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/