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7 digital citizenship resources for educators and parents

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More children than ever have easy access to mobile devices at home and in school, making it critical to impart strong digital citizenship lessons to students. Teenagers’ social media use has doubled in recent years , from 34 percent who reported using social media multiple times a day in 2012 to 70 percent reporting the same today.

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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.

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Why Teach Digital Citizenship in 2022

Fractus Learning

By teaching the children good digital citizenship, you are keeping your children safe and helping them build an online presence they’ll be proud of…even at the age of 80. 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship. 1 – Digital Access. Buying and selling goods online makes you part of the digital commerce community.

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The benefits of using a web filter for digital learning

Hapara

Benefit 5: Supports digital citizenship practice The best internet filtering software for schools also supports digital citizenship. Hāpara Filter gives educators and learners the chance to have real-time conversations about digital citizenship. That could be their Chromebook, a family tablet or their phone.

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How to block websites in K-12 schools

Hapara

educate them about digital citizenship . It works on Chromebooks, Mac OS, Windows, tablets and mobile devices anytime students are learning. . It even shows you which websites are trying to track their browsing information and display ads, which could be part of a digital citizenship conversation teachers have with learners. .

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Digital Literacy–Too Important to Skip

Ask a Tech Teacher

IT Pro has an interesting article discussing the importance of digital literacy: Digital literacy is as important as reading and writing, Vodafone claims. A study from the company found that half of 18-24-year olds have limited access to a laptop, tablet or PC. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Summer Reading Online

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The online activities can be used for one-on-one instruction using a computer, tablet, or class instruction on an interactive whiteboard. Books are read on the website or a tablet. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them.

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