Find the best smart device application: General Information: Cosmic Kids Yoga, Cosmic Kids, 2018, 5.802.1, Free(subscription optional), yoga application This is a great app for students to use in both the classroom and at home. It is appropriate for individual and group use. It might not be ideal for use as a quiet free time … Continue reading Cosmic Kids Yoga App for Kids! Stress Management
General Information: I’ve included a couple of different websites for students to access to learn more about bullying. I was not able to find one comprehensive website that included multiple interactive games. Each site only consists of one or two interactive games that students could access during their free time, to learn more … Continue reading K-2 Integrated Internet Resources About Bullying for Students
General Information: The article “how parents and guardians can prevent bullying” from the Government of Canada website. This page provides general information about what parents can always be doing, and how to help students access specific resources if they are in the situation where they are being bullied. This connects to other pages specific … Continue reading Information for Parents about Bullying
General Information: Headspace for Kids, created by Andy Puddicombe in 2010. Version 3.121.0, free with in app purchases, https://www.headspace.com/meditation/kids. This app would be helpful for multiple aspects of the classroom. Since the app teaches and practices guided self-regulation, students could use this app as a part of a “calm down corner” when they are getting into yellow, red, and blue … Continue reading K-2 App for Social Media Health: Headspace For Kids
General Information: Common Sense Media For Parents Common Sense Media is the best site I have found for educating parents about social media in a variety of contexts. It is continually updated so that information stays relevant and topical to the current issues. It also poses a variety of social media concerns parents may have … Continue reading K-2 Parent Internet Resource For Social Media Health: Common Sense Media For Parents
General Information: Common Sense Media for Teachers This site is a well known and highly valuable website for informing teachers on digital citizenship topics and aiding in lesson planning. There are a wide variety of digital citizenship and social media effects topics for teachers to educate themselves on and create lessons around. All information … Continue reading K-2 Teacher Internet Resource For Social Media Health: Common Sense Media For Teachers
General Information: Students will gather in the computer lab and watch a video about online safety from, BrainPop, a kid friendly website. Then they will individually complete the quiz about online safety and choose one related reading choice from the list. This website is perfect for students because it is easy to navigate and the … Continue reading K-2 Student Internet Resource for Social Media Health: BrainPop
General Information: Title: Cyberbully Producer: Jesse Prupas Year: 2011 Length: 2 Hours Rating: PG-13 Description: Cyberbully is about a girl named Taylor who is in high school who gets a computer for her birthday. Taylor sets up a social media account and then starts experiencing cyber bullying from a popular girl at the high … Continue reading “Cyberbully” Social Media Safety Fiction Film Grades 6-8
General Information: PopJam PopJam, SuperAwesome Ltd, 2020, Version 6.1.18, free Description of App: PopJam was created specifically as a social media site that is safe for kids to use. The app is moderated by computer and human moderators to make sure that all content is safe and suitable for children. PopJam offers a variety of … Continue reading PopJam – A Social Media App for Kids Grades 6-8
A lot of current popular films and shows that deal with the tropes that we see with social media tend to be targeted towards older groups, so it is difficult to find an example in which can lead discussions with elementary students! So, can Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet start these discussions? We … Continue reading “Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet” – Diving into Discussions about Social Media and the Internet in 5th Grade