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Common Sense Certified Educator: Digital Citizenship Checklist. "I'm inspired to teach digital citizenship and become a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified Educator because I see the excitement, engagement, and passion from my students when using technology in a way that is safe and enhances their individual learning experiences.

Common Sense Certified Educator: Digital Citizenship Checklist

" Nicole Swick, Common Sense Certified Educator, CICS West Belden Charter School, Ill. Being a Common Sense Certified Educator is an official stamp of recognition from Common Sense. Once certified, you'll receive a digital badge that you can put in your email signature (among other places) so others know about your efforts, and it's a great addition to your résumé. This certification also could open doors for you to speak to the press and at local trainings and conferences about these issues.

Digital Literacy

8 digital life skills all children need – and a plan for teaching them. A generation ago, IT and digital media were niche skills.

8 digital life skills all children need – and a plan for teaching them

Today, they are a core competency necessary to succeed in most careers. Terms of Service; Didn't Read. 15 Rules of Netiquette for Online Discussion Boards [INFOGRAPHIC] - Online Education Blog of Touro College. “Netiquette” refers to rules of etiquette that apply to online communication.

15 Rules of Netiquette for Online Discussion Boards [INFOGRAPHIC] - Online Education Blog of Touro College

Follow these 15 rules of netiquette to make sure you sound respectful, polite, and knowledgeable when you post to your class’s online discussion boards. Before posting your question to a discussion board, check if anyone has asked it already and received a reply. Just as you wouldn’t repeat a topic of discussion right after it happened in real life, don’t do that in discussion boards either.Stay on topic – Don’t post irrelevant links, comments, thoughts, or pictures.Don’t type in ALL CAPS! If you do, it will look like you’re screaming.Don’t write anything that sounds angry or sarcastic, even as a joke, because without hearing your tone of voice, your peers might not realize you’re joking.Always remember to say “Please” and “Thank you” when soliciting help from your classmates.Respect the opinions of your classmates.

RULE OF THUMB: If you wouldn’t do or say something in real life, don’t do it online either. Digital Citizenship Education in Saskatchewan. Docstoc. Online Safety: A Teacher’s Guide to Dealing with Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Student Privacy. Social media and text messages have blurred the lines between students’ school lives and private lives.

Online Safety: A Teacher’s Guide to Dealing with Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Student Privacy

While most schools take clear steps to protect students at school, more schools are beginning to consider the need to set policies that apply to students’ activities outside of school. When it comes to questionable online activities like cyberbullying and sexting, kids sometimes feel pressured to follow the crowd. Teachers can play a crucial role in setting high expectations for online behavior. Schools can open conversations about online safety so that students learn to set personal boundaries and feel more comfortable reporting incidents like bullying and harassment.

Image via Flickr by Brad Flickinger. Privacy Since the birth of the Internet, adults have been worried about kids sharing too much online. On the plus side, teens are becoming increasingly aware of the need to protect themselves online. Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then… It is the responsibility of all educators to model good digital citizenship for their students.

Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then…

Especially when it comes to copyright, plagiarism and intellectual property. The waters are murky. Not being familiar with online digital rights and responsibilities (hey, teachers did not grow up with the Internet being around), educators are wading through uncharted waters (hey, I did not know that I could not just google an image to use. Internet Catalogue. Definition Of Digital Citzenship. The Definition Of Digital Citizenship by Terry Heick As more and more students interact digitally–with content, one another, and various communities–the concept of digital citizenship becomes increasingly important.

Definition Of Digital Citzenship

Which begs the question: what is digital citizenship? Well, first citizenship, which is formally defined as “the quality of an individual’s response to membership in a community.” This makes citizenship far more complex than a simple legal matter, but rather one that consists of self-knowledge, interaction, and intimate knowledge of a place, its people, and its cultural history. How 3 Different Generations Use The Internet. The web is filled with videos, social media chatter, and more resources than your brain can handle.

How 3 Different Generations Use The Internet

Who is putting all that stuff online? According to a new study on internet usage by different generations, all the content on the web may be coming from some unexpected places. The 8 Key Elements Of Digital Literacy. The Internet in Real-Time. SOCIAL MEDIA AND OPEN EDUCATION. STF Bibliography. Enter Private Mode: Technology That Protects Your Children Online. It's no secret that our kids are Internet savvy.

Enter Private Mode: Technology That Protects Your Children Online

Social-media profiles, e-mail and texts are as much a part of their daily lives as bikes and tree houses were to those of a generation before. That means parents are on the front lines, in 2014, when it comes to monitoring what their kids do online. It's not a one-size-fits all equation. While more than 50% of U.S. adolescents visit a social-media site every day, and 75% of them own smartphones — according to a recent American Academy of Pediatrics paper — even tweens are online. Some 30% of parents polled told Parenting.com that they allow their 10–12 year olds to use Facebook. "Every parent raises their child according to their own values," says Victoria Kempf, Internet safety advocate and co-founder of ScreenRetriever. The bottom line for making wise choices about keeping kids smart and safe as they begin their Internet lives? Protecting your children online Learn the sites your kids visit; know the apps they use.

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Digital Citizenship. 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.

Nine Elements

Digital Access: full electronic participation in society.