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Rethinking Digital Citizenship

Edsurge

The need to teach responsible and ethical digital habits has never been more pressing. For students, digital citizenship isn’t just a skill — it’s essential to navigating everything from staying connected with their friends to learning about the world around them, to preparing for college and career.

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Tech Tip #125: Basics in Every Lesson Plan

Ask a Tech Teacher

The six strands include digital citizenship, keyboarding skills, problem-solving, research skills, vocabulary expansion, and publishing and sharing. She talks about how to establish a foundation of digital citizenship by making students aware of online safety and etiquette from early grades.

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Tech Tip #138: 7 Ways to Evaluate Websites

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The definition of ‘up to date’ will vary with the topic. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Is content accurate (based on student knowledge)? Is the information included on the website up to date?

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Q&A: How To Empower Students with Digital Citizenship in the Virtual Classroom

EdTech Magazine

This new learning environment also placed a heightened focus on digital citizenship, which generally refers to how we use technology safely and responsibly. In her eyes, digital citizenship goes beyond just keeping students safe online.

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The Top 3 Elements of Student Digital Citizenship

EdTech Magazine

The Top 3 Elements of Student Digital Citizenship. Now that we have technology in our classrooms, communities and homes, parents and educators are likely asking themselves, “How do we help children effectively use digital tools?”. Digital citizenship is the answer. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 06/07/2018 - 11:08.

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. Digital Citizenship that Works. Enhanced Transcript.

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Digital citizenship: a conceptual model for developing a K-12 curriculum

Neo LMS

Digital citizenship is essential for all people living in a digital economy. Since the economy shapes our lives and our communities, we cannot take part as active citizens in the important events around us without digital skills. Read more: The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know [INFOGRAPHIC].