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It's time to commit to digital citizenship!
07/04/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Standards
All she wanted was a new dress for senior prom.
But when 18-year-old Kristen Lane posted a picture of herself wearing her old prom dress on social media, hoping to sell it to raise funds, she received a relentless barrage of hateful comments about her appearance instead.…
What prevention science tells us about cyberbullying
06/19/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Learning sciences
I recently facilitated a discussion at a local school on personal tech. The conversation started with parents expressing concerns, sometimes befuddlement, but all earnestly wanting the best from their children.
Most of the discussion involved the over-30 crowd until a lone…
4 things to know about teaching digital literacy to refugees
06/14/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Global collaboration, ISTE Standards for Students
Since 2012 I've worked with refugees in the Salt Lake area, a destination point where about 60,000 displaced people currently live. My work with the refugee population has ranged from hosting story times, participating in outreach, teaching adults how to use computers and, most recently,…
5 ways educators can become digital citizenship leaders
06/06/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
You may be a tech-savvy educator who brings digital age lessons and projects to your classroom, but are you doing all you can to be a digital leader on campus?
After all, we're all digital citizens, and the latest lens on digital citizenship calls on educators…
Students teach parents about social media
04/10/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
I am passionate about student agency and student voice and believe very much in…
Digital citizenship needs to be a group effort
03/12/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Standards
A student shares his email password with a friend, who shares it with another friend, who sends an inappropriate picture to everyone in the students’ contacts list. It was a joke! But that…
Students use grief, passion, technology to create a movement
02/22/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship
Following the Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Florida, the world saw teenagers being self-directed and empowered as they pursued a real-world project they felt passionately about. It saw students being dynamic digital citizens, using social media and other web platforms to engage…
A new twist on cyberbullying
01/17/2018
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Standards
Over the years, I’ve worked hard to teach my students about appropriate online behavior. I’ve spent a lot of time teaching students to “do this” or “don’t do that” online. While I feel this method works for younger students, I’ve come to realize that high school students require a different…
How students become influencers and advocates
12/20/2017
Topics: Digital Citizenship
Teen filmmaker Laney Blair knows better than anyone how the media can influence the way girls feel about themselves.
Making films has taught her some intense lessons about self-love. About how unreal the images we see everyday are. About how important it is to be honest and…
Infographic: Citizenship in the digital age
12/14/2017
Topics: Digital Citizenship
There has never been a better time to be a young creator!
Free and low-cost digital tools allow students to write blogs, share their photos and art work on social media, create videos and develop a YouTube following, and collaborate on projects with peers around the world.
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