I feel that this quote by Krissy Venosdale affirms the work that we are doing with Digital Citizenship to help prepare our students. Over the past few years with our iPad implementation, we have seen students try a number of different things to push the limits with technology rules and many of you have heard/seen how students can get themselves into trouble online (with social media outside of school). Sure, we can create rules for them and then punish them when they break a rule, but are we really teaching a lesson then? If a child was writing swear words with a pencil, would you take that away and never let them use the pencil again? Obviously not, because that punishment would be absurd.
The same applies to technology. Yes, we have rules, but we also need to look at misuse as opportunities for students to learn why their misuse was or could be harmful and how to use the online tool appropriately. The digital citizenship lessons from Common Sense Media are a start...it's likely that you'll have many more opportunities for digital citizenship lessons in those teachable moments that you hear or notice something a student is doing (whether inside or outside of school).
If you'd like to find more online resources to help build your understanding of teaching digital citizenship, here are some that I have found helpful:
- How You Can Become a Champion of Digital Citizenship in Your Classroom
- Even Our Youngest Students Need Digital Citizenship Skills
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| posters you can download from Krissy Venosdale |
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