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Balanced is about that balance between what you're
doing online and offline. That behavior can influence
whether it's hard for a student to close a device when
they're not supposed to have it or whether or not they're
trying to sneak a glance at their phone when they're
supposed to be engaged in class.

Informed is about gathering credible information to
process what you see online. That one is really important
in schools, especially in content areas where you're doing
research papers or citing sources. Being informed was a
big part of my class when I was an English teacher.

Inclusive is really the citizenship part of digital
citizenship: treating others with respect and empathy.

Engaged is all about using technology for good. A lot of
times, we tend to focus on the negatives, which is
understandable because the negatives can be very scary,
especially things like cyberbullying or other sorts of
unethical online behaviors. But there is a lot of good we
can do with technology as well.

Alert is about safety, which previously seemed to be the
primary focus of a lot of digital citizenship initiatives,