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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

That’s why teaching digital citizenship has to be part of our roles as educators. So what is digital citizenship? Digital citizenship refers to being a responsible member of the global digital community. Digital citizens make healthy decisions and positive contributions to the community.

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What Students Want Teachers—and Facebook—to Know About Digital Citizenship

Edsurge

It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school. But it was also on Facebook where in 2011 Jivani, then in ninth grade, posted a video of her removing the wig. ISTE is the parent organization of EdSurge.

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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

She serves on the Trust & Safety advisory boards of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Yubo. In 2016, she gave a TEDx talk on “ The Heart of Digital Citizenship ” at the ITU’s WSIS in Geneva. She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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5 Digital Citizenship Activities with Buncee

Buncee

Digital Citizenship Week is almost here, which means it’s the perfect time to introduce and encourage safe online practices in your classroom! Digital citizenship skills are vital , not only for students’ academic and career success, but for their emotional and physical wellbeing as well.

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Subscriber Special: Huge Savings on Posters

Ask a Tech Teacher

Print them out and hang them on your classroom walls or share them out digitally on a Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram feed. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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129 Digital Citizenship Links on 22 Topics

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a long list of websites to address Digital Citizenship topics you teach in your classroom: Avatars. to promote digital privacy. Copyrights and Digital Law. Brainpop Digital Citizenship. Digital presence. Digital Communications. Avatar 1–a monster. Avatar 2–Lego you.

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Games Can Breed Uncivil Behavior. They Can Also Teach Digital Citizenship.

Edsurge

And how kids act in games can offer a glimpse into how they may act in other digital worlds—and the real one as well. As Games Evolve, Digital Citizenship Follows Higgins grew up with online games—back in the days of dial-up modems and laggy connections. Yet that’s not stopping efforts to create digital citizenship games.