The bottom line is, we need to be mindful that raising good kids also means raising
good digital citizens.
Most importantly, can we teach children to be positive creators as part of their development
as digital citizens?
A simple and effective game plan to teach your child how to be a great
digital citizen by showing good character online and following technology etiquette.
Learn how to address the various stakeholder communities involved in developing students into
global digital citizens.
They felt a certain sense of mastery over the computer, and saw themselves as authors and
digital citizens for the first time.
By combining teaching and learning with a digital platform, you're developing responsible
digital citizens who know how to use technology appropriately and safely, and when not to use technology at all.
So how do schools respond to these changes and build a classroom of today that can provide learning fit for pupils to become
confident digital citizens of tomorrow?
Responsible
digital citizens emerge from schools where students are taught about the rules, risks, and trust involved in the safe, respectful use of social media.
We've asked their editors to compile a list of their most popular articles and tip sheets to guide parents as they raise responsible and
thoughtful digital citizens.
This may pose a challenge for teachers in providing guidance to emerging
digital citizens when it comes to copyright ownership and internet safety.
Regular monitoring helps parent or carers know what concepts teens understand, what skills they have and what additional coaching they need, as they learn to be
independent digital citizens as an adult.
Being a responsible
digital citizen means having the online social skills to take part in online community life in an ethical and respectful way.
The path of the
global digital citizen is about learners being effective and ethical contributors to the world.
They know their kids the best, so recognize them as the experts by encouraging school - based conversations about raising responsible and
respectful digital citizens.
Reading local headlines and finding a band playing a show later sounds like a downright heartening shift in focus from watching Facebook's vast tangle
of digital citizens emote endlessly into their algorithmically - curated voids.
This understanding could potentially help teacher certification programs prepare future teachers by encouraging their students to become
digital citizens in accordance with the NETS.
The programme aims to create the next generation of informed, responsible and
resilient digital citizens by providing schools with a roadmap for planning and teaching «with» and «about» digital technology.
The time for a collaborative, networked approach that includes support for individual teacher - leaders as well as advancing systemic change might just be right, as Generation Y, the «Me» Generation is being replaced by the «C» Generation, a psychographic group emerging on both sides of the Atlantic as highly connected, pluralistic, multi-cultural, media - savvy
digital citizens with shared values and lifestyles.
School librarians are often the only professionals in the building who address the development of
proud digital citizens and leaders — helping learners to understand their digital footprints, to build academic digital footprints and to respect the intellectual property of others when they remix and engage in new forms of communication and storytelling.
Game plan # 5 covers how to be a
great digital citizen by showing good character online and following netiquette.
Digital Citizens said this policy probably doesn't go far enough because it merely minimizes the chance an ad comes up next to «undesirable» videos.
We'd like to see the conversation bring into a sharper focus that good
digital citizens respect copyright and the work of others.»
A researcher from New York - based firm GIPEC
sent Digital Citizens screenshots of a Donald Trump ad next to two videos with ISIS connections.
«As we dove into the research, there were certainly moments where we saw things that were troubling,» said Adam Benson, deputy executive director
at Digital Citizens Alliance, in an interview.
Recent Digital Citizens initiatives include working with state attorneys general to educate citizens about the proper disposal of opioids and other dangerous drugs, a look into how new pirate devices and apps enable hackers to infect consumers» computers, and an investigation into how millions of college emails and passwords are for sale on the Dark Web.
Digital Citizens Report Shows How Everything From Fake News to Fundraising Scams are Undermining Americans Trust in the Internet
Harvard Education Letter (Sept / Oct 2011) Turning Digital Natives
into Digital Citizens (Details the exact approach to Digital Literacy being pioneered at Journey School.
Now the inventor of the web Tim Berners Lee has
challenged digital citizens to help draft a «Magna Carta for the web» as part of the wider Web we Wantcampaign.
Among the key proposals are high speed broadband for everyone, an online «knowledge library»,
digital citizen passports and a digital bill of rights.
Skills that are particularly helpful in raising respectful citizens, including
future digital citizens, include empathy, embracing respect for one's self and others, understanding how to be assertive versus aggressive, understanding feelings, and learning how to communicate effectively.
She is a National Board Certified Teacher whose passion is educational technology, and her mission is to teach her students how to be responsible,
literate digital citizens.
In fact, some programs that teach digital citizenship have outlined no less than nine elements that intersect to inform a well -
equipped digital citizen.
The Children's Commissioner continued: «I hope 5 A Day will be at the very least a starting point for parents to tackle one of the modern parenting world's newest and biggest dilemmas and help children to lead the way as
active digital citizens.»
To be
true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use.
Nurturing digitally confident and
competent digital citizens requires that we develop the whole individual — not just their digital skills, but also values like kindness, self - awareness, self - regulation and resilience.
You can also participate in Digital Citizenship Week to instill important lessons about using the internet safely and responsibly and treating
other digital citizens with respect.
Ultimately, we hope that our collaboration will help kids develop into good
digital citizens so that they can harness the power of these media to make the world a better place.»
When students are given the opportunity to collaborate to design and produce a PSA, create a Glogster poster, or craft a digital story, they embody the NETS goals for safe, responsible, constructive, and
innovative digital citizens.
It is our hope that through this project and wiki, we can help students understand and reach their full potential as 21st
century digital citizens.
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