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

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In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. 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. ISTE is the parent organization of EdSurge.

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Navigating Social Media as a Parent

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Recently I attended an e-parenting workshop at a local school here in Chattanooga and the speaker shared a great social media rating guide: This can be found at www.safesmartsocial.com. If you still are only watching your child's Facebook usage, you are being duped into thinking you are a vigilant parent!

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Trying to Ban Facebook is Not the Answer.

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Image Source It is our professional opinion that you get your child off Facebook. I wondered what would make a school even venture this request in our social media saturated society. But is asking parents to get their children off of Facebook the answer? Facebook and social media are not going away.

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Questions Parents Ask

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Your role as a parent is critical to preparing your children to go online before using social media platforms. Remember this: Few social media websites are vetted for age-appropriateness. Most social media platforms do enforce age limits but these are self-monitored. My kids are age 13 and 10. konstellaInc.

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Fostering Digital Fluency

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When I first went 1:1 in the classroom I was on Facebook, but beyond that, I knew nothing about digital citizenship or digital footprints. I relied on resources such as Common Sense Media and Nearpod ’s digital citizenship lessons to learn alongside my students. Laurie Guyon.

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The Internet Can Be a Force for Good. Here’s How.

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All of this amounts to what is essentially a new frontier in society, and it’s often called “digital citizenship.” Over the summer, EdSurge sat down with one of the foremost experts on this topic: Marialice Curran, founder and executive director of the Digital Citizenship Institute. What is digital citizenship?

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How to DIY Your Distance Learning PD

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But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. And a Facebook group you've heard of is full of educators who are, like you, interested in project-based learning.

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