in school, there are

a few that students and teachers can access and include in their learning. One type of social

media that in used in our school is Edmodo. Using this tool with students is a good way to model

and promote the importance of digital citizenship. Many teachers within the school also use

Common Sense Media to help promote digital citizenship. Mrs. Stuckey ensures that students are

being taught to use technology in this digital world safely, responsibly, and ethically (S. Stuckey,

personal communication, June 27, 2017).

Mrs. Stuckey does admit that in the past she has not been completely comfortable when

using global communication tools. Programs such as Skype and Google Classroom are great

educational tools to incorporate into curriculum, but require much responsibility. These are tools

that Mrs. Stuckey does not push upon teachers or require, but does see potential for great

learning success. Just last year I spoke with her about arranging a Skype meet with an author.

My kindergarten class was able to learn about Skype and how it can be used appropriately in the

classroom. They were able to talk with an author and ask questions about a book study we did.

The kids loved it and it turned out to be a wonderful success. Most teachers are skeptical using

these programs and tend to rely on those they feel most comfortable with. It was nice to be the

first to use this program at our school and set an example for future use. Mrs. Stuckey agreed that

more opportunities need to be presented to students for this type of technological learning.
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References

Stuckey, S. (2017, June 27). Personal interview.