This blog was developed to support the following Michigan Educational Technology Standards:
- 3_5.CC.1 Communication and Collaboration - use digital communication tools (e.g., e-mail, wikis, blogs, IM, chat rooms, videoconferencing, Moodle, Blackboard) and online resources for group learning projects
- 3_5.CC.3 Communication and Collaboration - use a variety of media and formats to create and edit products (e.g., presentations, newsletters, brochures, web pages) to communicate information and ideas to various audiences
- 3_5.DC.1 Digital Citizenship - discuss scenarios involving acceptable and unacceptable uses of technology (e.g., file-sharing, social networking, text messaging, cyber bullying, plagiarism)
- 3_5.DC.2 Digital Citizenship - recognize issues involving ethical use of information (e.g., copyright adherence, source citation)
- 3_5.DC.3 Digital Citizenship - describe precautions surrounding personal safety that should be taken when online
- 3_5.DC.4 Digital Citizenship - identify the types of personal information that should not be given out on the Internet (name, address, phone number, picture, school name)
