Digital Citizenship Starts Early!

As an elementary school librarian digital citizenship is already part of the job. Based on learning today, I'm realizing that a one-time unit for digital citizenship is no longer enough. My students are already digital citizens before they come to kindergarten (yes, Santa brought them an iPad already) so not only should responsible digital use be a part of every grade, it needs to be on-going (every class, K-12 and beyond)

Luckily in Frisco ISD the computer specialist already has built-in units and lessons on digital citizenship (in addition to what the library covers) so I am not alone in teaching the responsible use of online resources. I'm planning to build my citizenship repertoire by adding mini-lessons on digital citizenship EVERY TIME we use an online tool or conduct a research unit, and will be encouraging classroom teachers to do the same.

In addition to the great ideas on Common Sense Media ready-to-go (can't wait to try these), fabulous Pinterest has provided these other ideas:

Digital Citizenship Resources from The Book Fairy

Create a Digital Citizenship Display

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