Digital Footprint Certificate for Teenagers and Others Who Want To Live With Passion
The Digital Footprint Certificate is a method for demonstrating skills of a Social Media Assistant and a Social Media Manager. Young people typically have learned some of these skills and they can use the Digital Footprint Certificate to certify their skills. The portfolio shown by the Social Media Assistant will help future clients decide whether or not to hire the Social Media Assistant to help with their digital footprint.
Saul Alvey the BLUE MARTIAN, has earned his digital footprint certificate by completing a Facebook ad experiment. You can read about it on his website HERE www.TINYURL.com/bluemartiansocial
You might ask, "Can these simple skills really make a difference?" Here is a story by Saul "Blue Martian" who helped a neighbor get 80,000 views.
TESTIMONIAL: I did an experiment on Facebook, I made a video of my neighbor who puts out a Christmas village in his living room for the last 20 years.
I asked him if I could film it. I didn’t get many likes but I clicked a promote this video, so for $6-8 I was boosted in visibility well long story short from Nov 23- Dec I reached over 80k viewers, 1100 likes , 600 shares and more messages than I could count , I set up the demographics and most of the audience engagement was from Latin America. Most messages wanted to know how much the village cost. If I had had a Christmas supply link or an amazon supplier I think it would have had its "15 minutes of fame." But you are right in order to reach 80k views I was getting billed by Facebook ever few days , it ended costing over $60 to reach this audience so now if I had something to actually sell or affiliate then it would be nice.
Facebook offers you more options once you start spending $ with them , but I think a website would be necessary.
Now that you have your Certificate certifying that you are "a digital footprint specialist" or a "social media assistant," what can you do with your new certification? Your work is more important than the certificate. For example, if a person sees what you can do as a maker of a website, that person might hire you or ask you to help them with their site. I have three tips to students (teenagers and people in university courses) 1. create a website to capture your school work (essays, notes, comments on Blackboard and other online learning discussion places -- those posts are considered educational discussions and demonstrations of class participation) 2. projects: Show your projects. 3. blogs: Write, post information, put links to useful places, write short articles with tips. Set yourself up as a "leader of thoughts." Show that you are an expert by giving tips: "Three ways to draw more attention to your next YouTube video." For example, I recently wanted to show my colleagues what I learned about Finland's school system through Micheal Moore's film and the recent announcement about "elimination of subjects" (this is the system used at Big Picture Schools, centered in Rhode Island. See the list of questions below)
ABOUT BIG PICTURE SCHOOLS
You can learn more about their system if you look at the "learning goals" and the list of questions that students walk through and work through when pursuing a topic. THAT's how to teach without focusing on a textbook or one subject. Look at the video and you will see that the Finnish system is being used already (or better, the system developed in Big Picture Learning was organically developed independent of the Finnish system, but both systems were developed by starting with students, not by starting with a subject and a textbook)
sunlearninggoals
Click here to learn more about Finnish Schools . TINYURL.com/FinnishSchools
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I have a colleague who is traveling to Finland. If he travels AFTER seeing the Michael Moore video, he will be better informed. So it is my responsibility to put that info in front of him
Here's what I wrote to him:
======== Hello Abner (1) When you are in Finland, please look at this ebook http://tinyurl.com/bigpictureadvisorbook
show this document to the Finnish people you meet. Ask them about the LEARNING GOALS on page 150-151
That is similar to their system now. They want to teach THINKING, not by subjects. You can learn math, history, science, language, grammar all in the same class with the same teacher and you can do this by using questions.
(2)
SEE THE Michael Moore excerpt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRJ1hgN7uAU
Minute 2:30 where the math teacher says "I want my students to learn how to be happy"
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You can see the full document at TINYURL.com/FinnishSchools. Here is a sample of the information:
Projects in Finland and the new focus on TOPICS
The focus is on work across school subjects. Pupils may work with several teachers simultaneously during projects.
The pupils should participate each year in at least one such multidisciplinary learning module.
The pupils should be involved in the planning.
