Digital Citizenship
Welcome to the Digital Citizenship Website
Digital Citizenship Today
This past year has been interesting. We want to thank everyone that has maintained their focus on the need for educational technology. Our goal is always to empower our teachers, students and families on their use of technology. We believe that having a strong digital citizenship foundation is key to appropriate technology use. Once again, a big shout out to CommonSense and their updated curriculum to help in this process.
There is more being discussed about Digital Citizenship and its connection Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many educators are asking if and possibly how to utilize this tool (or not). There are some great thought leaders out there writing, speaking and presenting on this topic. It is important to understand AI's place and how we can use this tool as a resource. In an article. I wrote for the International Curriculum Association, titled - Digital Citizenship: How to Recognize and Harness the Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) might provide a starting point.
Internationally the Council of Europe continues their work in Digital Citizenship. Our supporter Vivian Lee (who shared out about my work in a podcast for the Nunavut government in Canada) will once again be attending the Council of Europe conference this spring. We wish you safe travels Vivian!
Working with Dr. Marty Park we released a book on Digital Citizenship titled - The Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders: Fostering Positive Interactions Online back in 2019 (and how things have changed!). We are now working on a second edition for ISTE/ASCD for educational leaders in early 2027. We will provide updated information as it is available for release. In the meantime, the current edition is still available. Also, you can see the article in Tech & Learning (Fall 2020) - Making Digital Citizenship Stick
In addition, I have a new book coming out in late 2026 published by Routledge titled Teaching Digital Citizenship in 10 Minutes a Day. This book is to help educators understand digital citizenship as well as resources to help parents and families navigate the use of technology. As soon as there is a publish date we will share it out.
Also, a shout out to Ms. Ward and her STEM club. Thank you for the kind words about the website as they worked on a project about learning how to stay safe online, prevent cyber bullying, and being a responsible digital citizen. They also found this great glossary of Digital Citizenship terms at www.recordedfuture.com/blog/digital-citizenship-glossary. I will post this in the Resources page as well - thank you Ms. Ward and all that help to guide students in using technology responsibly.
I appreciate all the work everyone has been doing. Have a wonderful day!
Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the continuously developing norms of appropriate, responsible, and empowered technology use. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.
The Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders: Fostering Positive Interactions Online by Mike Ribble and Marty Park at ISTE.org or Amazon.com
Updated information coming soon!!
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