Siskiyou CTAP Digital Citizenship

An interesting site regarding filtering in schools..... BalancedFiltering.org is a grassroots campaign to promote balanced content filtering in schools which complies with the law, promotes accountability, and encourages responsible digital citizenship

The article is really well written and for me provided tremendous clarity. I think this will help provide guidance on how to better utilize filtering and allow students/teachers to have more responsibility to be accountable and responsible. Thanks, Anne!

New Tools Workshop wiki presents a page of great resources, including good information on copyright and Creative Commons.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.

Digital Citizenship is a timely and much-needed response to California and federal mandates. The California School Library Association (CSLA) sponsors this online course for educators and their K-12 students. Lead developer is Dr. Lesley Farmer.

Using Edmodo (specifically setup with schools in mind) - Ideas for using in Middle School/High School. Excellent  list generated by teachers.

This wiki was created as a companion resource for the book Digital Community, Digital Citizenship by Jason Ohler (Corwin Press, 2010), as well as a general resource for anyone interested in the issues of digital citizenship.

Experts say that schools need to stop worrying about external internet predators and take on the threat within: cyberbullying

Includes how to videos that show parents and users how to keep their online experience safe and secure - Ex. safe searches, Facebook settings, computer settings,etc.

Great video for parents & educators to help equip students and also protect them

These new services are designed to educate YouTube users about what is and is not a copyright violation. According to their announcement, users who have a video flagged for copyright violations will be required to attend Copyright School before being able to upload more content. 

A very cool site exploring different aspects of digital literacy.

WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY? Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information. It is the knowledge of commonly used research techniques. Great 7 module course on Information Literacy - would be good for teachers,  high school students, as well as some modules for younger students.

MTV's A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers. The campaign is built on the understanding that there's a "thin line" between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else. We know no generation has ever had to deal with this, so we want to partner with you to help figure it out. On-air, online and on your cell, we hope to spark a conversation and deliver information that helps you draw your own digital line.

Top ten tips for establishing AUPs and links to examples

A great site for students to use in evaluating online resources.

Links to  use to help students evaluate different components of accuracy, reliability, etc. of websites

Eight quick steps on Proper Netiquette....I would stop the video from time to time to discuss the points.

Basic Netiquette video