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An interesting post on digital footprint and blogging.

A great outline of where to start in regards to texts and resources associated with digital literacies.

A great outline of where to start in regards to texts and resources associated with digital literacies.

A digital copy of Danah Boyd's new book on social lives of teens.

This is a collection of resources that can be used by educators or students regarding the issue of digital citizenship. Note: the questions used here are targeted primarily at high school students, but many of these questions apply to anyone new to the topic

An interesting take on cyber awareness and digital literacy. Interactive with some great videos.

An interesting report into cybersafety which highlights the problem with the older generation as much as the young in regards to an absence digital awareness.

A great discussion of Danah Boyd's book 'It's Complicated' and the need for teens to connect.

Great list from Tom Murray associated with being a 'technology director'.

"It was not long ago that producing multimedia digital content required expensive equipment and deep levels of technical expertise. We are at the point now where anyone can create and publish very compelling content with nothing more complex than a web browser. The point is not that these are professional level production tools, but that the barrier of entry to content creation can be drastically low. And you should find a new mode of creativity when the tool have some limits as to what they can do-- and find that the core of the story is much more important than a widget."

A great collection of posters and resources associated with digital citizenship and life online.

Interesting piece by Danah Boyd challenging the belief that we should track our children and wall their digital wall.

A great resource from Mozilla in regards to developing 'web literacy' and going beyond 'coding' from Doug Belshaw.

A good introduction to the different social media formats, including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram. Induces discussion of what each provides.

Interesting post on some of the ways in which technology can be used to further engage with the wider community, especially those who are often unable to make it to events etc ... such as videoing information evenings and school assemblies.

Instantly download sheet music from the largest catalog of official, licensed digital sheet music.

A simple website that allows you to create a newspaper article in the form of an image.

Dan Donahoo on technology in early childhood. Interesting reflections.