n a recent Teacher article, two schools discussed their differing policies on mobile phone use during school hours. Here, we look at a range of studies that have explored the positives and negatives of allowing mobile phones to be used in class. As Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs become more widespread, questions are being raised about the benefits of allowing students to actively use mobile phones as learning devices in school. Over the past decade, several studies have taken a closer look at student and educator perspectives on the issue.

New to blogging and image use online? Read this short article to develop skills key to knowledge work online

Book published by iste.org moving digital citizenship from the 'don't' into action-based learning and how to leverage the power of social media.

Resource from iste.org focusing on action based digital citizenship objectives.

ACCE teacher of the year 2017, Eleni Kyritsis, shares how digitql citizenship can be taught through creative books for younger students.

Understanding the role technology and social media play in the daily life of young people can help you facilitate safe and healthy online behaviour. These guides introduce the role of technology in young people's lives, and provide tips on supporting safe and healthy use of technology.

The genius ways kids are using Google Docs to get round social media bans

The eLearningExpert provides this video sharing how the ISTE standard for students - Digital Citizenship - can be interpreted for classroom and school application.

Screens can play a positive role in the development of a child. We just have to make sure it's the right kind of screen time.

The evolution of Facebook within a world of competing apps.

Some good points made in this article.

This toolkit is the result of the collective efforts of the Global Citizenship Education Working Group (GCED-WG), a collegium of 90 organizations and experts co-convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, and the United Nations Secretary General's Global Education First Initiative's Youth Advocacy Group (GEFI-YAG). To gather the measurement tools in this collection, the working group surveyed GCED programs and initiatives that target youth (ages 15-24). For the purposes of this project, GCED was defined as any educational effort that aims to provide the skills, knowledge, and experiences and to encourage the behaviors, attitudes, and values that allow young persons to be agents of long-term, positive changes in their own lives and in the lives of people in their immediate and larger communities (with the community including the environment).

What are the 4 Cs? Learn how critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are essential 21st-century skills for today's students. Common sense education

Download this free poster sharing the ISTE student standards. 'I am a digital age learner'

This series by Dr Jason Ohler will explore the importance of digital citizenship and provide strategies for integrating digital citizenship into schools.

7th graders learn video as reflection tool

Summary: Digital citizenship is the state of having access to the Internet and communication technologies that help promote equal opportunity, democracy, technology skills, and human rights.

"Digital Intelligence (DQ) is the sum of social, emotional, and cognitive abilities essential to digital life. It is having the necessary knowledge, skills and ability to adapt one's emotions and adjust one's behaviour to deal with the challenges and demands of the digital era. Beyond knowledge, these abilities must be rooted in human values of integrity, respect, empathy and prudence. These values enable the wise and responsible use of technology - an attribute which will mark the leaders of tomorrow."

Friedman identified a problem that education systems are only now beginning to wrestle with. Life is largely lived online, and schools do not prepare children for it. It's not just about keeping them safe from predators, cyberbullies, porn and identity theft: it's also about having an ethical framework, and the skills to assess the reliability of information.