Digital Citizenship
What is Digital Citizenship?
Digital citizenship is “how we should act when we are using digital tools, interacting with others online, and what should be taught to help the next generation be better stewards of this technology.” For schools and teachers, it is what and how we teach our students to interact with the online world. Devices like tablets and laptops are in many school districts, so teachers have the perfect opportunity to educate students about the digital world around them and how to be a good digital citizen.
Resources:
Video overview of the concept of Digital Citizenship
Some resources to read
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parent-concerns
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/uploads/09-0489_AWAY__26_DIGKIDS_.pdf
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-mary-beth-hertz
http://www.edutopia.org/article/digital-citizenship-resources
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-weinstein/why-social-media-has-valu_b_4374659.html
Tips on Monitoring Your Child’s Digital Footprint:
http://www.ianswerguy.com/monitor-text-messages/
How To Set Up Parent Controls on Apple Devices:
http://thecybersafetylady.com.au/2011/12/how-to-set-up-parental-controls-on-ipadipodiphone/
How to Set Up Blocks for YouTube:
http://thecybersafetylady.com.au/2011/12/how-to-turn-on-the-youtube-safety-setting-for-children/
Restrictions on Apple Devices:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304
How To Be Safe Online when Using a Google Device:
https://www.google.com/safetycenter/families/start/
Child Protection Registry
The state of Michigan is offering a free program to stop adult-oriented advertisements from reaching e-mails and mobile phones (text messaging ads). The Michigan Child Protection Registry, created by Michigan’s state legislature in 2004, allows Michigan schools and families to protect their students from receiving adult-themed content and is located at www.ProtectMiChild.com.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Child_Protection_Registry_714435_7.pdf