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Linda Yollis, an award-winning 3rd grade teacher, made this video with her students to share how they have used blogs to learn the importance of connecting online with others online, about Digital Footprints and Internet safety, and sharing their voice. I think you'll enjoy it and hopefully think about the ways you encourage students to make their writing/learning visible and connect with others, whether it be a blog or an interactive online discussion. 

A chart that shows MLA & APA formatting for blog posts, Youtube videos, Tweets, Facebook posts, & emails

Does your research teaching embrace the 21st century learner? This blog post has great information/lessons on strategies for helping students curate (finding/evaluating/managing) information.

Excellent blog post on how to get students involved and knowledgeable in digital citizenship from an early age. Resources noted.

A new, really important report has just come out about children and online safety. It is sensible and research-based, with excellent recommendations. The strongest recommendation is that scare tactics DON'T WORK to keep children safe online.

Another great blog post by Wesley Fryer to help us understand CIPA compliance and it's role in our schools. Wow!

This post has great ideas for people to take care of their "digital footprint" online and has probably one of the funniest, but to the point videos about digital footprints that I've ever seen. We're definitely going to use that in our district with students!

"NY Times writers collaborated with the Common Sense Media writer Kelly Schryver to focus on the increasingly important and nuanced question "Who Are You Online?" Times and Learning Network content as well as offerings from Common Sense Media's K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum for teaching and learning about this complex issue." Lots of avenues to take this material in working with students.

"Blogger's Guide to Creative Commons: In Pictures" #copyright #etmooc http://t.co/NjzHRwq0"  answers copyright questions in easy to read/understand infographics

To promote the digital literacy executive order that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger enacted last year, the state's Office of Information Technology has released a series of YouTube videos featuring California's technology leaders answering questions about the importance and impact of residents being digitally literate.

More good writing about the role of filters and how they are used