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A passive digital footprint is a data trail you unintentionally leave online. Websites that install cookies on your devices, apps and websites that use your geolocation, and social media that uses your likes, shares and comments to profile you are examples of a passive digital footprint.

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Netsafe - Providing free online safety advice in New Zealand

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Your digital footprint is the trail of 'electronic breadcrumbs' you leave behind when you use the internet. It can include the websites you visit, the photos you upload and your interactions with other people on social networks.

What's a digital footprint?

A common comparison is the footprints you leave behind you when walk along a beach - every step you take leaves an impression on the sandy surface that allows another person to see the marks that your activity has made and offers the possibility for them to follow your trail.

Unlike a beach footprint which will eventually fade away, the internet - and any electronic 'event' in general - doesn't work the same way. It's safe to assume that anything you do, publish or post online may be there permanently and won't be 'washed away'.

The information you share online can be used to build up a picture of you as a person and your activities and interests. It's important to think about who can see that information, and to remember that even if you have tight privacy settings, others can copy the content and pass it on for the wider world.

In short, it pays to think before you put any kind of information online. Once you post something online, you lose control of that content - it can be copied, shared and quickly attract unwelcome attention.

What's the risk?

Most people create a digital footprint when they use online services.

They may actively publish their own information by sharing - for example publishing personal information or images about a holiday, interest or event. And they may passively - often unintentionally - contribute metadata to the services they make use of. This could include their device IP address, browsing behaviour and 'loyalty' to any service that tracks individual or anonymised user information.

The most common forms of risk reported to Netsafe related to individual digital footprints are:

Publishing personal information that leads to online bullying or harassment

Publishing or sharing imagery or video that is used for sexting, sextortion, image based abuse or blackmail incidents

Publishing personal or business information that is used for social engineering attacks

Publishing or sharing information that results in harm to reputation, such as loss of employment

What can I do about my digital footprint?

As a start, do an internet search using your name and see what comes up. Getting content removed can be hard, so it's best to think about what your posting or sending online carefully.

Think about who could see the content, especially if it's shared beyond it's intended audience - family, friends, peers or potential employers. And make use of privacy settings on common platforms.

Tips for protecting your digital footprint

There are a few tips you can take to protect your digital footprint:

Value your personal information

Be cautious about what you publish and where you share

Think about your online privacy and review platform settings

Manage your reputation - evaluate what the impact could be when publishing a photo, status update, comment or review before you post it

Stop and think about the effect it could have on you and those around you longer term

More information

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Free Internet Safety Tutorial at GCFGlobal

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Online Safety & Social and Emotional Learning

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Privacy/Security

Students tend to share information, quite freely, about their everyday life online without even thinking about it. Students sign up for new apps, order from online stores, and bank from their personal and school devices. When teaching online skills, it is important to help students understand what information is OK to share and what information should be kept private. We should also be teaching the skills to recognize fake emails (phishing scams) so students can decipher digital communications.

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Social-Emotional Learning, Digital Citizenship, and Media Literacy

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Is your child sharing their location with hundreds of "friends" online? Are they unwillingly giving away personal information that can put their privacy in danger? Our GKIS tools can help with that. In this article, we cover the ways kids overshare online and provide insightful tips and strategies to keep your child safe.

The GKIS Mission

GKIS helps families achieve screen sanity, prevent digital injury, and form deeper, more meaningful relationships. We don't have to give up screens to be safe. GKIS offers tools and strategies that keep the joys of childhood discovery alive for all of us in today's overtasked world.

Oversharing

Teenagers love to share what they are doing online, whether it's posting what they're eating, uploading selfies, or posting pictures of their pet. Sharing daily life online is fairly common; we adults are guilty of it too. But sharing location data can be particularly dangerous for teens because it offers a bridge from online contacts meeting them online to meeting them offline.

