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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

A youth advocate with more than 20 years’ writing and speaking about youth and digital media, Anne has served on three national task forces on Internet safety, including the Obama administration’s 2009 Online Safety & Technology Working Group, which she co-chaired.

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More Now: Engaged Community

EdTechTeam

At the time, which was around 2006, many of the parents were concerned about internet safety—an issue we addressed as we talked about digital citizenship and safety practices. They’re going to be able to connect with the authors of the books they’re reading. We also gave parents the opportunity to offer feedback.

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Social Media Ed, Sex Ed, & Digital Responsibility

The Daring Librarian

From 1999-2006 I preached privacy, safety, net nanny & stranger danger - now I realize it''s their peers that are most likely to harass & bully. I did, however, always say that " The most effective, reliable, Internet Safety Filter is an Involved, Informed, and Aware Parent and an Educated and Ethical Kid."