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There are many resources available for teaching digital citizenship lessons, however, digital citizenship should not only be taught as separate lessons. Teaching digital citizenship lessons is  great place to start, however, integrating digital citizenship into classrooms instruction/instruction will have a bigger impact on students. The article "Don't Teach Digital Citizenship - Embed It" focused on how digital citizenship is best learned authentically. The author talks about how Seesaw can be used to help students learn digital citizenship skills in an authentic way. The commenting feature is mentioned that allows students to comment on each other's work. The feature can be turned off or on by the teacher. The author starts by having the commenting feature turned off for students and before turning it on teaches students how to give feedback to one another in a valuable and respectful way.

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I think modeling is one of the best strategies when incorporating D.C. We can preach to the choir, but unless we act on our sermon our words will be lost. Incorporating D.C. into daily lessons as opposed to a stand alone lesson is much more useful and effective for students. We live in a very different age than when the concept of digital citizenship first entered the educational arena. Educating teachers on the new D.C. look will go a long ways into changing the mindset of what most educators think they know about D.C.

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I am all about data privacy and actually reading terms of service. Pulling fun things out of terms of service to start a lesson with people would be helpful when integrating with other teachers. I liked the part in the article where it was Every Lesson, Every Teacher, Every Day. This is a great emphasis - so for my situation, it starts with teaching the teachers the skills and the "Do"s of DigCit, not just the "don't"s.
I will be creating a terms of service scavenger hunt for teachers to complete with the FlipGrid ToS.

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Integrating Digital Citizenship (Sue Rohde)

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Integrating Digital Citizenship (Sue Rohde)

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The article about using Seesaw in the classroom got my attention. The author made an interesting point about responding with more comments the "awesome". When you teaching younger students they need some sentence prompts. We use " I wonder" or "I observed" statements in my classes. I have a challenging time pulling language out of young students, so my project embedded some "I wonder, I observe" statements . As a teacher, I am always modeling for my students, so it makes sense that we need to model digital citizenship. Also, pointing out real life examples is another great idea. When you catch an example of someone the students may be familiar with modeling good digital citizenship would not take long, but would provide an inspiration for your students.

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Integrating Digital Citizenship - Lisa Robertson

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Integrating Digital Citizenship - Lisa Robertson

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I really connected with the article on Seesaw because I decided this school year was the year I was going to begin using it. I am excited to read the different ways using it embeds Digital Citizenship naturally. The thing that stood out the most to me was that I should keep the learning of these skills authentic so they are not just another abstract idea. At the elementary level having a lesson thoughtful feedback happens, but usually is face to face with a partner. Having that lesson providing students with good examples of respectful and relevant feedback for commenting and posting brings Digital Citizenship in. Constructive feedback sentence starters is a great way to start, and the article had great examples. I will have students help make that list for our classroom.

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I like the idea of incorporating DC lessons into our everyday interactions with students. As an educator, I believe it makes teaching DC much less intimidating and stressful, as opposed to planning stand-alone lessons on a periodic basis. As the articles indicate (and experience in the classroom shows us), this type of approach is not only more accessible to teachers, but I really do agree that it is more effective for students as well. I believe many of my former high school students would just tune out if they saw that our topic for the day was Digital Citizenship; however, by showing them through modeling, pointing out real-world examples, and providing opportunities for them to learn and utilize DC skills

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Ruth Kuzmanic Integration of Digi Citi into Lessons

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Ruth Kuzmanic Integration of Digi Citi into Lessons

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I grabbed a hold of the idea that incorporating digital citizenship skills (digi citi for short) into daily lessons is much more effective for learning.  Examples from NancywithTech in the 2 minute read that I could employ were;
1. show a twitter feed of topic related to the lesson and discuss appropriate or not
2.  Call students' attention to the privacy policy before clicking accept.   This is one I surely need to do for myself. I am so guilty of simply clicking-I could be giving away the keys to my home and would not even know it :)
3. Have students post on instragram, the current social media platform of the moment,  something related to the lesson targets.

Don't Teach Digi citi-Embed It!
I enjoyed her writing style-thanks. My take away from this was to have students post discussions publicly, like you are doing with this Padlet, and for the teacher to act as a filter. Identifying appropriate posts, and having students edit inappropriate posts is a real world skill.