14.11.2016
Projects in Finnish schools
The new core curriculum for basic education brought some changes in August 2016.
The subjects common to all students in basic education are stipulated in the Basic Education Act, and the allocation of lesson hours among school subjects is prescribed in the Decree given by the Government. However, education providers have had a high degree of freedom in implementing nationally set objectives for more than twenty years. They may develop their own innovative methods, which can differ from those in other municipalities.
The new core curriculum for basic education that was implemented in schools in August 2016 contain some changes which might have given rise to the misunderstanding of abolishing separate school subjects. In order to meet the challenges of the future, the focus is on transversal (generic) competences and work across school subjects. Collaborative classroom practices, where pupils may work with several teachers simultaneously during periods of phenomenon-based project studies are emphasized.
The pupils should participate each year in at least one such multidisciplinary learning module. These modules are designed and implemented locally. The core curriculum also states that the pupils should be involved in the planning.
How can teachers in the USA use this info about projects?
Ken Robinson has pointed out, “If you are a teacher in a classroom, you are the education system at that moment for those students.” Teachers might complain about conditions and mandated materials that must be presented, but we have the opportunity to create a remarkable place of work and study. We can copy the Finns by working together to create projects with students.
Bring a list of projects into classrooms
My “go to” list is by Matt Blazek. His book describes over 40 projects, arranged by topic, such as “Twitter: How would a person in the crowd at the Gettysburg Address summarize the speech on Twitter?”
“The 12 Labors of Hercules” can be turned into a newspaper “expose” of a public relations campaign that hyped the exploits of a guy who lived in Ancient Greeze.
Look for other teachers who are willing to put time into organizing projects.
How does a student experience projects? If three teachers each require a project, the student has to juggle three separate assignments with competing deadlines. If the teachers work together to ask students to create one large project, then students can create remarkable work.
Store the ongoing work online (privately) and display the results in a digital format.
When students are in the middle of a project, where can they store their work? Students at High Tech High use careful “Sharing” options in Google Drive to allow parents and teachers to look at and comment on their work.
Teachers can show students how to set up free websites (like High Tech High in California). An 11-step procedure is at TINYURL.com/FWPstart.
On the next page are screenshots from student’s websites at High Tech High. You can see the full site at www.TINYURL.com/exampleDP.
These “digital portfolios” are shared in the Common Application when High Tech High students apply for college.
I am looking for a principal who wants projects by students displayed on websites created by students.
Let the work by students speak about the learning that happens in the school.
I am looking for a principal who encourages teachers to combine assignments so that students work on “one big project.” Students at Big Picture Learning and High Tech High have these opportunities.
When I saw Abel Thun’s site, I thought, “This is more than a collection of essays over three years. This is a carefully curated set of projects to tell a story.” Abel’s site won him full tuition scholarships at two colleges.
I contacted Abel and he contributed his advice to students in an ebook. www.TINYURL.com/sundp5
I met Matt Blazek in February 2011 at Mavericks High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I was trying to create projects with students to help them “show their understanding” and reveal their misconceptions.
The work of “A Private Universe” (funded by the Annenburg Foundation) is particularly important in showing that misconceptions are very difficult to replace with information from textbooks. The film shows 23 of 24 Harvard graduates flubbing an explanation of “why are there seasons?” (a typical response was “It’s colder in the winter because the Earth is farther away from the sun,” which ignores the tilt of the Earth’s axis). “We carry with us the strong incorrect belief that changing distance is responsible for the seasons” (minute 1:50). tinyurl.com/aprivateuniverse
I was attempting to get students to reveal their misconceptions through their work in making posters and creating short videos. When Matt Blazek showed me his list of over 40 types of projects (“The Gettysburg Address” on Twitter, the Facebook account of Zeus, the Greek God, etc.), I was stunned. “This will make my work so much easier.” Matt showed me how to raise the quality of posters and other projects by asking questions. His book of projects is available for download at www.TINYURL.com/BlazekProjects.
