Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship
Author: Susan M. Bearden
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2016-03-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483392678

Make responsible digital citizenship part of your school’s culture! Use this book’s community-based approach to building digital citizenship to teach, learn, and thrive in today’s digital environment. Expertly navigate the pitfalls of the digital world, take hold of the plethora of opportunities available to you, and confidently engage in online connections without fear! Educators, parents, and students will discover how to: Protect privacy and leave positive online footprints Understand creative credits and copyright freedoms Foster responsible digital behaviors through safe and secure practices Enlist all stakeholders to help ingrain digital citizenship into the school culture

Digital citizenship education from a parent's perspective

Digital citizenship education from a parent's perspective
Author: Janice Richardson
Publisher: Council of Europe
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2022-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9287190844

A majority of parents today are grappling with issues such as privacy, digital footprints and bullying. Where do they turn to find reliable information? When should they intervene in their children’s online activities? What is their role in ensuring that their children master the values, attitudes, skills and knowledge they need to actively, effectively engage with society? In 2020, the Council of Europe conducted a survey to better understand the views of parents on digital citizenship education and the concerns they have about their children’s use of digital technology. More than 21 000 parents in 47 countries responded to the survey, which was followed up by interviews in 2020 and 2021. Digital citizenship education from a parent’s perspective maps the needs and reflections of parents as they strive to ensure the well-being of their children and help them become competent digital citizens, who are empowered by digital technology rather than shaped by it. Conducted in the midst of school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, the study documents parents’ experience when they stepped up as primary educators, often with little or no guidance from schools and inadequate digital equipment to cover their children’s needs. It aims to foster debate between parents, educators, researchers and policy makers on the meaning and challenges of digital citizenship education for children growing up in today’s digital age.

Digital citizenship education handbook

Digital citizenship education handbook
Author: Janice Richardson
Publisher: Council of Europe
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2019-02-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9287189366

Being online, well-being online, and rights online: information, tools and good practice Digital citizenship competences define how we act and interact online. They comprise the values, attitudes, skills and knowledge and critical understanding necessary to responsibly navigate the constantly evolving digital world, and to shape technology to meet our own needs rather than to be shaped by it. The Digital citizenship education handbook offers information, tools and good practice to support the development of these competences in keeping with the Council of Europe’s vocation to empower and protect children, enabling them to live together as equals in today’s culturally diverse democratic societies, both on- and offline. The Digital citizenship education handbook is intended for teachers and parents, education decision makers and platform providers alike. It describes in depth the multiple dimensions that make up each of ten digital citizenship domains, and includes a fact sheet on each domain providing ideas, good practice and further references to support educators in building the competences that will stand children in good stead when they are confronted with the challenges of tomorrow’s digital world. The Digital citizenship education handbook is consistent with the Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture and compatible for use with the Internet literacy handbook.

Digital Citizenship in Schools, Second Edition

Digital Citizenship in Schools, Second Edition
Author: Mike Ribble
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2011-09-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1564844552

Digital Citizenship in Schools, Second Edition is an essential introduction to digital citizenship. Starting with a basic definition of the concept and an explanation of its relevance and importance, author Mike Ribble goes on to explore the nine elements of digital citizenship. He provides 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.

The Connected Parent

The Connected Parent
Author: John Palfrey
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1541618009

An essential guide for parents navigating the new frontier of hyper-connected kids. Today's teenagers spend about nine hours per day online. Parents of this ultra-connected generation struggle with decisions completely new to parenting: Should an eight-year-old be allowed to go on social media? How can parents help their children gain the most from the best aspects of the digital age? How can we keep kids safe from digital harm? John Palfrey and Urs Gasser bring together over a decade of research at Harvard to tackle parents' most urgent concerns. The Connected Parent is required reading for anyone trying to help their kids flourish in the fast-changing, uncharted territory of the digital age.

