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"Like it or not, today's students are not just citizens. They are "digital" citizens. This means that educators need to spend time with students on ensuring they know how to be responsible online."
Beth Dichter's insight:
In this post Lisa Neilson shares a great activity to help students learn more about digital citizenship. There are five steps, which begin with the students thinking about their online reputation and coming up with a sentence that describes it in 140 characters or less. * Students them would then go to Animoto and create a 30 second video using images that help illustrate their sentence (Steps 2 and 3 in the post). * Videos would then be uploaded to Padlet. *Have a movie screening so the students can see others work. There is much more information in the post and I would urge you to check out the link to the New York City Department of Education Social - Media page for additional resources. 
Jennifer Crutchfield's curator insight,
August 23, 2014 10:28 AM
So true that all educators need to do this thanks for sharing @GwenythJones
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"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."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic is designed for college, but in fact the rules apply to students of all ages. Teaching students how to be good citizens online is a component of digital citizenship. The 15 rules in the infographic are wise to follow not only on online discussion boards, but may be considered a foundation to build your digital identity, tattoo, footprint...you choose the word that works best for you. With younger students we may need to modify some language or introduce the rules over a period of time, helping them to learn just what good netiquette is.
Kimberly House's curator insight,
June 15, 2014 1:31 PM
Fabulous graphic to post in the classroom (and for teachers too!) 
Lyn Pat's curator insight,
August 7, 2015 8:03 PM
This infographic is designed for college, but in fact the rules apply to students of all ages. Teaching students how to be good citizens online is a component of digital citizenship. The 15 rules in the infographic are wise to follow not only on online discussion boards, but may be considered a foundation to build your digital identity, tattoo, footprint...you choose the word that works best for you. With younger students we may need to modify some language or introduce the rules over a period of time, helping them to learn just what good netiquette is.
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"This motion graphic speaks volumes about using good digital citizenship in social media. Educators did not design it. Instead, Curated Content created it for the Australian based company Origin. Instead of opting for the traditional “white paper” policy guidelines for social media, Origin chose to inform its employees about its usage with an entertaining approach involving a motion graphic."
Beth Dichter's insight:
What if we had our students design a motion graphic that explained how our school views digital citizenship? Would more students understand why we consider digital citizenship important and how it may impact them in future years? This post provides a motion graphic that discusses the policy of Origin, an Australian based company. In 3 plus minutes you are shown what you should do, and what you should not do. As always you will find links to other articles that also discuss social media at the end of the post.
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"Talking to our learners about digital citizenship requires us continually to revise and update our messages. We tell our students constantly that we are not cops here at school to block their access online, but rather we are here to educate them about using it."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Teaching digital citizenship is not as simple as we think. This year with information being released about the NSA and their actions a new layer was added. Several weeks ago The Guardian released a short video, The NSA and Surveillance Made Simple, that helps to explain what it means when metadata is collected (and explains what the metadata is) and how this may impact privacy.
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Today when you go into a school there may be computer labs or there may be laptop carts that stay within a classroom or are shared...but in either of these situation there is still a need for rules to help guide students. This infographic provides 10 rules, each with an image and limited text. Consider sharing it with your students digitally (or you may purchase one to hang up in the computer lab/classroom).
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"It’s a simple little prop I use when teaching Digital Citizenship to our pK-12 Aurora Huskies students, but I think it sends a powerful message. I love utilizing props to try to get my point across to students and thought that creating a kit full of props would be a great way to reinforce a very important topic in our schools."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Teaching digital citizenship is not an easy task. This post explores what happens when you create a toolkit of props and use them to help students make connections to online behavior. Below are a couple of examples (quoted from the post): * Padlock. The padlock is to remind students to set strong passwords and to set up passcode locks on all of their digital devices. * Tube of Toothpaste. Imagine the information that you are putting online is like the toothpaste coming out of the tube. Once it is out, it is almost impossible to get it all back in the tube! As you read through the post you will find many more suggestions and you may come up with some of your own ideas as to what should be in the kit. If you do make a comment and share them here.
Philip Finlay-Bryan's curator insight,
October 19, 2013 8:07 AM
Not just for kids, lessons and reminders for us all 
Pamela Perry King's curator insight,
October 21, 2013 12:12 PM
This is a FANTASTIC IDEA!! So Clever!! 
Melissa Marshall's curator insight,
August 27, 2014 10:34 PM
This is a great idea - a kit of props to help the message sink in! Some of the props used are:
- a padlock: to symbolise keeping data safe - who will you unlock your life and details to? - a tube of toothpaste: like what you post online, once it is out it is almost impossible to out it all back in the tube! - a permanent marker: everything that you put online is permanent—even if you hit the delete button after posting.