According to Pew Research Center, 71% of teens post their school name, 71% post the name of the city or town they live in, and 20% post their phone number.[1] Further, 36% of older teen's Facebook friends are people they have never met in person.[2]

Although teens understand that oversharing can be dangerous, few have the life experience to understand exactly how it can be dangerous. When I was a teenager, the more "likes" I got on a photo or the more "friends" or "followers" I had on social media, the better I felt about myself and my online presence. I accepted friend requests from mutual friends who I had never met before, along with accepting requests from strangers. In my teenage mind, there wasn't any harm in letting strangers see my online profiles. I felt that I would be okay as long as I wasn't sending them my address. It didn't occur to me that this data could be used to predict my location or even that anyone could have that kind of predatory intent.

Dr. Bennett shared a story with us where she worked on the production of the Lifetime TV show, I Catfished My Kid. In the show, producers created a poster board map (like detectives do) with yarn connecting the teens' movements throughout the day for a week. With this data, they were able to predict daily habits like location, activities, and even who they hang out with.

How is Location Data Shared?

Instagram

One way location is shared on social media is through geotagged photos. A geotag is an electronic tag that assigns a geographical location to a photo or video posted on social media or other websites.[3] Geotags are commonly used to share what restaurant or city someone is in and are very popular on Instagram.

If your teen has a public profile and decides to post a photo on Instagram with a geotag, not only will their friends be able to see where they are, but users around the world can too. By simply clicking on that location's tag, your teen's photo will pop up as a current or recent visitor.

Another way location is shared on Instagram is by the use of hashtags. If your teen has a public profile and adds hashtags to their posts, their photos will show up as recent users of whatever hashtag they use, similar to the geotag feature. Hashtags are commonly used to have other users find their posts quicker and potentially gain more followers and traffic on their profile. However, that could be a privacy concern for younger users.

Facebook

The check-in feature on Facebook is similar to geotags. Facebook users "check-in" as an announcement to friends that they are visiting a particular location. Once checked-in, it appears on the user's Facebook profile.

Snapchat

The SnapMap feature on Snapchat can also be a location risk. SnapMap allows your teen to share their location with their Snapchat friends every time they open the app. The SnapMap feature is a default, meaning it is automatically on so your teen might not even know that they are sharing their location. This is another privacy issue and may be a safety concern if your child accepts friend requests from strangers.[4]

Helpful Tips and Tools to Protect Your Child on Social Media

Set up a digital contact like our free Connected Family Screen Agreement and have ongoing, informative conversations with your kids about online safety. Our GKIS blog offers credible, interesting topics that will feed an ongoing agenda. Register for our Connected Family Screen Agreement to get on our weekly email list!

Set up your home to optimize best-use screen practices using our Connected Family Course for school-age kids.

Limit location sharing in Settings. On an iPhone, go to Settings and remove the location by clicking on the social media name > Location > select Never, Ask Next Time, While Using the App, or Always. You also have the option to turn off "Precise Location" meaning apps can only determine your approximate location

Don't allow your child to have social media accounts until they are ready (we recommend after 13 years old or late middle school).

Require that your child set social media to private and only accept friend requests from family and friends they know in real life

Have your child change to the "Ghost Mode" on Snapchat (their location will no longer be viewable on SnapMap)

Monitor your child's social media accounts using tools recommended on our GKIS Screen Safety Toolkit.

Thanks to CSUCI intern, Remi Ali Khan for researching common ways teens overshare on social media for this article.

I'm the mom psychologist who will help you GetKidsInternetSafe.

Onward to More Awesome Parenting,

Tracy S. Bennett, Ph.D.
Mom, Clinical Psychologist, CSUCI Adjunct Faculty

Photo Credits

Photo by Cottonbro from Pexels

Photo by Pixabay from Pexles

Photo by Pew Research Center

Works Cited

Deahl, D. (2017, June 23). Snapchat's newest feature is also its biggest privacy threat. Retrieved November 04, 2020, from https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15864552/snapchat-snap-map-privacy-threat

Dove, J. (2020, October 07). How to Remove Location Data From Your iPhone Photos in iOS 13. Retrieved November 04, 2020, from https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-remove-location-data-from-iphone-photos-in-ios-13/

Madden, M., Lenhart, A., Cortesi, S., Gasser, U., Duggan, M., Smith, A., & Beaton, M. (2020, August 17). Teens, Social Media, and Privacy. Retrieved November 04, 2020, from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/

Oxford Languages and Google - English. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2020, from https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

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On November 7, 2012, I took a break from four months of posting messages about men and heartbreak-in addition to my usual commentary on culture, identity, and politics-to make an announcement.

