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Five digital citizenship activities everyone should know about

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Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Our students use technology for learning, connecting with friends and entertainment. What is digital citizenship in the classroom?

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What are the nine elements of digital citizenship?

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Schools can help by making the key elements of digital citizenship part of their culture. What is digital citizenship? Digital citizenship refers to acting responsibly online. Learners need to think about their digital footprints and how to use technology in healthy ways.

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From digital citizenship to digital leadership in a South Carolina elementary school

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Technology is present in kids’ worlds now more than ever before. Whether it be social media, school use or gaming, students are almost always on some sort of digital application. I am currently a fifth grade teacher and Digital Learning Coach at Oak Grove Elementary School in Lexington, South Carolina. Where we started .

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How students can safely search the internet

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Digital citizenship, online safety and 21st-century skills instruction. Curriculum and class activities that focus on digital citizenship , internet safety for students and 21st-century skills encourage them to make responsible digital decisions. AI technology with real-time analysis. para Filter.

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How to practice ethical monitoring

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Federal law requires schools using the internet for instructional purposes to use web filtering software to keep learners safe online and have a strategy in place to teach them about digital citizenship. Curated browsing experiences created by preselecting a specific list of websites model what good digital citizenship looks like.

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Beyond connectivity: using technology to support learner equity and access

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ASCD article , “One of the most important lessons we can learn after more than a year of pandemic-related disruption, is that it is not possible to have a truly equitable learning environment absent robust technology access. Support opportunity and equity with technology tools . Build autonomy, self-management and digital citizenship.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

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Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Each of these experts has a background in education, a unique voice and a passion for using technology in the classroom. Lindy Hockenbary.

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