The organizations that developed these policy statements
advocate for digital citizenship, which involves students actively using technology in creative problem solving and decision - making.
Children's commissioner Anne Longfield has
called for a digital citizenship programme in every school, warning that children are being «left to fend for themselves in the digital world».
«The good news is that K - 12 education is developing a toolkit of student strategies
for digital citizenship skills that incorporate the benefits and challenges of social media use,» writes Adam Steiner (@steineredtech).
Approximately 50 % of the work samples and reflections documented K - 12 students» use of technology
for digital citizenship in specific areas emphasized by the Civic Mission of Schools and the Framework for 21st Century Learning, including creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, and research and information fluency.
To learn more about educating
students for digital citizenship, don't miss the keynote panel at the upcoming National Forum on Character Education and the remarks of digital citizenship expert, Dr. Jason Ohler.
One such method might be to think of strategic development in five areas: management and administration, technology enhanced learning, cross curricular integration of a computing curriculum, a distinct computing curriculum and safeguarding and preparing the
learner for digital citizenship.
She supports children and teachers across the USA and around the globe to see virtual worlds, communities and games as
spaces for digital citizenship.
This follow - up study could also examine the extent to which teachers and their K - 12 students are meeting current
expectations for digital citizenship skills, including the use of social networking sites, wikis, and weblogs for creative problem solving and decision - making.
The NETS
standard for digital citizenship calls for students to «understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.»
The time is now, and while students have been hungry for this opportunity, the reinforcing research is thorough enough to justify using wikis, blogs, podcasts, Flickr, Moodle, and online writing technologies that I feel can significantly improve students» writing, and perhaps more importantly, prepare
them for digital citizenship.