The closing scenes of a complicated long-term relationship had resulted in a pregnancy that deserves a word more comprehensive than "unplanned" to describe it. And to describe my pregnancy as challenging would be an understatement. But on March 29, 2013, the denouement came in the form of a brief, painful labor and, a day later, in a brief, sweet tweet.

More photos and status updates tagged #MiniMilah quickly followed, because I felt right away that the world needed to know about this magical girl-and she then became one of the growing number of children to be raised firmly in the social media spotlight. One study suggests that the average parent posts almost 1,000 images of their child before they turn 5.

With more than 170,000 Twitter followers, I realize that I'm slightly more visible than the average oversharing parent. However, I've been telling folks my business on the internet since 2007, starting with MySpace, Blogger, and Facebook, and eventually expanding to include Twitter, where I routinely share both mundane and monumental moments. As a result, I've built up a cybervillage of (beloved) strangers across the globe who've been cheering me on for the majority of my adult life. Sharing my motherhood journey with them felt second nature.

The earliest versions of coparenting that my ex and I were able to summon were all about function. I was formal, he was cordial, and we behaved as strangers who'd been introduced for the sole purpose of raising a child together, but separately, at once. In the absence of a traditional partner, the internet became my second coparent, with my cybervillage providing affirmation, emotional support, encouragement, and a place to talk about my child at length with people who seemed to find her as delightful as I did. Whenever I've so much as alluded to any stress, sadness, or frustration, there's always been a chorus of voices there to tell me, "You're doing great, you got this."

#MiniMilah became part of the personal "brand" of mine that came together quite by accident. She even had her own viral moment in 2016, when a video of her complaining about the setting of the sun managed to garner press around the world. (This still confounds me-she's got way better clips, IJS.) And while there are scores of photos, videos, and quotes on social media documenting my baby girl's exploration of the world around her, there's been no strategy behind how and what I choose to disclose publicly. I've been pretty transparent about some of my shortcomings and missteps as a parent-and there have been plenty of them, my God-but I've learned that putting our business on the public stage means extending an invitation for the public to judge. I mean, maybe I shouldn't tell anyone about the time she went to school in (clean!) pajamas because she and I were in the middle of a move and I'd misplaced her clothes. However, I know that other parents (particularly other young, single moms) are often in need of a reminder that they aren't the only ones who are struggling.

I am friends with a married couple who obscure the faces of their beautiful little girls in public posts, because they feel their kids should have the right to consent to when and where their images will be seen. I've been asked more than a few times how my daughter will react to seeing how much of her early life I've shared online. I won't know for certain until she's older, but considering that she now asks me to record her latest song and dance number, or commands that I share one of her thoughts with my followers ("Tell 'the people' I said ..."), I'm not too worried.

Still: As #MiniMilah, the person and the hashtag, recently celebrated their fifth birthdays, we are rapidly approaching the point where I have to be far more stingy with the videos and photos that bring the two together. This fall she'll be moving from a private day care to a much larger school, and that increases the likelihood that someone, well, unseemly might recognize her from my social posts. While there have been more than a few instances of "Look, it's #MiniMilah" while we're out together, the handful that have happened while she was with her father or other relatives left me a little bit on edge.

