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This article provides 5 playful strategies to re-imagine learning for 21st century pathways.  These strategies include creative recycling, medical research, coding for fun, land stewardship and active play.

Common Sense Media for students!

The scary aspects are how young these hackers are, and how little remorse they show. It might seem like an American thing, or a gaming thing, but it's also a global citizen thing.

Excellent blog post by Dr Alec Couros last year. Recently he has shared updates on Facebook about personal stolen identity via pictures online.

I like the idea of empathy and understanding as part of digital citizenship.

I agree, Ann. There are some awesome examples of people using social media to bring about a positive change in the world, and without exception they were motivated by empathy and an understanding of being a global digital citizen. We do the world a disservice focussing on the trolls etc.

Content curation: what is it? what actions are involved? what are some best practices? some uses? best tools?

There is nothing here that is not covered by the new NSW DET social media guidelines but articles like this are a reminder that digital citizenship is not just for students.

2nd in a series of papers from UNESCO on the skills and competencies needed for the 21st century learner

By now, we know that social media behavior differs, based on factors like gender, age and nationality. It turns out, how you manage your social media privacy may depend on similar indicators. ZoneAlarm created the below infographic, based on a 2012 study by Pew. The research points to gender-specific privacy practices. For instance, men are nearly twice as likely as women to profess regret for posting online content. On the other hand, men are more likely to maintain public social media presences.

"Have you ever Googled yourself ? Have you ever checked your virtual identity? Do you know that you leave a digital footprint every time you get online? Do you know that whatever you do online is accumulated into a digital dossier traceable by others ? These and several other similar questions are but the emerging tip of the sinking iceberg.One that is packed full of concerns related to issues of our online identity and privacy issues."

I really like this idea - a murder mystery solved by piecing together a person's life by the digital fragments they have left behind... hope it's as good as it sounds

It is sometimes difficult to remember that technology is neutral. It's neither evil nor holy. The same hammer that builds a cathedral can be efficiently used to break the cathedral's windows.

"So, it is time to get your school into social media in a way that is safe, makes sense, and will help your image in the community. We've discussed in Social Media Syndication Part 1: Where is your Audience?why social media is important to schools. In Facebook Friending 101 for Schools (170 tweets on that one) we discussed the impact of Facebook Friends on your teachers, students, and staff. You've resoundingly flooded my inbox with requests for more on social media and how to get your school in safely - so, let's keep going"

"Privacy issues are a very hot topic for anyone using social media. As educators, I believe it is our responsibility to teach our students the ins and outs of how to responsibly use social media. ...... I believe social media is important for educators and students. But I also believe it must be used responsibly and that cannot be accomplished without knowing the intricacies of social media privacy. Take a look at this infographic from MDG about the sad state of social media privacy."

Finta's are on the rise. More interesting results to be published this year!