Page 67 - digital citizenship

Scheffel: Teachers, students — really everyone, at this
point — we spend a lot of our time online, and because
we spend so much time online, technology is not really
an extra thing anymore; it's completely ingrained into our
everyday lives. Even our youngest students do some
activities on the computer. So it's really important for us
to help them understand how to be safe online at an early
age, how to interact appropriately online and how to
apply the rules of technology etiquette.

I think it's important to start digital citizenship as early as
possible. I have a three-year-old, and he sees me use my
phone regularly. Something as simple as his
understanding that I will put my phone away to pay
attention to him is important. That's part of digital
citizenship; that's part of that balanced competency. So,
any way that we can model appropriate behavior starting
as early as possible is key.

Richard Culatta discusses what it means to be an
effective digital citizen.