I used to worry that her dad would stumble upon the hashtag and have me in a courtroom faster than I could blink, making a case that I was exploiting our child for retweets. The logical thing to do would have been to discuss it with him, but I feared that even if he didn't want to change our peaceful arrangement, a discussion might have ended my ability to share #MiniMilah as I saw fit. It would've been the end of my relationship with my beloved second coparent. But time heals and changes the shape of wounds and people alike, and my coparent and I have developed a healthier relationship, complete with frequent and open communication, honesty, and affirmation. Turns out he doesn't mind the social media posts.

#MiniMilah healed my broken heart and brought me something I needed so desperately at the time. As I prepare to bring my daughter's social media presence down a notch, I'm grateful for all the memories I've been able to share with the World Wide Web. I'll continue to lean on my virtual village, like so many other parents and caregivers, for support. But the daily picture updates will likely be limited to my offline world-and my #real coparent.

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This past year, many people deleted their social media accounts following revelations about privacy violations on social media platforms and other concerns related to hate speech.

As people adopt their resolutions for the year, it is likely that many more will reconsider their social media use.

However, as a scholar of social media and religion, I'd argue that rather than just stop using social media, people could use it to improve their overall well-being. Here are three ways to do so.
1. Be active
Studies have shown that there is a big difference between passive social media use and active use. Scrolling through a newsfeed and merely looking at what others have posted is considered passive social media use.

Conversely, commenting on posts, sharing articles and creating posts constitute active social media use. Research has found that actively using social networking sites can contribute to feelings of social connectedness. This can contribute to a sense of overall well-being.

On the other hand, a study found that passive Facebook use increases feelings of envy. Researchers asked participants to sit in a laboratory and passively use Facebook by only browsing and not commenting, sharing or liking content. Participants passively using Facebook were found to have an increase in their feelings of envy.
2. Focus on meaningful engagement
Social media sites allow users to engage in various types of communication. There are impersonal forms of communication such as the single click "Like" button and more personal forms of communication such as direct messaging and comments.

Research has found that direct communication on Facebook can have a positive psychological impact on individuals. A direct message can often lead to feelings of social support and encouragement. It has been found to be particularly helpful when people already share a connection. Direct messaging and personalized comments can provide a deeper level of engagement.

One of these studies showed that commenting on a post, instead of pressing the like button, could improve the mood of the person who made the original post. In one such example, a respondent in the study described how personalized comments, even trivial ones about funny cat videos, can result in feelings of support.

Similarly, research has shown that social networking sites can provide social support to those who have recently lost a job.
3. Use social media for professional purposes
According to researchers in Germany, Sonja Utz and Johannes Breuer, using social networking sites for professional purposes can result in "informational benefits" such as knowing what is happening in one's field and developing professional connections.

For example, these scholars found that people who use social networking sites for professional purposes report having greater access to information about timely innovations in their field than nonusers. A similar study of academics in the United Kingdom found that 70 percent of participants had gained valuable professional information through Twitter.

Researchers, however, have found that these professional benefits require active use of social networking sites. "Frequent skimming of posts," as Utz and Breuer explain, can lead to "short time benefits." What is more important, however, are "active contributions to work-related discussions."

Indeed, there are those who recommend curtailing use of social media and focusing instead on real-world relationships. But, as with everything else, moderation is vital.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Common Sense Digital Compass | Educational games for kids to help teach digital citizenship and digital literacy skills.

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Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint

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The Importance of Digital Citizenship in Social Media

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There is an important scene in the movie Hoosiers during the team's first practice. The coach, played by Gene Hackman walks into the gym and gathers the team together. He tells his team that practice is going to be different than what they are used to. The montage that follows highlights fundamental basketball. The boys are engaged in agility drills, ball handling drills, and a variety of defensive drills. Throughout the montage you hear players asking when they are going to shoot and scrimmage. Hackman replies, "There's more to the game than shooting! There's fundamentals and defense."

This clip is the perfect segue into incorporating technology devices - iPods, iPhones, iPads, laptops, etc. - into your classroom. Before students can, to use a basketball phrase, take a shot, they must understand the fundamentals.

