The journey unfolds when teachers decide to move away from traditional teaching and toward a new vision of instructional design. It’s a learning journey—for teacher and student alike. The journey focuses on learning, not the technology. Taking the journey is critical for preparing students to live, learn, and work in a technology-rich world. Join us now as we embark on the next step in our journey, taking us along the path of digital citizenship.

Previous steps in the journey are still available: Project-Based Learning, Web 2.0, Envisioning the Future of Education and Technology, and Innovative Learning Technologies.

Learning & Leading with Technology

The December/January issue of L&L features an excellent article, "Passport to Digital Citizenship" written by ISTE book author Mike Ribble. Learn the four steps to appropriate technology use at school and at home when you read this article.

 Resources and Links

There's so much more to learn. Read past articles about digital citizenship culled from ISTE’s world-class publications, L&L, JRTE, and JCTE. Read more.

Browse our annotated links to some great digital citizenship Web sites.

 Further Your Journey with an ISTE webinar

We have some great webinars prepared for you! In November we're offering webinars on the following topics: Open Source Collaborative Applications, Blogging in the Classroom for Intermediate Users, and Virtual Fields Trips.

On December 9, learn about Digital Citizenship for Parents with Mike Ribble, the author of Digital Citizenship in Schools and the upcoming Raising a Digital Child. Or join Toys to Tools author, Liz Kolb, December 16 for From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning webinar. Learn more and register.

Technology in Practice, ISTE’s continuing Webinar Series, features 31 highly engaging webinars over the course of 2008-2009. Each webinar will feature a Web 2.0 tool or innovative technology of wide appeal to ISTE members and non-members alike. Learn more.

NETS

NETS for Students: As foundational ICT skills penetrate throughout our society, students will be expected to apply the basics in authentic, integrated ways to solve problems, complete projects, and creatively extend their abilities. ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards for Students (2007) help students prepare to work, live, and contribute to the social and civic fabric of their communities.

The new standards identify several higher-order thinking skills and digital citizenship as critical for students to learn effectively for a lifetime and live productively in our emerging global society.

Digital citizenship is a key component of NETS for Students. Learn more about NETS•S.

NETS for Students 2007 and NETS for Teachers 2008 are now available as PDFs for free download. Get your copy now.

ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) have served as a roadmap for improved teaching and learning by educators throughout the United States. The standards, used in every U.S. state and many countries, are credited with significantly influencing expectations for students and creating a target of excellence relating to technology.

 The National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)

NECC 2009—Celebrating 30 years of ed tech vision!

Join us as ISTE looks back on 30 amazing years of change and innovation in ed tech—and more importantly as we look forward to the years ahead. Learn more about our exciting plans for NECC 2009.

Stop by the ISTE Bookstore 

While on Your Learning Journey, be sure to stop by the ISTE bookstore. We've got some great books for you to check out, and ISTE members receive a 30% discount on all titles.

Digital Citizenship in Schools
Digital Citizenship in Schools is an essential introduction to digital citizenship. Starting with a basic definition of the concept and an explanation of its relevance and importance, the authors go on to explore the nine elements of digital citizenship. They provide a useful audit and professional development activities to help educators determine how to go about integrating digital citizenship concepts into the classroom. Activity ideas and lesson plans round out this timely book.

Raising a Digital Child: A Digital Citizenship Handbook for Parents   Available January 2009          By the author of Digital Citizenship in Schools. Mike Ribble's new book, Raising a Digital Child: A Digital Citizenship Handbook for Parents is your guide to many of the newest and most popular technologies, in parent-friendly language, along with discussions of the risks each might harbor and the types of behaviors that every child should learn to become good a citizen in this new digital world.

 Available Now Digital Citizenship and Creative Content Program.

For more information about this program,
click here.

To download the free curriculum, 
click here.