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Nine Elements. Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society. Technology users need to be aware that not everyone has the same opportunities when it comes to technology. Working toward equal digital rights and supporting electronic access is the starting point of Digital Citizenship. Digital exclusion makes it difficult to grow as a society increasingly using these tools. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Respect, Educate and Protect (REPs) These elements have also been organized under the principles of respect, educate and protect. Respect Your Self/Respect Others - Etiquette - Access - Law Educate Your Self/Connect with Others - Literacy - Communication - Commerce Protect Your Self/Protect Others -Rights and Responsibility - Safety (Security) - Health and Welfare If this was to be taught beginning at the kindergarten level it would follow this pattern:

A Simple Guide to All That Teachers Need to Know about Digital Citizenship. Digital citizenship is a key component of the technology and media literacy. We should not only teach our students how to be good citizens in the real physical world but how they can be good netizens of the online world as well.Today's learning requires alot of use of technology and most imprtant of all, our students are using technology on a daily basis- text messaging, blogging, Facebooking, Twittering, watching videos, gaming and networking. They live in two different but interconnected worlds. What they do online can have a severe repercussions on their real life if not properly instructed on digital safety issues and this is where digital citizenship fits in. Digital citizenship can be defined as " the norms of appropriate, responsible behaviour with regard to technology use.

"It is the combinatio of technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age. The role of teachers 2- Google+ Safety Guide for Educators Webliography : Draft (August 2012) Template for an ICT and Social Media Policy for Schools in the Republic of Ireland. Digital Citizenship flashcards. How To Handle Content Filtering For iPads In The Classroom (And At Home) CurriculumOutline. Digital Citizenship 7-12. Fair Use, Art, Swiss Cheese and Me. Media and Technology Resources for Educators. February 27, 2014 We are thrilled to announce the release of our entire Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum as a set of eight interactive, multimedia iBooks Textbooks, available for free in the iBooks Store... read more March 31, 2014 Imagine … a school district that is teaching Digital Literacy and Citizenship lessons to 28,000 K-12 students, with 1,800 trained teachers.

Is it possible? Categories: Digizen - Home. Digital Citizenship. Be a first class digital citizen! Tim & Moby guide you through the dos, the don’ts, the whys and the whats with this great collection of ICT topics, activities, and printable materials. On the Spotlight homepage you’ll find a Cyberbullying Activity, a Social Networking FYI, the Information Privacy Quiz and a host of helpful movies: And there’s more! You can download the Digital Citizenship flipchart available from our Promethean Partner Resource page (you’ll need the ActivInspire Software for this). We’ve also got some Tips & Ideas for Digital Citizenship lessons for you to download: Visit the Spotlight to begin your Digital Citizen education…

Jeadigitalmedia.org. Take your students on a Video Scavenger Hunt Teaching the basics of videography and editing to students can feel like a daunting experience sometimes. However, a simple and fun lesson I have developed for my students has proven to pay off with their progress. Take your students on a video scavenger hunt! Who doesn’t like a scavenger hunt?! By following this lesson, you […] Join the JEA Digital Media Committee at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 12 , in San Diego (and bring a friend) The JEA Digital Media Committee (the group responsible for this site and a host of other things) will be meeting in San Diego at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention. 14 Takeaways From Journalism Interactive 2014 I made it to my first Journalism Interactive Conference this past weekend.

StorymapJS a sleek, simple tool for geographic stories If you love the tool TimelineJS, you’re going to love this. Do This, Not That Edublogs helps advisers manage classroom blogging. NETS Standards. Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum for Grades 9-12. Your Online Image. Managing Project Teams. AUP%20Student%20Policy%206.175. Teachers | PBS Teachers . Tech Integration . Research & Best Practices. Preview: Privacy Policy – Policies & Principles. There are many different ways you can use our services – to search for and share information, to communicate with other people or to create new content. When you share information with us, for example by creating a Google Account, we can make those services even better – to show you more relevant search results and ads, to help you connect with people or to make sharing with others quicker and easier.

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Information you share. Making The Right Digital Decisions. Recently, my district began a huge initiative to combat bullying/cyberbullying and to help students become more aware of the choices they make both in their face-to-face lives and their digital decisions as well. There is no one right way or right answer that will stop the problems. However, I do believe that the classroom and our schools are the places where tough conversations need to be had.

I have been collecting several resources and I want to share. By no means is this all the stuff that is out there. And some of it may work or may not. The point is to find something (curriculum, activity, website, video, etc) and start having the conversations, not just with students but with teachers, administrators, parents and our communities. To start, I want to share this powerful video that was recently shared with me. How can teachers and schools help? There are lots of curricula out there to use in the classroom.You can do a quick search and find lots of free (and paid) stuff.