While students and teachers alike are anxious to integrate new learning tools into the classroom, we must err on the side of caution. It is our responsibility to empower our students by giving them the fundamental lessons in digital citizenship.

Like basketball, students must enter the world of social media and digital media with a good defense. They must understand the repercussions of irresponsibly using social and digital media and what affects it may have on their future. Give students time to use the device, but make sure they understand that the device is an outlet to many new avenues.

When you are presenting social media and digital responsibility, don't lecture your students on why it is bad to post inappropriate pictures on Facebook, but have them search for examples. Allow the students to not only find examples of inappropriate use, but also allow them to teach each other. Even though they have a Facebook account, do they really understand all that comes with Facebook? Do they understand their privacy rights on Facebook and other social media sites? Did they read the fine print?

Show them how to navigate through Google and present the best defense against infowhelm.

Introduce them to the Google sidebar and give them opportunities to find information on a certain subject. Introduce your students to Creative Commons and challenge them to find images and music that have the correct licenses for use.

The best offense always begins with a solid defense. This is true in sports and is directly applicable to responsible use of classroom technology and social media. In my last post I encouraged educators to " Just Get Out There," but in this post I am pulling back on the reins a bit. While we want our students to get out there and use new and emerging technologies, we need to give them the fundamentals to play the best defense. Educate, before you integrate.

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Your guide to being a good digital citizen

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In today's day and age (especially in the Zoom era), there is an abundance of ways to stay connected and share information, including the use of social media. We rely on social media platforms to keep in touch with friends and family, read the news, keep up with current trends, share our thoughts and more.

With all of these platforms, it's crucial to think about your online footprint. How can you maintain a good internet presence? What are some good resources to use when it comes to what you should and shouldn't post? We've spoken to a few experts here at Temple to answer these questions and share what it takes to be a good digital citizen.

First things first: What is a digital citizen?

Digital citizenship refers to the responsible enforcement of smart and safe social media habits. Staying safe on social media is just as important for adults as it is for children. In fact, one in five Americans have been subjected to severe online harassment according to a 2017 Pew Research poll.

"A digital citizen is defined as a person who regularly uses the internet and embraces all that information technology has to offer," said Karen Demmler, a career coach at Temple University's Career Center. Demmler works with students to advance their careers and thinks social media is a key component of a job search. She shared that students often go to the Career Center at Temple for help with navigating social media platforms professionally, such as Linkedin.

"A good digital citizen is someone who is mindful of their interactions and all that they post and say online," Sherri Culver, a media studies and production faculty member and director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy (CMIL), said. Through CMIL, Culver and others work to encourage thoughtful online behavior through various projects, including a television show produced for TUTV called Media Inside Out.

How can you be a good digital citizen?

Think before you post.
With social media, it can be easy to share things behind a screen that you might not feel comfortable saying in real life.

"While using online platforms, a simple question to ask yourself is 'Would I say this in person?' whether it be in a meeting, attending a class or chatting with a friend," Demmler said. "A good digital citizen should consider this perspective in order to build a strong, well-balanced presence."

Experts also stress that it's important to avoid posting anything to your personal social media accounts while emotions are high.

"Don't let your emotions get the best of you," said Monica Sobolesky, the regional assistant director for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, who works to help students through the application process.
Avoid oversharing.
While there are a lot of things you may want to post, it's better to err on the side of caution when it comes to sharing personal information such as your full name, location, financial information and anything else that makes it easy to track you down.

"We live in a digital world where we want to document just about everything we experience, but oversharing specific information about yourself gives the ability for others to steal your identity," Sobolesky said.

Protect your privacy.
Stay on top of your privacy settings to ensure that you're comfortable with what others can see on your social media accounts.

Culver suggests spending an hour at least every six months to evaluate the privacy settings on each of your social media accounts.

Use more than one search engine.
Another part of being a responsible digital citizen is being aware of where your information comes from. While your go-to search engine might be Google, you should keep other search engines in mind when obtaining information.