Maybe you have a few other suggestions that might be useful to add to a survival toolkit!
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"Something you may not know about us here at Common Sense Media, is that quite a few of us are former classroom teachers! When we develop new materials, we always have our favorite memories to guide us. One thing we remember fondly is being amazed by how music transformed a classroom – kids would jump to their feet, whatever the song, to sing and sway while the teacher subtly wove word play and pattern recognition into the mix."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Here is a new resource to help teach elementary students about digital citizenship. Thanks to Common Sense Media for putting together a song and video with lyrics that teach students that they should "Pause and Think" before they go online. The website states that this song "stresses the connection of safe, respectful, and responsible behavior online and offline." The website provides a the song (downloadable or viewable on YouTube) as well as a file that includes posters that you may post and has each lyric. Common Sense Media also has a poster about digital citizenship for elementary school students. This poster "illustrates how kids can use their heads, hearts, guts, arms, and legs to be a good digital citizen" as does the song. Young children love to sing and need to learn about digital citizenship. Take a few minutes to check out these resources and share with others whom teach the younger grades. You may hear a new song in your school!
elizabeth herrera's curator insight,
October 25, 2014 9:39 PM
This is what we were covering in class.
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"If you’re like us, the term “social engineering” may not have entered your tool kit for teaching digital citizenship. According to Wikipedia, it is the psychological manipulation to get people to divulge confidential information by building a sense of trust. In the current digital environment, it is used for the purpose of gathering information or access to data via the Internet."
Beth Dichter's insight:
When you think about teaching digital citizenship does the concept of teaching 'social engineering' come up as a topic to discuss? This post suggests that you look at this as a portion of your curriculum. Along with the infographic Hacking the Mind (shown above) there is also an embedded motion graphic, Social Engineering. With students being very active in social media it is important that they also understand social engineering, and these two resources are great tools to bring into your classroom to help them gain that understanding.
Maryalice Leister's curator insight,
September 26, 2013 8:33 AM
This ties in with cyberbullying when you consider the power of social media and how social engineering gives both those with good intentions and those whose purposes are not as golden a platform for control. Read and share!
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"In preparing for professional development on the topic of Digital Citizenship ...I have been searching for a resource to share on the importance of modeling these skills...I know that teaching in isolation is not usually as effective as taking advantage of teachable moments – when students are actually online and pursuing a learning task to reinforce appropriate behavior, safety, and application of skills."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic was designed by Nancy White using Piktograph when she was not able to find what she was looking for. Have you considered using
Kimberly House's curator insight,
July 28, 2013 6:37 AM
A good infographic for teachers as they integrate technology. Modelling digital citizenship authentically through teachable moments!
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"The more our students are online, the more information they will encounter. It is important for them not only be able to access this information, but also to be the best digital citizens that they can be."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Digital citizenship is not always easy for students to understand. This infographic shows us key concepts found in digital citizenship by using key words and then poviding a brief description. This is only a portion of the infographic. The complete one has 27 points of information.
LundTechIntegration's curator insight,
May 2, 2013 9:47 AM
Great resource for digital citizenship curriculum.
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"Jen Deyenberg at Northern Gateway Public Schoolshas created a nice collection of digital citizenship resources for teachers and parents. The collection is organized into sections for elementary school, middle school, and high school. There is a separate tab for parent resources. One of the things that I like about the collection is that understanding copyright has been included as part of digital citizenship."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you teach digital citizenship in any grade from preK to 12 the site that Richard Byrne discusses is worth checking out. The resources are organized by age (as in elementary, middle years, high school) and there are parent resources as well as resources on copyright and ones for teachers. Each resource is described and with a click you can arrive at the destination!
CurieSPK1's curator insight,
April 7, 2013 12:23 AM
It is important for everyone to be aware of the impact Digital Citizenship is making globally. What a great resource for that purpose!
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Beth Dichter's insight:
The Daring Librarian has released a new "comic" that describes how to upload images in a Google Image Search as well as why this information may be important to you. She not only presents the visual (part of which is above) but also provides some additional links, and may introduce you to some new words, such as 'catfishing' (which is not fishing for catfish!). Along with the how to search and why to search she also provides an infographic that provides statistics on Real vs Fake Facebook pages that is an eye-opener.
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"With an ever growing list of daily interactions occurring digitally, the result of small online decisions can have a huge and lasting impact. As educators, it is critical that we convey this impact to students and consider all elements of Digital Citizenship when working with them in the digital world."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Teaching students digital citizenship is not as easy as one might think.Tweens and teens often make decisions when posting online before they consider the consequences. Dr. Mike Ribble "coined the nine elements of digital citizenship" and many use it as a base to help teach these skills. The poster (shown above) may be printed out and six additional resources are provided in this post.
