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"This site provides k12 curriculum on digital citizenship and professional development for adults working with K12 students on digital citizenship."

Here 'Digital Citizenship' is defined as 'Using technology- Safely,Responsibly,Critically,Pro-actively to contribute to the digital society'. It provides lessons for each grade in one KLA. On the link for librarians. It has link to the 'California Model School Library Standards for Technology' which links info. literacy and digital literacy together to create a policy document for all years. This framework could be developed to demonstrate its application across the KLAs.

For ETL523.....Module 1 We were asked to find more up to date information on creating a Professional Learning Network and I located this on edublogs. 7 step course, can be completed in any order, to help build an online PLN.

Teacher professional development resources collated by iKeepsafe for digital citizenship

Many professional societies, including the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), provide standards and goals for the implementation of technology in learning. These standards include information literacy, collaboration, communication, and digital citizenship, among others. This article also focuses on digital citizenship. In additional to providing standards and behaviors, it provides a structure for addressing behaviors when they affect students and the school community.

Australian Teacher Librarian Network. Join the discussion list and/or follow on Twitter or Facebook

Help support and develop your DLE with this valuable online community

Susan McLean - the Australian cybersafety advisor

I have heard Susan McLean speak to year 6s from our local Primary Schools. She is a really engaging speaker and had the students admitting to putting in false ages to get a facebook account.

This is a general library resource and most may have seen it on the OZTL_Net but I'm sharing it just in case.

UPDATED link for Global collaboration across the curriculum toolkit I developed in conjunction with Asia Education Foundation, Australia

Global collaboration across the curriculum toolkit created by Julie Lindsay with the Asia Education Foundation.

TL Forum 2014: Flintoff, Mellow and Clark

Brilliant observations about how ongoing formative assessment reflects student's improved use of digital tools

"Schools have had to act fast to try to manage the widespread use of Facebook and other social media by students and teachers"

The International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) is devoted to the theoretical and empirical understanding of game-based learning. To achieve this aim, the journal publishes theoretical manuscripts, empirical studies, and literature reviews. The journal publishes this multidisciplinary research from fields that explore the cognitive and psychological aspects that underpin successful educational video games. The target audience of the journal is composed of professionals and researchers working in the fields of educational games development, e-learning, technology-enhanced education, multimedia, educational psychology, and information technology. IJGBL promotes an in-depth understanding of the multiple factors and challenges inherent to the design and integration of Game-Based Learning environments.

This article mainly focuses on the strategies for creating a digital citizenship framework which was adopted by St. Columban's College in Queensland. As a part of the framework, the college ensures: * Extensive staff professional development in digital citizenship * New teachers are education in digital citizenship as a part of their orientation * Regular meetings with Faculty Heads for visioning and planning sessions