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Digital Citizenship

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Why It's Important

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Learning, Collaborating, and Discovering

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are just a few of the wonderful skills teachers love for their students to experience in the classroom.

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In the past, students were able to experience all these things within the confines of the classroom.

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Times have changed, students are now able to take their learning outside the classroom walls.

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Students are able to research topics from a variety of resources online,

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chat with classmates about books they have read, or topics they are studying,

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and create presentations, videos, and projects that showcase their learning in an authentic way.

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Yes, it is wonderful that our students have the digital world at their fingertips.

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However, with the fast information and connections on the internet,

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students need to learn how to behave and navigate appropriately.

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Students need to learn how to be good digital citizens.

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But what is good digital citizenship?

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Digital citizenship can be defined as displaying the best version of yourself

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while using technology and the values of society to guide you through a digital environment.

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It is so important that students are aware that the digital world and the real world go hand in hand.

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They are not their own separate entities, and they shouldn't be treated as such.