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According to Mike Ripple, there are nine elements of digital citizenship that students need

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to learn, digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital

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etiquette, digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and wellness, and digital

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security. Although all elements are important for our students to learn, there are essential

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elements to teach to our elementary students to help build the foundation for digital citizenship.

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Students have the world at their fingertips and teaching digital literacy will teach students

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to distinguish the difference between credible and appropriate online resources. As teachers,

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we have been equipped to teach our students' conflict resolution through our health lessons.

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Teaching our students' digital communication and digital etiquette helps build the

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social skills that are necessary to communicate appropriately online and make wise decisions

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when doing so. At the elementary level, students learn how to be part of a learning community

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and it's our job as teachers to make them proper digital citizens of that community.