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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

That’s why teaching digital citizenship has to be part of our roles as educators. So what is digital citizenship? Digital citizenship refers to being a responsible member of the global digital community. Digital citizens make healthy decisions and positive contributions to the community.

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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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College Credit Class in Digital Citizenship

Ask a Tech Teacher

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. This one starts next week: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital footprint, digital privacy.

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

Hapara

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. Digital citizenship for younger learners . Where we started .

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Ann Oro: Developing A Digital Citizenship Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

Ann Oro helped her diocese develop curriculum standards for digital citizenship by grade level. Ann Oro: A Digital Citizenship Curriculum. So today we’re going to talk about, “What should we be teaching kids about digital citizenship?”. It’s not, “Be afraid of who might meet you online.”. Listen Now.

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12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today: 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with students, parents, meetings, grades, reports, reviews, and thinking. Clean up your social media stream –delete pictures and comments you no longer find as funny as when you first posted them or make them private.

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Social Media Use & Our Students: Guest Host @JKDNCN #EdtechMissions

Teacher Reboot Camp

Many educators, administrators, and parents would prefer to leave social media out of the curriculum. Social media is scary! Yes, our learners do very scary things on social media which can and have ruined lives. We meet at 10amET (3pmUTC) to 10:30amET (3:30pmUTC) ( click for more time zones).