1. Sure, kids, expose yourselves on
the Interwebs
Social Media as Character Ed

2. Components of Character Education
According to Thomas Lickona, discussed by
Reece L. Peterson, the moral or character
education of elementary students is designed
to accomplish three goals:

3. To promote development away from self-
centered thinking and excessive individualism
and toward cooperative relationships and
mutual respect;
• Blogging and Commenting
– http://kealyduke.edublogs.org/blogging-
instructions-2/
– Digital footprint
– Links, media
– Audience
– Publishing

4. To foster the growth of the capacity to
think, feel, and act morally; and
• Twitter and Creative Commons
– Creative Commons
– Twitter
– Newsfeed
– Silent discussion for those who struggle
– Metacognition

5. To develop in the classroom and in the school a moral
community based on fairness, caring, and participation
- such a community being a moral end in itself as well
as a support system for the character development of
each individual student
• Google Hangouts and Blackboard
– Instant messaging
– Bandwidth and digital citizenship
– Blackboard Chat and collaborative tools
– Today’s Meet
– Comments 4 Kids

6. More to Consider
• Responsible Use Policy
• FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act)- educational records
• Parental Permission
• Pick the correct tool for the job
• Public v. private
• Permissions
• Good teaching