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Character Education
By: Abigail Bush, Blane Hughes, Marianna Taylor
What is Character Education?
Character education is the teaching of children in a manner that will help them develop variously as moral, civic, good, mannered, behaved, non-bullying, healthy, critical, successful, traditional, compliant or socially acceptable beings.
Importance of Character Education
and Roles in the 21st Century
Teaches children morals, self respect , conflict resolution, ethics manners, and interpersonal skills
Children develop a routine of phrases using manners; such as good morning and please and thank you
Children learn how to interact with others in group settings
Implementing Technology Tools to
Promote Character Education
Character Education Posters: promote behavior and desired traits by giving students a visually stimulating poster to reference their behavior
Implementing Technology Tools to
Promote Character Education
Implementing Technology Tools
to Promote Character Education
Morning Announcements: highlight various accomplishments made by students in extra curricular activities, church groups, girl scout/boy scout troops.
“Good Morning Harold Blanco Elementary! Over the weekend Blane Hughes, Abigail Bush and Marianna Taylor volunteered to read to the elderly at a local nursing home with Girl Scout Troop number 11. Let’s give them a roud of applause!”
Implementing Technology Tools to
Promote Character Education
Youtube: Use short value based stories to promote morals and values.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyR8jnvdgyE
Using Technology to Promote
Character Education
Children obtain character education through technology from:
- managing risks they encounter
- enabling self expression
- learning how to interact with others
Conclusion
There are many technological uses that promote character education. As you can see from the examples given, technology is a huge part of character education and how it helps the students, as well as their parents.
Works Cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_education
http://www.youtube.com/
