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17 K-8 Digital Citizenship Topics

Ask a Tech Teacher

Students can use Google Earth to take a virtual tour of a zoo or a blog to collaborate on class research. This used to mean limiting access to the internet, blocking websites, and layering rules upon rules hoping (vainly) students would be discouraged from using an infinite and fascinating resource. It didn’t work.

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What are the nine elements of digital citizenship?

Hapara

It’s not surprising that the majority of that screen time is dedicated to watching online videos and hanging out on social media platforms. Schools can help by making the key elements of digital citizenship part of their culture. What is digital citizenship?

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11 Projects to Teach Digital Citizenship

Ask a Tech Teacher

Students can use Google Earth to take a virtual tour of a zoo or a blog to collaborate on class research. This vast landscape of resources is offered digitally, freely (often), and equitably (hopefully), but to take that cerebral trek through the online world, children must know how to do it safely, securely, and responsibly.

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Creative Fabrica–the Perfect Solution for Teachers, Creators, and Anyone In a Hurry

Ask a Tech Teacher

I–like many teachers–do a lot of prep for my teaching, often requiring digital desktop publishing platforms. What is it Creative Fabrica is a digital marketplace out of Amsterdam that offers a wide range of creative resources for designers, crafters, creators, and to my specific area of interest–teachers.

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Safely Involve Students in Social Media and More Student Voice Tips

The CoolCatTeacher

Heather Callihan in episode 143 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Safely Involve Students in Social Media and More Ways to Give Students a Voice. Heather: Well, Vicki, I have a passion for digital citizenship and student voice integrated in there.

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How students can safely search the internet

Hapara

As a result, our learners gain access to a wide variety of perspectives and sources outside of their school and community. . An internet search can bring up videos, message boards, blogs or social media posts with toxic messaging. . Digital citizenship, online safety and 21st-century skills instruction.

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Introducing YouTube and Social Media Controls for Lightspeed Parent Portal™ 

Lightspeed Systems

Lightspeed Parent Portal's YouTube and social media controls pave the way for a more secure and enriching digital journey for students. Therefore, collaboration between parents, guardians, and educators is key in fostering digital citizenship. Want to learn more about Lightspeed’s Parent Portal ?