MCS Digital Leaders: Looking Back on 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014

Happy (LATE) New Years! I know I am just a “tad” late on posting this, but I have decided that it is about time to talk about all that we have done in the year 2013. Let's start by going way back to August where we completed Digital Citizenship bundles on My Big Campus at the very beginning of the school year. In those bundles we learned about cyber bullying, the definition of digital citizenship, online digital tattoos, and safety & security. Around October, we began writing blog entries on topics involving Digital Citizenship and Leadership, participated in an Indiana eLearning Twitter Chat, and went to East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana for a mini conference where we were able to learn about their video production program. Lastly, throughout November and December, we developed digital curriculum on My Big Campus for our district's elementary students. We shared information on video production and video storytelling, created a session on copyright, made a "how-to" guide for taking "selfies," and introduced iMovie for the iPad.

For the 2014 year, we are hoping to make an even bigger impression on the state of Indiana and maybe even a national impression. On January 30, my Digital Leadership class is traveling to South Montgomery Community Schools in Crawfordsville, IN for another mini student conference to see what their students are doing with Digital Citizenship at their school. Coming up in March, my Digital Leadership class will teach elementary students during on-campus Elementary eLearning Days with the digital curriculum on digital storytelling and video production that we created. However, our biggest event this year is on April 26, 2014. We are going to be hosting a student technology conference at our school in Madison, Indiana. At our conference, "Alter Ego: Discover Your Digital Identity," we are going to have an incredible keynote speaker and a variety of workshops on technology powers (social powers, app. powers, video powers, and and digital powers). Lastly, in June, we are wrapping up the end of our school year by traveling to California to meet with Google, Apple, and My Big Campus (Which is a pretty big deal!). Although we don’t know what bumps and bruises we will get in the year of 2014, we will always hope for the best and will try to be prepared for all that 2014 holds!

Posted by Aleah Cutshall, Freshman, Madison Consolidated High School