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could be useful as we talk to our students about digital citizenship, copyright and using creative commons

Great site out of Norway on Digital Citizenship issues.

"You Decide" from Norway - a Digital Citizenship resource with great conversations starters with parents for students.

Why is digital citizenship important? Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (w/ Technology): https://t.co/5z5iLSAEXi @MissEmNZ @juouelle @ironcardigan

YIS Digital Citizenship curriculum - worth a look at!

Digital Citizenship isn't an expression often heard outside of school. The ways in which it's discussed in main stream media are quite different from how it's discussed in schools. Most often the popular press shares sensational negative stories how kids use the internet and their phones to hurt each other. We have to have open and honest conversations about how things can and have gone wrong and what we can do to make things better in the aftermath of things like cyber bullying, online harassment, or sexting. That said, it's a far more powerful message to talk to kids and parents about how engendering empathy helps us understand each other so we choose not to hurt each other. It's also important to share stories and ideas how our modern mobile technologies empower us to effect positive change in the world around us in ways that weren't possible 10 or 15 years ago. We have to move beyond stranger danger and scare tactics. Sharing frightening stories (often overstated) does nothing to model positive outcomes or move the conversation to discussions of how to deal with something gone wrong. Kids need more models of empathy and empowerment. Parents do too.

This past week, my first-born became legal. Not to drive, vote or drink, though; that comes later. My son turned 13 years old, making him eligible under terms of service to have his own social media account. That isn't to say he hasn't been on those sites for years, though. His social media cred is older than our daughter, who turns four in a couple months. He has had moments where he used Facebook too much, only to self-censor like a boss when he found it was cutting into his reading time. These days, his activity is largely limited to liking Doctor Who content on my geeky Pinterest board and collaborating with peers on Google (despite his original account there being deleted due to age restrictions). He has never had much interest in tweeting, but he got a video camera yesterday that may signal the beginning of a new vlog.

Students fight bullies with kindness with Tweets for Good http://t.co/0kOhLCGf

Social media as a MMORPG.

A fun resource for teaching digital citizenship

Video resources for eSafety and Digital Citizenship