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More than 1/3 of parents of children under 12 years old, say that their kids began interacting with smart phones before the age of 5. (Nadeem, 2020)

42% of children under the age of 10 have a smart phone. By the age of 12, that number jumps up to 78% having a smartphone. (Miller et al., 2023)

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3/4 children ages 0-8 have access to technological devices at home! (Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America 2013, n.d.)

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Each item in this digital baggie has a meaning! Read below to find out what it is!

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Kids ages 8-18 spend on average 7.5 HOURS PER DAY in front of a screen.(Infographics - Screen Time Vs. Lean Time | DNPAO | CDC, n.d.)

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Follow these 9 themes in order to embrace digital citizenship!

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Digital Citizenship is the quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital communities.

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Being able to and participating in the electronic society!

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This is a reminder to put a secure and strong password on all digital and electronic devices! Lock them up!

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Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America 2013. (n.d.). Common Sense Media. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/zero-to-eight-2013-infographic

Nadeem, R. (2020, August 27). Children’s engagement with digital devices, screen time | Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/07/28/childrens-engagement-with-digital-devices-screen-time/#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20device%20parents,or%20a%20smartphone%20(60%25).

Miller, C., Bubrick, J., PhD, Anderson, D., PhD, & Stossel, M. (2023). When should you get your kid a phone? Child Mind Institute. https://childmind.org/article/when-should-you-get-your-kid-a-phone/

Infographics - Screen Time vs. Lean Time | DNPAO | CDC. (n.d.). https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/multimedia/infographics/getmoving.html

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Examples of being a good digital citizen!

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Examples of being a good digital citizen!

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Communicating with others respectfully,  respecting other people's online privacy, seeing tough situations from another perspective, adding helpful content to a discussion or blog post, supporting others by offering beneficial feedback, encouraging and being kind to others, etc. (Heick, 2022)

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Electronic buying or selling of products and services

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Heick, T. (2022). The Definition Of Digital Citizenship. TeachThought. https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/definition-digital-citizenship/

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This symbolizes the fact that you do not want to share your passwords, just like you don't want to share your toothbrush!

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Online exchange of information or other knowledge!

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Teaching and learning of technology and how to use it

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Electronic standards of conduct (similar to rules that you would follow in a classroom, but for the online world)

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Like when using a permanent marker, you can't erase it! Anything you put online is out there forever, even if you try to delete it afterwards. Chances are if it was questionable content, someone saved it somehow!

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online responsibility for actions made

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the freedoms that are extended to everyone in the electronic world!

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physical and psychological wellbeing in the digital world

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Personal protection and precautions to remain safe in online technology

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Patterson, M. (2022, September 9). Embracing the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship. Technology Solutions That Drive Education. https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/09/embracing-9-themes-digital-citizenship

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These images are meant to really get you thinking about how your presence online can affect you! Stay safe in the digital world!

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Badura, C. (n.d.). The Digital Citizenship Survival Kit. A Teacher, Coach & Dad. http://www.craigbadura.com/2013/02/the-digital-citizenship-survival-kit.html?m=1