Nancy Jones's curator insight,
September 11, 2014 1:59 PM
This has not only an interesting graphic, but a number of links to additional resources for this very important topic. 
Jo Blannin - The Know Tech Teacher's curator insight,
September 11, 2014 10:13 PM
This is a great tool for teachers. A small, printable reminder for students of their digital citizenship responsibilities. I've printed this for use at my school... what will you do with it?
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"ISTE has long had available technology standards to help promote informed use of technology by students. These standards are broken down into 5 categories for students, teachers, administrators, coaches, and computer science educators."
Beth Dichter's insight:
For students whom are visual learners this graphical look at the ISTE standards for students and technology. Below are the six areas that are covered by ISTE : * Creativity and Innovation * Communication and Collaboration * Research and Information Fluency * Critical Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision Making * Digital Citizenship * Technology Operation and Concepts As you design projects, consider how you might incorporate one or more of these skills for your students.
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"Today's learner needs to be savvy about new media. Traditional advertising is direct; we see, hear, or read it. Other than tapping our senses, it does not take advantage of our privacy. Digital advertising is subliminal and unseen. It secretly gathers data to aggregate and push ads to the devices our students use."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Do you know what goes on behind the scene of a banner, ad or game that appears on your computer screen? Do the learners in your classroom understand the concept of privacy and how much their online activities are being tracked, with information being collected about then? This post looks into these issues and provides two excellent resources to share with students. The first, Behind the Banner, is a visualization which "provides an interactive view of how the adtech ecosystem collects data based on search patterns." You may find yourself amazed at just how much happens in less than one-quarter of one second! The second is a shorter video and geared to younger students. The video, What Does the Ad Say?, helps students learn about digital marketing techniques and how they target different groups. Our learners need to be aware of issues of privacy (or perhaps the lack of privacy) that comes from having an online presence. This post provides resources that will help them become more savvy about what is happening when they are online.
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"Students buzzed about the latest uproar on Instagram. Anonymous sources had posted a “questionable”–and NSFW–list for multiple public schools in our city on Instagram, leading to distraught girls, viral Twitter reactions, and an investigation. This type of cyberbullying and reckless use of digital communication is rampant among teens, but this recent episode was only unusually due to its elevated publicity."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Do you believe that it is important to teach Digital Citizenship in school? Given all that happens online and how many of our students do not make appropriate decisions about what they are posting online, be it images or words, the need for this is evident. This post discusses "five reasons why schools should take a lead by promoting digital and social media literacies curriculum, and promoting digital citizenship inside and outside of the classroom." The reasons include: * The Gap is Growing - as in the gap between what students do at home and what they could do at school is vastly different (at least in many schools which do not allow mobile phones to be used). * Digital Footprints are Easy to Leave...and difficult to erase. How easy is it to find information on your students using Twitter, Instagram or any of the social media tools used by students? How often is that information such that they would prefer that collleges not see it? Three additional reasons are provided with discussion, all of which provide food for thought when working with students on this issue.
Samantha Stock's curator insight,
January 27, 2014 6:41 PM
interesting article on working with digital natives!
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"Student digital privacy is a critical currency, to be safeguarded by schools and pillaged by predators. Interactive, social Web 3.0 resources demand proactive ways to access tech tools and still preserve learners’ anonymity.
Beth Dichter's insight:
How do we teach students the concept of privacy? How do we help them understand this concept when so much of their lives are online and open to all? This post discusses how "privacy is the new predator", providing many resources to help you work with your students. Have you heard about Facehawk? It is an interactive video that takes information from your Facebook account and creates a hawk that uses "photos and statuses from since your digital life began." On one hand we tell students that they need to keep their private information private, yet websites ask them to upload their picture. To assist with this issue there is a list of websites that allow students to create avatars. Additional resources focus on Digital Citizenship and Modern Internet Safety, Web 3.0, and New Media Literacy.
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I am thrilled to see so many students creating blog posts and going BEYOND "writing" text made up letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Being able to "read" and "write" in other media is part o...
Beth Dichter's insight:
Yet there is still the issue that students are citing images without checking to see if they have the correct permissions to do so. Students (and teachers) need to be aware of copyright rules. Using resources like Flickr you will find many pictures but students need to learn how check to see if the image is under Creative Commons and accurately site the source. Langwitch does an excellent job explaining a situtation that she experienced with her students and provides screenshots to help you understand what to look for. Teaching students how to cite resources is teaching our students media literacy. Consider having your students create an image that they could put under Create Commons and have attibuted to them of others were to use it.
Nancy Jones's curator insight,
November 3, 2013 3:52 PM
I don't know that I, myself, am as through as I could be about this. Thanks
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Students collaborate in creating a digital citizenship pledge outlining their collective social norms for exploring in and interacting with the ...
