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(link) http://www.webwise.ie/article.aspx?id=7684

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(link) Thatsnotcool.com is a USA based website designed to raise awareness about the new and complex problems teens face in building relationships in a digital world.

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The Hector’s World initiative teaches young people how to become confident and responsible digital citizens.

The Hector’s World initiative teaches young people how to become confident and responsible digital citizens. The animated episodes feature Hector and his Silicon Deep friends as they learn safe, responsible behaviors when using technology. The stories promote seeking advice from trusted adults.

Just like the footprint you leave when you walk on the beach, your digital footprint is the trail you leave about yourself when you’re on the net. Anything you do online, including any profiles you have created, the sites you’ve visited and the online conversations you’ve had, add to this trail - even if you think you’ve been doing things anonymously, or have hidden them (e.g. deleted them from your computer)!

These short videos address teen relationships and peer pressure particularly around the topics of :

The description from the site ((link) Ofsted) reads as follows:

Safeguarding in a digital world: Guidance for learning providers

BLOG POST / VIDEOS: These are are a series of (link) Digital Citizenship video resources from Hoover, Alabama Schools and Common Sense Media. There are descriptions around what each video contains and how long it is.

This (New Zealand August 2010) report describes a project to explore what digital information literacy is and how it could be most effectively applied in tertiary education. It provides an initial definition of digital information literacy based on a review of the national and international literature. It identifies methods to develop adults’ digital skills and capabilities, and to understand how these contribute to lifelong learning.
Its key findings are that having dedicated time, support and the opportunity to experiment with a range of ICT tools were essential for developing digital information literacy. The research showed that this could be achieved in a relatively short and intensive period of professional development and that this resulted in large changes to participants’ digital information behaviour and skills.

An Instrument to Assess Student Voice and e-learning
Pam Hook

Staff Discussion Points

Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship

Sites of Convergence: an interview with Henry Jenkins

Digital literacy or the ability to understand and fully participate in the digital world is fundamental to digital citizenship. It is the combination of technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age.

From Cyber Safety to Digital Citizenship

A blog from Mary Beth Hertz in "The Journal" (www.thejournal.com) where she talks about the "dangers" of not allowing children to access to technology in school that surrounds them outside of school.

A Digital Citizenship Definition

The learning pathways for digital citizenship and cybersafety follow the New Zealand Curriculum’s learning pathways. They are designed to build on student’s existing skills and develop school leavers who are capable of managing their own online safety.

Digital Citizenship: The Teacher’s Role

This is a Digital Citizenship and Cybersafety module that teachers can work through at their own pace. Although the virtual meetings have ended for 2010, the resource is still available for personal professional development. It covers: understanding digital citizenship, digital citizenship in the classroom, and staying cybersafe in the classroom.

Technology and School Change


This is the official guide on copyright issues, aimed at Australian schools and TAFE (Technical and Further Education) colleges. It includes:

NetSafe has worked closely with Google to create the (link) Google Family Safety Centre advice pages. There is information here on a range of issues that we know can often be concerning to parents.

Here are some cybersafety discussion points for students.

This is a little movie we made and used in our introductory session to becoming a digital citizen at our school.

Digital Citizenship issues in primary school: The changes Web2 brings to cybersafety

Using a complex password is one of the first lessons a young person can learn to play an active role in their own cybersafety. This classroom or home activity will help young people learn how to create and remember a strong password.

Video clip to get students thinking about the consequenses of posting digital photos.

This collaborative mind map has been created by the staff at Pukekohe North school. The staff are starting to explore what digital citizenship might mean not only for the students; but for the staff, the institution of the school and the wider community. You can (link) view the map here. You can also view the Digital Citizenship page that the map is embeded on as part of the(link) Pukekohe Cluster wiki.

This article from the Sydney Morning Herald provides a great starting point for discussions around creating digital citizens. Should we be creating Miguel Ghulin style "walled gardens" for our students or helping them to develop the appropriate skills to harness the power of the Internet and not be enslaved by it, http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/4817298/Facebook-fear-for-schoolkids

We are seeking your comments and suggestions on a new approach to school Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs)

Your cell phone, IM, and online profile are all digital extensions of who you are. When someone you're with pressures or disrespects you in those places, that's not cool. That's Not Cool provides tools to help you draw your digital line about what is, or is not, okay in your relationships.

Fantastic video all about personal information online.

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A group of high-school friends post a rumour about a rival that sparks a chain reaction and leaves no one untouched. Cyberbullying, sexting, filmed fights and police action ensue.

If you're interested in finding good quality copyright free or creative commons licensed online material for creating your own mashups then this website is a great resource.

This article entitled "(link) Why Teachers need Digital Citizenship" by Suzie Nestico details how a Facebook imposter profile was created in her name, how she went about dealing with it and the lessons that she (and all of us) can learn from incidents like these.

If you're interested in finding good quality copyright free or creative commons licensed online material for creating your own mashups then this website is a great resource.

This blog article discusses how we can teach and model good digital citizenship.

Stephen Balkam of FOSI (Family Online Safety Institute) has written an interesting piece about the online activism in Egypt and Tunisia as an example of Digital Citizenship in action.

A great (link) article about appropriate modelling by adults from Marti Weston on the (link) Teaching Tolerance Website, which is part of the (link) Southern Poverty Law Centre, an online resource focused on;

A post by Ewan McIntosh. He relates an excellent example of someone who has not learned how to publish responsibly, supporting his argument that teaching should be using today's tools.

A member of our Lead ICT Teacher Team created this funny movie to post on our Digital Citizens Moodle Page.

Young people’s use of technology in Aotearoa - New Zealand is always changing. Changes in ICT-use produce new opportunities for learning, as well as new opportunities for challenges for both students and educators.