Thing 10

Part One:
I've seen the Cyberbee site before, and I like the kid-friendly format.  I would like to create a "scavenger hunt" to use it with students, where they need to find certain information by exploring the different issues discussed on the page.  The Purdue University site was new to me.  It's a bit over the heads of elementary students but I think it would be great to use with teachers.  I really liked the paraphrasing exercises, and would like to work with teachers to develop some similar exercises for an elementary audience.  Before having students work on projects on the iPads, I want to develop some lessons on fair use, including when and how much they can borrow from the Internet for school work.  I also want to make them familiar with the Creative Commons website, and how to find media that authors have granted permissions for students to use.

Part Two:
I liked how the teacher in the CSE video used a digital literacy topic to give students an opportunity to practice text evidence strategies.  I know our teachers also consider using supporting evidence to be a central skill for their students.  The teacher incorporated current media with which the students were familiar.  It was clear that the lesson had a big impact on the students; the two girls who were able to make connections to events and choices from their own lives were evidence of that. 

I could work with fourth (and maybe third) grade teachers to develop a similar lesson for elementary students using existing media from YouTube and the information from sources like the Cyberbee site.  The lessons in the video seemed to start with an exploration of the vocabulary and concepts around fair use, and then a lesson where they have to use these concepts to evaluate someone's creation.