Raising Digital Leaders

Raising Digital Leaders
Author: Jennifer Casa-Todd
Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2021-02-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781951600723

A guide for parents worried about the impact of technology and social media on their children. Our children's immersion in an increasingly connected world can leave parents feeling fearful and out of touch. Raising Digital Leaders cuts through the fear to inform parents about the kinds of technology they may encounter, the pitfalls to avoid, which questions to ask, and, most importantly, how to empower kids to make good choices and learn to lead using the popular tech they're already fluent in. Along with vignettes from parents with unique perspectives on digital citizenship and inspiring stories from young people who are building toward a better world, this book presents engaging, actionable, evidence-based guidelines and explanations for safely navigating challenges both on- and offline. Author and educator Jennifer Casa-Todd offers families strategies for successfully and effectively leveraging technology to help their kids become digital leaders today. Endorsements "An important read for educators, parents, and anyone who cares about helping our youth navigate the digital world and become digitally savvy, civil, and safe." -Barbara Coloroso, educator and author of The Bully, the Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander and Kids Are Worth It! "This book is full of strategies for engaging in productive conversations about technology and social media, and it will help you understand how you can raise confident and successful digital leaders."-Katie Martin, mom, educator, and author of Learner-Centered Innovation "This comprehensive book shares all the latest research on kids and media and offers an experienced educator's perspective on questions like when to get kids a phone and how to teach them safer ways to use social media."-Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise

Digital Community, Digital Citizen

Digital Community, Digital Citizen
Author: Jason Ohler
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-08-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412971446

Best-selling author and educator Jason Ohler addresses how today's globally connected infosphere has broadened the definition of citizenship and its impact on educators, students, and parents.

Digital for Good

Digital for Good
Author: Richard Culatta
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1647820170

Kids deserve a better digital future. Help them create it. When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become addicted to online games, be victims of cyberbullying, or get lost down the rabbit hole of social media. We warn them about all the things they shouldn't do online, but we don't do nearly enough to teach them the skills of digital well-being. It's time to start a new conversation. In Digital for Good, EdTech expert Richard Culatta argues that technology can be a powerful tool for learning, solving humanity's toughest problems, and bringing us closer together. He offers a refreshingly positive framework for preparing kids to be successful in a digital world—one that encourages them to use technology proactively and productively—by outlining five qualities every young person should develop in order to become a thriving, contributing digital citizen: Be balanced: understand when and how much tech use is healthy Stay informed: discern between true and false information Be inclusive: treat others with respect and kindness online Be engaged: use tech to strengthen family relationships and community connections Stay alert: exercise caution and create safe digital spaces for others This practical guide will help parents and children discover the path to becoming effective digital citizens, all while making our online world a better place.

Disconnected

Disconnected
Author: Carrie James
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2014-10-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0262325578

How young people think about the moral and ethical dilemmas they encounter when they share and use online content and participate in online communities. Fresh from a party, a teen posts a photo on Facebook of a friend drinking a beer. A college student repurposes an article from Wikipedia for a paper. A group of players in a multiplayer online game routinely cheat new players by selling them worthless virtual accessories for high prices. In Disconnected, Carrie James examines how young people and the adults in their lives think about these sorts of online dilemmas, describing ethical blind spots and disconnects. Drawing on extensive interviews with young people between the ages of 10 and 25, James describes the nature of their thinking about privacy, property, and participation online. She identifies three ways that young people approach online activities. A teen might practice self-focused thinking, concerned mostly about consequences for herself; moral thinking, concerned about the consequences for people he knows; or ethical thinking, concerned about unknown individuals and larger communities. James finds, among other things, that youth are often blind to moral or ethical concerns about privacy; that attitudes toward property range from “what's theirs is theirs” to “free for all”; that hostile speech can be met with a belief that online content is “just a joke”; and that adults who are consulted about such dilemmas often emphasize personal safety issues over online ethics and citizenship. Considering ways to address the digital ethics gap, James offers a vision of conscientious connectivity, which involves ethical thinking skills but, perhaps more important, is marked by sensitivity to the dilemmas posed by online life, a motivation to wrestle with them, and a sense of moral agency that supports socially positive online actions.

The Power of Technology for Learning

The Power of Technology for Learning
Author: Noah P. Barsky
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2008-09-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1402087470

In today’s dynamic global business environment where knowledge is a main asset and learning becomes the most important process, Business Education needs to employ the right practices to develop future leaders. Businesses require graduates that become true experts. But can business schools indeed create learning experiences that address the needs of the global marketplace? Can they teach students to build learning organizations? The articles in this volume detail successful approaches developed by business educators and researchers. The approaches have been implemented to solve real problems and to provide students with the ethical and analytical abilities they will need to both compete and contribute to the betterment of others. The thematic part of this volume focuses on the potential of interactive on-line activities to promote business and economics education. They demonstrate the benefits that learning technologies can bring and show how to overcome potential problem issues.