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"Something you may not know about us here at Common Sense Media, is that quite a few of us are former classroom teachers! When we develop new materials, we always have our favorite memories to guide us. One thing we remember fondly is being amazed by how music transformed a classroom – kids would jump to their feet, whatever the song, to sing and sway while the teacher subtly wove word play and pattern recognition into the mix." Via Beth Dichter
KB...Konnected's insight:
Really cute with a great message! 
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Teaching students the importance of having and using manners is nothing new to teachers. However, what has changed is the type of etiquette kids needs today—namely, the digital kind. True, please, thank you and excuse me are still significant, but in addition to these basics, students growing up in this ever-connected, social media crazed world require much more. Concepts such as online privacy, sharing and creating a positive digital footprint through the demonstration of responsible online behaviors are just as vital. Via Jamie Forshey, Nancy Jones, FEED THE TEACHER, John Evans, Ban Ryan
Tim Hopper's curator insight,
May 22, 2013 10:52 AM
Why schools need to lead in the use of digital technologies, not be dragged reluctantly into the 21st century. 
Dean Mantz's curator insight,
May 31, 2013 4:17 PM
Thanks to Jaime Forshey for sharing this infographic addressing digital manners. It is a great example of connecting infographics to digital citizenship. |
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Find out more about the do's and don'ts on online manners. For more information about internet issues visit Knowthenet today. Via Beth Dichter
Cindy Powell's curator insight,
April 10, 2014 2:09 PM
From Infographic...and Informational Text TCC 4-5 This is a graphic example for the article, but the site is a cybersafety site in the UK and has lots of information for parents about online safety for their children. It also tests their knowledge. 
Rachael Johnston's curator insight,
October 20, 2014 10:53 PM
It is important to build your own brand and to promote yourself positively. You want to be polite to other users and make sure you have nothing on your profile that could be damaging to your reputation. This includes swear words, inappropriate or rude comments, and pictures and videos of drinking or drugs. This is really important for graduating students who, most likely, need to go through and delete pictures that have been tagged in one Facebook Make sure you give credit to others if you share something of theirs. Also make sure you are writing your own posts and not just sharing others. However, make sure you are posting valuable and relevant information. Listen and think before you write and make sure you are using proper english. It is okay to have debates on social netowrks with other users, everybody has the right ti voice their opinion, but don't let things get too personal or nasty. It is also essential to understand that there are also hings to be very careful of when using social networks. For one, people are not always who they seem. You should also make sure you do not assume a false identity. It is important to keep some kind of professionalism, but don't change yourself or hide who you really are. You must also make sure you are abiding by the rules of the network and report others who dont. Last but certainly not least, be very careful about who you share things with. There are certain places to share certain things. For example, you may post something bout your personal life in your Facebook status, but it is not appropriate to do so on your LinkedIn profile. Do not share pictures and videos with strangers, you never know how they will use these.
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Here is a new resource to help teach elementary students about digital citizenship. Thanks to Common Sense Media for putting together a song and video with lyrics that teach students that they should "Pause and Think" before they go online. The website states that this song "stresses the connection of safe, respectful, and responsible behavior online and offline."
The website provides a the song (downloadable or viewable on YouTube) as well as a file that includes posters that you may post and has each lyric.
Common Sense Media also has a poster about digital citizenship for elementary school students. This poster "illustrates how kids can use their heads, hearts, guts, arms, and legs to be a good digital citizen" as does the song.
Young children love to sing and need to learn about digital citizenship. Take a few minutes to check out these resources and share with others whom teach the younger grades. You may hear a new song in your school!
This is what we were covering in class.