{"id":11282,"date":"2019-08-11T16:43:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T14:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=11282"},"modified":"2022-07-18T15:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T13:09:12","slug":"students-shaping-their-digital-world-lake-shores-digital-citizenship-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/students-shaping-their-digital-world-lake-shores-digital-citizenship-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Shaping Their Digital World \u2014 Lake Shore’s Digital Citizenship Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"Read Time: <\/span> 8<\/span> minutes <\/span><\/span>\n

Digital citizenship is a new idea that isn\u2019t really all that new. Human beings have been educating our children about how to be a good citizen ever since we started living in groups. The elders in the group could share their wisdom, and help the younger generation avoid the pitfalls of life.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But how do you teach digital<\/em> citizenship when technology today is new for ALL of us?! If you\u2019re like the groundbreaking team at Lake Shore Central School District<\/a> in New York State, you flip the script entirely, and have your students teach the teachers about digital citizenship in the 21st century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past Spring, students from across Lake Shore Central School District, from third graders to the senior class leadership team, took a day to transform Lake Shore Middle School into a mass gathering of digital citizenship games, lessons, performances, and presentations to educate their teachers and parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, since winning the 2018 Powtoon My School sweepstakes<\/a>, every single student in the district had access to a Powtoon account. Along with a suite of other cutting-edge Edtech upstarts, Lake Shore\u2019s students created a day of learning that not only educated their community, but touted their own skills and capabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sat down with Deann Poleon and Michael Drezek, Lake Shore Central School District\u2019s lead tech integrators, to get a taste of what went into creating this special day. Beyond the awards and recognition, I wanted to understand what their students accomplished, and what it means for the future of our digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready\u2026 Let\u2019s GO!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Powerful Day of Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we get the behind the scenes experience, let’s take a moment to take in the final product. Here’s the recap video the Digital Citizenship Institute<\/a> created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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