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Students are curating content and impacting the world. Help them make the right choices with these 7 social media strategies. 
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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!
Scoop.it!
"This infographic flyer was created to put important digital footprint information in one place in a graphically pleasing format. Take a look and let me know what you think."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are discussing digital citizenship with your students this infographic is worth checking out. It combines a variety of resources, including a number of videos, best practices to create your digital identity (beginning at age 13), using social media to show your voice and much more.
Ra's curator insight,
July 6, 2013 12:18 AM
Positive ways for young people to look at building their online profile plus reasons for being "real". |
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"If you’ve scratched your head over suggestions to manage your “digital footprint,” you aren’t the only one. A surprisingly large percentage of people..."
Beth Dichter's insight:
How can we teach students the importance of managing their digital tattoo (or footprint)? It is not an easy task. This post provides 11 suggestions that you may want to share with your students (and perhaps with staff members and parents). The suggestions are more detailed than what is below so make sure to click through to the post to learn more information. * Use privacy settings * Keep a list of accounts * Use a password keeper * Sending is like publishing - forever If you are concerned about this and would like to see a detailed infographic that look at How to Disappear Online you might want to check out this infographic: http://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2013/12/12/how-to-disappear-online/
Ileanna Gama's curator insight,
March 9, 2014 8:27 PM
Not just for my future students, but for myself as well! 
Maryalice Leister's curator insight,
March 16, 2014 7:45 AM
Excellent - important to consider for our students - and ourselves!
Scoop.it!
"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!
Scoop.it!
"I developed this quiz with members of my personal learning network (found at end of post) to get students thinking about their digital footprint. The quiz was created at the request of high school students I spoke with who thought the creation of a such a quiz could lead to a smart conversation about ways students can update their digital footprint so that it is one that leads to college and career success."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you work with students in high school (or even college) you might want to have them check out this digital footprint quiz. Students answer 8 questions and score their quiz. There are six possible outcomes: * Negative Score: Clean up time * 11 - 15 points: You’re Making Strides More details are available for each description.
Tracy Shaw's curator insight,
April 12, 2013 11:48 AM
Reinforcing awareness -------- nothing is private! 
Nancy Jones's curator insight,
April 14, 2013 12:01 PM
Important tool and topic. Kids just don't "get it" 
Maria Hoard's curator insight,
June 5, 2022 4:02 PM
Monitoring your digital footprint is just as important as the network you choose to build online. Your online presence can define you professionally and personally. What do you want to be known for? How do you want yourself to be identified? Digital citizenship starts in schools and having a good self realization of where you are will drive you forward with your students.
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Today our students are online and often are not thinking about what they post, and the long-term impacts of their digital tattoo. In fact, teachers must also think about these same issues. This post looks at seven choices to consider:
* Think before you share (a message that Common Sense Media shares a 'think before you post' in a video for tweens and up that was put out by Flocabulary).
* Never respond in anger
* Understand the long term impact of your social shares
* Ask, "Why am I liking or retweeting this?"
* Avoid confrontation
* Try for the "Warm and Fuzzy" reward
* Change the world
Additional information is available in the post, and consider sharing this information with your students next year.