Two Digital Citizenship elements that stick out to me as important topics we could cover at our school are Digital Etiquette and Digital Literacy. It seems that digital etiquette is needed for all...including students and staff. I believe this is something that needs to be taught and addressed on an ongoing basis.

I want to talk about digital literacy. I am speaking from my perspective, as well as my personal needs.  I am surprised all that is available to us through the digital world. I learn something new everyday about what is out there from creating your own magazine to share to twitter.  It seems impossible to keep up.  There are tools for our organization, tools for our learning, tools for sharing and communication, etc. 

First, as teachers I think we have to be exposed and made aware of the what is available digitally.  I think this should be done through the modeling of our administrative staff. If they are using tools with us then we see how they are being used.  

After taking the class 21 things it opened my eyes to a wide variety of tools in the digital world.  I may have not learned how to use each tool but now I know they are out there. Teachers would benefit from knowing.

I wonder if each teacher was paired with a tech mentor for the year...a fellow teacher who is comfortable and confident?

I believe the culture of the school would benefit from teachers taking time to share what they are using in their classroom and the benefits of it...with the large group.

Besides teachers being aware and having a go to person, they have to have time and direction to play with and prepare to use and set up some of these tools. Sometimes it is just getting through something one time.


As I researched Digital Literacy, again was overwhelmed by the number of resources available.  The link below as just one site I found to have several valuable links.



http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-citizenship-in-schools