EDUC 639 Digital Citizenship Blog

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Blog: Digital Citizenship As discussed last week, digital media is becoming a large discussion topic for many educators. The International Standards for Technology in Education (ISTE) has a set of standards for educators who want to teach this in the classroom. Educators must inspire their students to contribute and participate in the digital world (ISTE, 2024). These standards include creating a positive experience, where the students are going to be socially responsible for what they post online and build relationships. Another standard is to evaluate credible resources. Educators must “establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency” (ISTE, 2024). There is a lot of information available online, but it is pertinent to teach our students what is credible and what is a farce. This leads into teaching students how to be safe and legal on the web, encouraging ethically using intellectual property. Finally, the ISTE recommends educators to model digital privacy and protecting data. It is crucial in this day and age to hide personal information and not let others hack into your systems to corrupt the software to get to that information. If educators can incorporate the standards into their curriculum, many students will be able to participate in the digital world without many issues. There is a curriculum that Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship created, which helps meet each of the ISTE standards. “These six topics, or competencies, include: (1) Media Balance and Well-Being, (2) Privacy and Security, (3) Digital Footprint and Identity, (4) Relationships and Communication, (5) Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, and Hate Speech, (6) News and Media Literacy” (Lauricella, Herdzina, & Robb, 2020, p. 3). Research is also stating that if educators begin teaching these topics sooner in elementary school, they will be better off by the time they reach middle and high

school. A lot of educators are focusing on the privacy, security, and cyberbullying topics in elementary school. Digital citizenship is a critical topic in today’s information age. References ISTE. (2024). 2.3 Citizen. https://iste.org/standards/educators#2-3-citizen Lauricella, A. R., Herdzina, J., & Robb, M. (2020). Early childhood educators’ teaching of digital citizenship competencies. Computers and Education, 158 , 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103989 https://educ639coplai.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/digital-citizenship/

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