Connecting education, learning & living in the 21st Century: How, why, and what we need to do differently.

The concept of digital citizenship relates to the responsible, ethical, and safe use of ICT by students as members of society and citizens of the global community.

The purpose of this site is to provide a central staging area for weblinks and documents to assist in teaching students to become responsible DIGITAL CITIZENS.

Edmodo is a private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and students for use in the classroom. Recommended by Kathy Schrock at NECC09.

This post describes the two main benefits professors find when using Twitter in lecture.

Widely quoted paper (2006). Educators today confront an ever-shifting landscape when it comes to Internet technologies and their potential for expanding participatory cultures. Henry Jenkins, director of the Comparative Media Studies department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, explores new frameworks for literacy through the lens of participatory culture.

Online Safety 3.0 enables youth enrichment and empowerment. Its main components - new media literacy and digital citizenship - are both protective and enabling. Ideally from the moment they first use computers and cellphones, children are learning how to function mindfully, safely and effectively as individuals and community members, as consumers, producers, and stakeholders. The kind of online well-being we identify as "online safety" isn't logically something completely new and different added on to parenting and the school curriculum.

Chatroulette, a Web site that connects videochatters with a limitless number of "random strangers" from around the globe, is an Internet sensation -- but it poses unique dangers for minors and new challenges for law enforcement.

danah boyd says she's been following ChatRoulette for a while now but hasn't been comfortable talking about it publicly. For one, it's a hugely controversial site, one that is prompting yet-another moral panic about youth engagement online.

Educational value: There is the rare chance to try out a newly learned language wth someone from another country or learn new things by meeting random folks around the world, but this site is such a lawless environment that it's too risky to really be educational at this point.

ChatRoulette is a new website that connects you face to face with Internet users around the world. When you go to the site and hit Play your webcam turns on and you're connected to another person. Most times you'll hit Next within a few seconds and be connected to someone else. Sometimes people stop to chat. Basically, instead of surfing the web, you're surfing people.

Hector's World® is a free interactive learning resource from New Zealand for children 2-9 years of age. Hector and his friends live in the magical world of Silicon Deep where their whole community is learning about the digital world. Children can be entertained and have fun as they learn about serious and complex topics like online privacy and safety. The site includes resources for parents and teachers.

Article on digital citizenship by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis in March/April 2010 edition of Learning & Leading with Technology Magazine. Reviews current Flat Classroom Projects as well.

If your kids are too young for Facebook, or you're concerned about privacy, consider looking into some lesser-known social networking sites geared for tweens, preteens, and yes, even teenagers.

Designed for teachers and produced by the staff at Nettrekker, this 14-page document is a free download.

Cyber-ethics is the discipline of using appropriate and ethical behaviors and acknowledging moral duties and obligations pertaining to online environments and digital media. Part of the C3 Matrix developed by IKeepSafe for Digital Citizenship Education

Students aren't getting enough instruction in school on how to use technology and the internet in a safe and responsible manner, a new poll suggests. Released by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and supported by Microsoft Corp., the survey found fewer than one-fourth of U.S. teachers have spent more than six hours on any kind of professional development related to cyber ethics, safety, or security within the last 12 months.

A 20-second PSA produced for Safer Internet Day (Feb 2010), as celebrated through 500 events in 50 countries all over the world.

Students share their views on Digital Citizenship topics including literacy, driving while texting, identity theft, photography, and also how this important topic should be taught in schools. From Vicki Davis' class at Westwood Schools in Camilla.

Learning module from New Zealand educators teaches students how to evaluate resources.