Download - Character Education
Whitney Surface Victoria Browning Lindsey Johnson
� � Wikipedia defines as:
An umbrella term loosely used to describe the teaching of children in a manner that will help them develop variously as moral, civic, good, mannered, behaved, non-bullying, healthy, critical, successful, traditional, compliant or socially acceptable beings.
Definition
� � Developing Morals � Civics � Ethical Reasoning � Conflict Resolution � Manners � Interpersonal Relations � Respect
Contents
� � These characteristics are crucial for any student to
function as a responsible citizen in society.
� All of these characteristics are an expectation in any work or classroom environment.
Importance
� � In order to use technology in a classroom this pillar
of 21st Century Education becomes crucial.
� Students must understand each aspect and practice this pillar actively in order to have the privileges of using technology in the classroom on a regular basis
� Failure of using Character Education with technology will result in the loss of its use.
Use in 21st Century Education
� � In class students will be asked to use their
technology devices to post on social media sites. � The first student will be told to post one compliment
on his or her social account i.e. Twitter or Facebook � Then the next student will wither “Retweet” or
“Like” the first student’s post and pass it along to their classmates.
� As this original post gets passed along students may notice that it might start to change a little at a time.
Activity
� � As the last student posts we will ask them to read
aloud the final post in comparison to the original. � Students will be able to see how easy and quick a
rumor can be started and spread from an innocent post on social media.
� Finally students must use critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and respect to try and fix the rumor that was started about one of their classmates.
Activity (Cont’d)
� � Students will use items such as iPads, cellphones,
tablets, and computers to use social media and blogs in the classroom on a regular basis.
� Rules of Character Education will be posted on every Twitter account, Facebook account, blog, and computer lab that is used in the classroom as a constant reminder of the standards expected.
� If any student were to break any of these rules there will be an expectation of an apology that utilizes each content of Character Education actively.
Role of Technology
� � http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_education
� Notes on 21st Century Education
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