Beth Dichter's insight:
Common Sense Media is a great resource for teaching digital citizenship. A day or so ago I scooped a new song they had created on digital citizenship. This poster is a digitial citizenship pledge, one that you may talk about with your student and have each sign...and it has two extra spaces where you may choose to add one or two new rules. If you click through to their website you will also find a lesson plan on this. Common Sense Media does require you to log-in to access all their materials (for download) and they have excellent resources.
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"We could not resist using the creativity of Avalaunch Media products with our students. The company has truly designed some fun graphics to help explain social media not just to kids, but also to other educators and parents who are not quite as up to date."
Beth Dichter's insight:
How do we teach students about social media when many believe they know they need to know because they use social media. This post provides 3 resources to help you out. One of them is the interactive infographic on the History of Social Media. This infographic allows you to explore social media over three time periods, beginning with BC - 1800s. Did you know that the first postal service was in 550 BC? The other two resources are Social Meowdia Explained and Social MEDogIA explained. Both provide a humorous look at social media that will engage students. This blog post also provides some great ideas on how to incorporate these resources into future lesson.
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Find out more about the do's and don'ts on online manners. For more information about internet issues visit Knowthenet today.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Students often struggle with understanding do's and don'ts of online behavior. This infographic provides at manners online, noting that they do matter. What do you do online? What don't you do online? With a list of 10 do's and 10 don'ts this will help bring out discussion in the classroom. There are also many other great resources available from this website, Knowthenet, out of England.
Cindy Powell's curator insight,
April 10, 2014 2:09 PM
From Infographic...and Informational Text TCC 4-5 This is a graphic example for the article, but the site is a cybersafety site in the UK and has lots of information for parents about online safety for their children. It also tests their knowledge. 
Rachael Johnston's curator insight,
October 20, 2014 10:53 PM
It is important to build your own brand and to promote yourself positively. You want to be polite to other users and make sure you have nothing on your profile that could be damaging to your reputation. This includes swear words, inappropriate or rude comments, and pictures and videos of drinking or drugs. This is really important for graduating students who, most likely, need to go through and delete pictures that have been tagged in one Facebook Make sure you give credit to others if you share something of theirs. Also make sure you are writing your own posts and not just sharing others. However, make sure you are posting valuable and relevant information. Listen and think before you write and make sure you are using proper english. It is okay to have debates on social netowrks with other users, everybody has the right ti voice their opinion, but don't let things get too personal or nasty. It is also essential to understand that there are also hings to be very careful of when using social networks. For one, people are not always who they seem. You should also make sure you do not assume a false identity. It is important to keep some kind of professionalism, but don't change yourself or hide who you really are. You must also make sure you are abiding by the rules of the network and report others who dont. Last but certainly not least, be very careful about who you share things with. There are certain places to share certain things. For example, you may post something bout your personal life in your Facebook status, but it is not appropriate to do so on your LinkedIn profile. Do not share pictures and videos with strangers, you never know how they will use these.
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Digital citizenship, as we’ve theorized, has something to do with the “The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.”
Beth Dichter's insight:
What is citizenship? What is digital citizenship? Many students struggle to answer these questions. This infographic provides one way to look at digital communication, asking students to THINK before they choose to use Twitter, Facebook or IM.
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"It’s a different era. The digital world is molding children in a way that is completely different from their parents. Some may say that it’s always the case as technology, culture, and societal norms change, but this is different. It’s faster. This isn’t just a matter of, “I don’t understand the music you kids listen to these days.” It’s a major shift in the way that kids interact with the rest of the world."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic explores digital citizenship, specifically looking at 5,500 students in the U.S. (80% between the ages of 13 - 15). The survey looked at "digital citizenship, privacy protection, cyberbulllying, and information and communication technology." For more information check out the post.
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Originally published on educatorstechnology.com TeachThought took the 36 ideas and "added the twist of ranking them from least complex to most complex, so novices can start at the bottom, and you veterans out there can skip right to 36."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Do you have teachers in your building at all levels of technology? This post may help you come up with some ideas for professional development. The first suggestions on the list of thirty-six is: * Select the right platform to communicate. Several others include: * Explain how and why to use technology to those who don’t use it. * Model digital citizenship. * Highlight the limits of technology. * Record, process, mash, publish, and distribute digital media. For many other suggetions (and additional resources) continue on to the post.
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Flocabulary and Common Sense Media have teamed up and created a great rap that will help students understand why it is important to think about what you post and not to overshare information. If you have never explored vocabulary take the time to check out their website.
Within the post you will find a link to a page that shares the lyrics, challenge questions and a fill in the blanks form.