Beginning in third grade, students at Myron J. Francis start using our library catalog's social media component, MyQuest. MyQuest allows students to create their own book list, friend other class and school mates, recommend books to friends and write book reviews. In third grade, MyQuest is part of students' library grade as we learn how to use the system and write book reviews. In fourth and fifth grade, we review MyQuest but participation is optional. Students love the idea of "friending" their class mates. I love the idea of them practicing their social media presence using book recommendations and reviews as the vehicle. Before we begin the actual, "friending" we do a lesson on digital citizenship. Common Sense Media has
excellent resources for this. I recently found a video entitled,
Pause & Think Online. I think this video is genius - a cross between Teletubbies and Boohbaah characters singing School House Rock-style about appropriate online behavior. Originally, I was going to show the video to third graders only as it seemed too babyish for fourth and fifth graders. However, last week I had a few extra minutes with fourth graders during our digital citizenship lesson and showed it, prefacing it with, "this is my new favorite song." Half-way through, students were clapping and singing along. I think it might be their new favorite song too. I'm going to try it with fifth graders this week.
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