Digital Citizenship #3: Global awareness and digital-age communication

Every day, week, month, year more and more technology is being introduced. It is important for teachers to be aware of this technology since it is more likely for younger generations to get involved in it; cell phones, computers, etc. Not only does the teacher need to understand how to use this technology on a regular day to day basis, but they also need to know it's value in the classroom. Teacher's can integrate the subject of technology just as they do with all the core subjects like math, language arts, science, social studies, etc. It is more relevant for students to be using tools inside the classroom that they will need to know the function of outside of the classroom. There are many tools like email, skype, and instant messaging that a teacher can have their students use to communicate with others whether it's across campus or across the world. They can learn many cultural aspects from chatting with students online in other classrooms in other countries. It is important for students to be globally aware of what is going on in their world, and with advances in technology it is only getting easier.