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When I read the article "Digital Citizenship in Less than Two Minutes" I made a connection with what was said about teaching students the proper way to provide content for others, as well as respond to information that we find. Everyday when students don't know how to read, we teach it to them, the same goes for math, science, etc., Sometimes we think that because students live in a more technological world that they should already "know it". Just like our other subjects, students need to be taught the tech way so that the way they treat each other as well as other people online is in a positive light! Students need to be taught and this can happen in a number ways: using padlet and showing how to answer questions they might find on twitter. Students using Google Classroom to learn how to post information and students comment in a safe environment. I also am really interested in getting into Seesaw because their are a lot of opportunities for students to provide feedback to each other as well as post videos, photos, etc,. This way we can talk about how we post in a respectful way!

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A lot of my teachers use Class Dojo, so I want them to start using the portfolio part of Class Dojo. The students could start by even talking about what it means to be a digital citizen as their first post on their portfolio and then moving towards having a checklist to help them remember when they are posting something what they need to do to be a good digital citizen.

I also think starting with a Dig Cit reminder every time they get on the computer would be a good way to integrate it into every day life. The students are on the computer frequently so even if it was a short chant to help remind them of what a good dig cit does.

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The article I connected most with was "Don't teach digital citizenship — embed it!" (Marrs). I am extremely excited to see how students and staff will respond to the use of Seesaw for classroom communication as well as parent communications within my district. My hope is similar to Marrs' examples where these lessons are taught as part of the everyday routine. I truly believe that the key to teaching digital citizenship is modeling. When using Seesaw teachers are modeling for both students and parents. Teachers are able to control and create those conversations about why something may or may not have been approved. Students are more likely to respond to the "can do" than the "cannot". So as educators we need to keep expressing the "cans" and "how to..." while modeling this for our students.

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Modeling Dig Cit, beyond the beginning of year curriculum. (Jen Van Fleet) 

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Modeling Dig Cit, beyond the beginning of year curriculum. (Jen Van Fleet) 

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I was really excited to find the "be a model digital citizen" game for educators! I really think we could put this into play and even figure out how accumulating the points could maybe go towards a relicensure credit, horizontal credit, etc... I thought it was so great that it started off teachers with something they could easily incorporate and then progressed them through getting deeper into the Dit Cit content towards digital leadership. I went into quite a few of the activities and thought they were pretty practical and already done with info and resources, so even if someone wasn't sure where to start, they could be handed this. I love this resource! The progression reminded me of the SAMR model that we use to support teachers trying out technology as a substitution and them moving towards using technology to really revolutionize their instruction. I sent this to our director of curriculum to take a look at.

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As we move towards the new from the. old view of DC it’s really important that we don’t just view DC as stand alone lessons but rather as an integrated part of the classroom that is taught and practiced on a daily basis.  Marrs reminds us that when we use social platforms like Seasaw in the classroom that we are accomplishing this on a daily basis.  Although, as another post mentioned, our kids often don’t have access to their favorite social media outlets at school like facebook, I think by learning and practicing DC with the apps we do have access to, the students will spread their learning to other parts of their lives and be able to have respectful dialogues on all forms of social media.  Apps like Padlet, Wakelet and Flipgrid can also be used for practicing DC.  When paired with conversation protocols like mentioned in the “Be a Digital Citizen Article” I do believe you can, “Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community. “ (ISTE educator Standard 3a)

Dog photo for extra credit...she was sleeping and now hates me!

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Integrating Digital Citizenship (Megan Tolbert)

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Integrating Digital Citizenship (Megan Tolbert)

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The article that most interested me was Digital Citizenship in Two Minutes or Less. I was especially intrigued by the idea firstly because as a teacher our first thought is almost always, "Do I have time", but also because I like the idea of a social media post being the focal point. I then thought of a couple of different lessons that could be taught from this simple idea. If our aim is truly to make better digital citizens out of our students we must show them both the positive and negatives of social media. We may spend time analyzing a particular post, then ask students to recall a very specific detail later. We can then teach them not only about accountability, but also lasting impact. We could also leverage this same idea to teach about current events, keeping track of news timelines, etc.

