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Online Challenges and Social Media
The purpose of this post is to inform you about the student “challenges” being shared throughout social media. Our student’s well-being and safety remains a top priority, and as a Common Sense Media certified district in digital citizenship, we want to make you aware of specific “challenges” noted in an article published by commonsensemedia.org that […]
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EGUSD Educators #DigCitCommit for #DigCitWeek
Educators throughout Elk Grove Unified guided and supported students through numerous #DigCitWeek activities. Some of the activities represent projects that students will continue their involvement in throughout the school year, while other activities were specifically inspired by the October 15-19 Digital Citizenship Week timeframe. As you can see from the samples below, elementary, middle and […]
category: Assemblies, Bullying, Common Sense Media, Cyberbullying, DigCit News, digital footprint, ISTE, Media Literacy, Student Voice, Upstanders
Digital Citizenship Week: Oct.15-19
All of our EGUSD Digital Citizenship Site Coordinators have been busy submitting their site implementation plans for the 2018-19 school year. We are looking forward to showcasing what our schools do to celebrate Digital Citizenship Week, part of National Bullying Prevention Month. We are also excited by a recent invitation from EdWeb, Common Sense and ISTE […]
Keeping your kids safe online this summer
Summer break is already here for some and fast approaching for others. With school being out and students spending more free time online and on their mobile devices, it’s important to be aware of ongoing risks in the cyber world. In addition to cyberbullying and exposure to inappropriate content, children need an awareness that threats […]
Digital Citizenship – It’s not just for students
A recent article by Keegan Korf, Embracing Our Digital Footprints and Guiding Students to Curate and Reshape Their Own, re-ignited a conversation on digital citizenship resources for adults. Until now, our focus has been predominately on students. While we provide a wide range of resources for teachers and parents to use with their students and their […]
category: digital footprint
PBS: We’ll Meet Again – Reiko Nagumo Reunited With Her Upstander
Thanks to an email from Julie Thomas, Library Archivist for California State University, Sacramento, we made sure to be home last Tuesday by 8:00 p.m. Julie’s subject line was a grabber for us: Reiko Nagumo “We’ll Meet Again.” Her message was short: “Here is the link to the We’ll Meet Again website and Reiko’s story is highlighted further down the […]
Facebook’s new Messenger Kids app – for children under the age of 13
Facebook recently released a spin-off version of their Messenger app, designed specifically for children under the age of 13. Until now, Facebook has required users to be 13+ to create an account. Although Messenger Kids allows tweens into the world of Facebook Messenger, the program comes with built-in parental controls. Parents create the account and […]
category: Facebook, Social Media Apps
National U.S. “Media Literacy Week” – November 6-10, 2017
This week we join the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) in celebrating National Media Literacy Week. Organizations, schools, educators and Media Literacy Week partners from all over the country have partnered with NAMLE to participate in events including #MediaLitWk classroom lessons, virtual events, online chats, screenings, PSA’s, panel discussions and more. What is media […]
EGUSD Students Stand Up and Speak Out Against Bullying
Students from several of our EGUSD schools (Monterey Trail High School and Roy Herburger Elementary School) took the pledge to “Stand Up Speak Out” against bullying at the California Museum’s Unity Center as part of October’s National Bullying Prevention Month and Digital Citizenship Week celebrations. “The Unity Center at the California Museum celebrates the state’s […]
Digital Citizenship Week: Oct. 16-20
All of our EGUSD Digital Citizenship Site Coordinators have been busy submitting their site implementation plans for the new school year and it’s refreshing to see changes that incorporate some of the new Common Sense Media and Google Be Internet Awesome materials we blogged about last month. We are looking forward to showcasing what our […]
category: Bullying, Campaigns, Common Sense Media, DigCit News, Events, Infographic, Parents, Student Voice
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4 Main Themes of Digital Citizenship
1. Cyberbullying
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