I introduced Matt to Abraham S. Fischler, the former head of Nova University, because Dr. Fischler was at the time advocating the use of computers with projects and discussions. Matt’s list helped to sharpen the focus of Dr. Fischler’s proposal. See the video at www.TINYURL.com/MattBlazek.
Project Based Learning: Making Education Personal: Samples for Digital Portfolios (2013) Search: “Matt Blazek Book”
This unsolicited testimonial about Matt is intended to show you that he is an ideal candidate for serving as a headmaster or principal. He motivated me as a teacher to improve my work as a teaching coach.
Video of Matt’s discussion with Dr. Fischler about the use of projects in schools (5 minutes)
I include this testimonial with the description of the “role of topics in Finland” to show that innovation in one part of the world can be brought into schools in the USA.
-- Hire an innovative principal and teachers who can work together
-- Introduce useful materials (like Matt’s list of projects) to students, teachers and parents.
I look forward to working with Matt as a volunteer when he starts work as a principal. I intend to assist in training teachers with the Free Website Project. Hiring Matt includes a team of volunteers who can provide materials and time to bring innovative procedures into the school.
Stephan McCrea Florida Teacher Certificate 845508 (954) 646 8246
A remarkable project is taking place in India. A fellow named Arvind Gupta has a website where he posts free ebooks. Yes, you can get free books from the Gutenberg Project (started by Michael Hart) and from many universities (such as the University of Michigan).
But look at this message:
Arvind Gupta<arvindtoys@gmail.com>
11/3/16
to me
Dear Steve,
Many thanks for this gift. In India where I live it is very difficult to get hold of books so your gift is very precious. I shall add to my collection and share with others.
In my collection you will really like DANGER SCHOOL - the most subversive cartoon book on Education. We got it into many Indian languages.
WE are starved of good books. Please share more resources.
love and peace
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If you are a teenager and you want o increase your impact on the Internet, why not look for free ebooks and send them to Arvind? You can also post the videos and ask your friends to click on the links below.
So, we started devising toys, science experiments using throwaway stuff - we have over 100 experiments with old plastic bottles, tetrapaks, one dozens caps using old newspapers, we make 30 different kinds of PUMPS with which children can inflate a balloon, throw water 15-feet away or make a water sprinkler with a plastic straw. We have put all this in the FREE public domain. Today 51-million children across the world have wathched our videos in 20 languages. My Website
From Science Teaching I was slowly drawn to Education. India has multiple languages. We have tried to translate some of the worlds' best books on Education in Indian languages to make them accessible to our teachers fom Free.
If you are a teacher, you can download 83 of the best books on Education in English
CERTIFICATE for Haiden Anderson Social Media Assistant.
He is certified for having social media skills. The specific skill demonstrated here is "putting end screens on a YouTube video." He is encouraged to expand and learn more to assist his future clients.
Select a project. For example, Distance Education Day How do we let the world know about this date (March 3, 1982)? [ x ] 1. Post your client's information on YouTube https://www.tinyurl.com/DistanceEducationDayVideo
(see the slideshow) [ x ] 7. Create a free website using Google Sites to put the links that are mentioned above. tinyurl.com/distanceeducationday
[ x ] 8. How about a t-shirt? Then make that shirt available for purchase on at least three locations (such as, website, blog and Facebook). This is an example of how to earn a CERTIFICATION as a Digital Footprint Specialist. You are a SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST or SOCIAL MEDIA Consultant or Advisor, plus you add the Createspace ebook and other "add ons" like the T Shirt.
You can get the list of "Tasks to Perform" from HERE Based on this portfolio, Steve McCrea is certified as a Digital Footprint Specialist. The Eight Tasks are available as a PDF or Word document. TINYURL.com/DigitalFootprintWorksheet http://tinyurl.com/digitalfootprintcertificate The blog
Send the evidence of your portfolio of pages and links to ManyPosters@gmail.com Attn: Steve McCrea, Instructor and Evaluator of Digital Footprint Certification, 21Century.Education
