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Digital Citizenship Resources
Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard (2015)
Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patcha
Cyberbullying occurs when three main components intersect: teens, technology, and trouble. Now in its second edition, this essential guide is completely updated with new research findings and evolving best practices for prevention and response, including: Summaries of recent legal rulings related to teens and technology A plan for educators, parents, students, and law enforcement to work individually and collaboratively to prevent and respond to cyberbullying Useful "breakout boxes" highlighting strategies you can implement (less)
June 2012 - May 2014
Common Sense Education (CSE) is a nonprofit organization that provides information and education materials for student digital media use in the 21st century. A free K-12 digital citizenship curriculum is provided, that empowers students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in our digital world.
April 2011 - March 2012
Cyberwise is a website that provides resources for adults to guide youth in the appropriate and safe use of digital media and the inclusion of digital citizenship education into the learning environment.
Digital Citizenship in Schools, Third Edition (2015)
Mike Ribble
In this essential exploration of digital citizenship, Mike Ribble provides a framework for asking what we should be doing with respect to technology so we can become productive and responsible users of digital technologies. Included in this new edition:
The nine elements of digital citizenship and how to incorporate them in the classroom
Professional development activities to instill citizenship concepts
Changes to the technology landscape, new tools and devices
Lesson plans, correlated to ISTE Standards, for teaching different aspects of digital citizenship
November 2009 - January 2011
ISTE is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1979 with the goal of preparing students for their future, living and working in the digital age. ISTE provides resources and training for educators who desire to participate in this technological transformative style of teaching. Even if you do not have the paid membership, you can still access the ISTE blog, providing great resources and information for educators of all grade levels..
Ned Negroponte
A 30-Year History of the Future
TED
MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte takes you on a journey through the last 30 years of tech. The consummate predictor highlights interfaces and innovations he foresaw in the 1970s and 1980s that were scoffed at then but are ubiquitous today. And he leaves you with one last (absurd? brilliant?) prediction for the coming 30 years.This is a concise description of your previous work experience and the responsibilities you had. The most effective Portfolios give a clear snapshot of where you’re coming from and where you’re going in a way that’s easy for readers to scan and absorb quickly.
April 2011 - March 2012
The goal of the framework is to help countries develop teachers information communication technology ( ICT) skills and competencies to teach to their students, as well as “help the students become collaborative, problem-solving, creative learners through using ICT so they will be effective citizens and members of the workforce”