School librarians provide leadership in our communities of learners through Digital Citizenship instruction. Students and teachers are constantly trying to navigate and use new tools, but some principles don’t change. Thinking before posting \u00a0and building media literacy are life skills in the modern world.<\/p>\n
Digital Citizenship Week takes place October 16th-20th, 2017, but I like to use it as my month-long focus for October. After all, we’re already focused on spooky happenings with Halloween coming up and some things you encounter in your digital life can be really scary unless you’re prepared!<\/p>\n
Check out my three featured resources below and a host others from around the internet to help introduce and reinforce good digital citizenship with your students.<\/p>\n
My new favorite tool might have to be Google’s latest entry. The “Be Internet Awesome” resources (https:\/\/beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com\/resources<\/a>) that go along with the interactive adventure game, Interland, have already made a big splash at my school. I actually have students asking whether it’s “OK” for them to play it while they’re in the libary. Um, YES. I recommend “Be Internet Awesome” for upper elementary and middle school students. This tool has a Kentucky schools connection, too! Donnie Piercy<\/a>, Eminence Independent Schools educator and Google guru, helped test this program with his students and is featured in the video embedded here. If you’re not already following him on Twitter, go do it!<\/p>\n