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The article from Heather Marrs actually gave me some pause and I had to somewhat disagree with at least one part of it. She noted that the students posting comments to each other in their blog was initially distracting and not beneficial, which indeed, a large amount "awesome" and "I agree" statements can be. But, there is some value to this as well, especially the first time out. Students need to get the "wiggles out" in all aspects of their lives in the classroom, whether that's getting up and moving around or trying out technology to see what breaks or where the limits are. If they can do this while supervised, all the better, because then you can have that conversation with them about what's appropriate and helpful, and what's just for fun. Marrs explains her journey with commenting in a way that insinuates that teachers should jump straight to the academic applications of comments, when I think taking the journey as she did is really a good idea. Ground rules should be established, sure, but letting kids get the wiggles out is just as important. Taking 5 minutes to let them post emojis before getting down to work is okay.

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Padlet to Model Collaboration and Communication (Steve Wick)

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Padlet to Model Collaboration and Communication (Steve Wick)

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If your district does not allow you to engage students with real social media resources, the next best thing is to model online communication and collaboration using tools that are available. Padlet has become one of my favorite tools to give students an authentic audience for thoughts, ideas, and creative work. I love that after posting, other students can comment or post reactions. I also love the variety of different ways students can post in Padlet. It doesn't just need to be text!
I would love for this Padlet to model digital citizenship also. Can someone turn on comments and reactions? You can also turn on attribution so your name automatically connects to the post when you are signed in.

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I teach 6th graders. We use Google classroom as the hub for information. This trimester I am leaving the stream open for conversation and questions. I am modeling how to contribute positively towards the class stream and how it is good and ok to have interactions in our online community as long as they are contributing. I have only had my students 9 days and I am learning so much from them in terms of building relationships. I really see the connections I can make with my students by just simply asking a question about their weekend and allowing interaction.
I relate this idea to the Nancy Watson article in if we keep telling them no they will never get to practice the good that can come from using online communities.

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Not surprisingly, I also loved how the article by Heather Marrs referenced Seesaw.  I used that a ton in my first grade class and so far this year, I've done 3 seesaw lessons in classroom, with 2 more planned this week.  What that article made me realize is that I need to emphasize digital citizenship within Seesaw when I expose this app to teachers and students, my focus has been on how it provides for evidence, accountability and parent communication.

I also think that the Choice Board in the TeachLearnTech article is a great resource for Tech Innovators.  For a receptive staff, it could be a great way to have teachers gradually start embedding DC in their instruction.

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I really like the ideas from the article Digital Citizenship in Two Minutes or Less. I have always wanted to implement Bathroom PD. If you are not familiar with this, the idea is to put up short PD ideas for teachers in staff bathrooms. The topics could be on any content area from Classroom Management to a World Language lesson. I want to expand this idea to our students bathrooms. I am thinking of the possibilities that Digital Citizenship mini-lessons could have. Another dream I have is to put interactive displays or bulletin boards throughout the school near the homerooms. That way both students and teachers can see the Digital Citizenship activities. Whether it is Bathroom PD or displays near homerooms I am envisioning everything from thought provoking questions, to Comics and Meme's to interactive boards where students can vote for something or leave a physical comment.

I agree with Steve, I wish this Padlet was open to comments. Staci I want to share that I thought the same thing regarding that article. As you put it I too think we should give students time to get the "wiggles out!" Those wiggles often lead us to some really good teachable moments!

Here is an example of Bathroom PD

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Integration of Digital Citizenship (Kim Foley-Sharp)

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Integration of Digital Citizenship (Kim Foley-Sharp)

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I really, really liked the article/blog post from Nancy Watson. The simple things that can be said by teachers to model appropriate DC were excellent. DC needs to be integrated throughout any activity that is being done. It isn't a scare tactic, but a gentle reminder of appropriate behavior. Sure our students are growing up in the digital age, but that doesn't mean that they know the right and wrong of posting information. Even having that frank conversation with students, giving examples, is a great idea.

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I really connected with the idea of showing kids the right way to behave. We have a school twitter feed that displays on the web page. Take time in class to show students what is there. Ask them for ideas of things to add. I have worked in the past on teaching student the 'right' way to comment in google classroom, but lets expand to other platforms as well.
Sara - I think SeeSaw has some great opportunities for students to be creative communicators in what and how they choose to share. I can't wait to see how you and your staff use it.

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I love the idea of integrating SeeSaw in to the classroom and using it as a way to teach students how to give Constructive Feedback. I already have a few teachers in my school who are wanting SeeSaw in their classroom, so this will be a great conversation to have with them about including Digital Citizenship.