Just when I thought I was getting an understanding of copyright. Interesting article.

Another post about letting the students access their tools of communication. The website this is attached to is well worth a look as it links to the Australian Curriculum.

For the tweens and from observations at a few K-6 schools, Instagram seems to have become the new Facebook. This is a simple, easy-to read article about what exactly Instagram is all about.

This is a terrific sheet that could be brought to parents attention to support them in their quest to help their children become social media savvy.

For Wired's 20th anniversary, we investigate the first generation born into a world that has never not known digital life. If you want to understand the past two decades, they are perhaps the perfect subjects. The drumbeat of disruption and technological advance is their natural rhythm.

Some interesting results and differing opinions between various players in online learning environment.

Another article for gauging where schools, educators' pedagogies sit in relation to using technologies. Do we offer students opportunities to develop good citizenship behaviours using technologies? Is education and learning in a rut in some schools? A real thought provoking article?

Some interesting thoughts about a continuum of access to technologies. A simple way to think about where schools are at in order to consider issues such as digital divide, access and digital citizenship.

Some information for teachers about digital literacy. Some questions for reflection.

Interesting read that identifies students abilities to engage and use technology for social media but are they effective in using these technologies for their learning. Identifies the need for teacher PD in these issues.

This is a free tool for teachers to plot lessons using a blank canvas. Drop and drag You Tube clips easily searched within the site. Add images, files etc. Best of all you can see what others have designed and do a search on digital citizenship and there are some great canvases to use with your students.

This site is comparable to the Australian cybersmart.gov.au site. It supports and is explicit in its content and could easily be embedded into any curriculum or policy where digital citizenship is being explored.