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6 steps to promote good digital citizenship for all students

eSchool News

They use these tools on their own terms and for their own reasons, many of which aren’t readily apparent to older adults who didn’t grow up with tablets and mobile phones in hand. A 6-step digital citizenship plan. Step 2: Focus on digital etiquette, respect, and safety. Here’s how we do it at our district.

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BYOD Begins With Trust and Respect

A Principal's Reflections

Up until this point we had students sign off on a paper guideline sheet after which I created a username and password for them to access the secure guest network. This information was then passed on to Ron and each student that filled out the form was granted access. Take a look at the traffic at each access point below.

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Remind Takes Student and Stakeholder Engagement to a New Level

A Principal's Reflections

Introducing two-way messaging on mobile for can be tricky, because teachers need messaging to be safe when communicating with minors and parents, and many don’t want to have to manage incoming text messages from their entire class! Students use texting as a social activity, but it can also be practice to build a positive digital footprint.

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How to Cope with Bullying

Ask a Tech Teacher

90% of teens who report being cyberbullied have also been bullied offline. ( “Seven Fears and the Science of How Mobile Technologies May Be Influencing Adolescents in the Digital Age,” George and Odgers, 2015 ). Cyberbullying— a discussion on what cyberbullying is; for older students or as a guideline for you when teaching the topic.

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Acceptable or Responsible? What’s Your Use Policy?

Tom Murray

We believe it is our moral obligation as educators to keep students safe, while simultaneously enabling them to create responsible digital footprints. Unfortunately, many school districts’ filtering policies were developed before the rise of interactive web tools, social media, and mobile technologies. Encourage high levels of access.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

The engaging video summaries of textbook material provide access to more than a thousand full-length college courses. Students join with a free Study.com account that can be accessed with mobile apps (with the exception of proctored exams). These are treated exactly like any other lesson under the Teacher Edition guidelines.

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5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.