"Consider using anonymous search engines such as Startpage, DuckDuckGo and Swisscows," Demmler suggested. "By using a variety of search engines, you can limit how much your search history or clicks are shared."

Protect and change your passwords regularly.
Protecting your passwords and frequently updating them makes it harder for hackers to find your information.

Culver suggests creating a unique login for every website that you use and to avoid using a Facebook or Google account to log in when creating accounts on other websites or applications.

Check where your information comes from.
Fact-checking your information is an integral step before clicking that "share" button. In today's climate, it's easy to find and spread misinformation if you don't check your sources.

Report illegal activity and poor behavior.
Demmler stresses that a key part of being a good digital citizen is to report suspicious activity and cyberbullying in order to prevent more cases from happening in the future. If you see someone involved in cyberbullying, you should report their account immediately. Additionally, if someone is posting anything that might be illegal, you should report that as well.

What are some key resources to use?

There are a variety of resources available to you both at Temple and in general to keep you safe and informed. Check out some of the suggested resources below.

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Your guide to being a good digital citizen

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In today's day and age (especially in the Zoom era), there is an abundance of ways to stay connected and share information, including the use of social media. We rely on social media platforms to keep in touch with friends and family, read the news, keep up with current trends, share our thoughts and more.With all of these platforms, it's crucial to think about your online footprint.

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Please take this quiz on digital citizenship. If you don't score well, think of ways you could improve.

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The questions which follow provide a basic knowledge test of selected concepts covered in this learning pathway: Introduction to digital citizenship.

The questions published at the end of each learning pathway are re-used for the knowledge test for learners interested in earning a digital badge or certificate of participation for the Digital citizenship (LiDA102) micro-course. Please consult the Certify participation page for more information.

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The questions which follow provide a basic knowledge test of selected concepts covered in this learning pathway: Introduction to digital citizenship. The questions published at the end of each learning pathway are re-used for the knowledge test for learners interested in earning a digital badge or certificate of participation for the Digital citizenship (LiDA102) micro-course.

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Please take this short quiz to see if you are a good digital citizen. If you are not, think of ways you could become a better one.

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Do the quiz to find out if you're a good digital citizen and then do the exercises to practise and improve your reading skills.

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Please watch this fun video on digital citizenship. Take notes on anything that you don't know yet.

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Students sing along with the Digital Citizens about the amazing possibilities that come with using technology and take a pledge to be safe, responsible, and respectful when traveling through the online world.

(To view subtitles, click on the white box at the bottom right of the video.)

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We the Digital Citizens | Common Sense Education

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We the Digital Citizens is a video from Common Sense Education. Use this video to help your students learn and thrive in our connected world.

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Please watch this video on being a good digital citizen. Take notes on anything that you don't know yet.

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Please read this article on 20 different examples of good digital citizenship. See if you already do some of these things and what you think you need to work on.

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Read these eight ways in which you all can become good digital citizens. You are advised to take a few notes from this article, as there will be a few questions on the final test from this.

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8 Ways to Be a Good Digital Citizen - Eduspiresolutions.org

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Being a good digital citizen means following some online dos and don'ts. Teaching kids to be proactive about internet safety is important.

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4 Ways You Can Become a Good Digital Citizen

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4 Ways You Can Become a Good Digital Citizen

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Read these four ways in which you all can become good digital citizens. You are advised to take a few notes from this article, as there will be a few questions on the final test from this.

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We are living in an age where the Internet has become a part of our daily lives. We use the Internet for many things: research, distant learning, connecting with family/friends, shopping, looking up recipes, and banking, to name a few. While the Internet has definitely made life more efficient, keeping up with its evolution can be difficult and at times overwhelming for everyone, including kids.

Although the Internet has given its users opportunities to connect, it can also unfortunately provide alternative avenues for bullying. Cyberbullying is a major problem amongst young Internet users. According to Statistics Canada, 1 in 10 adults living in a household with children reported a case of cyberbullying against one of the children in the household, and 40% of reported cyberbullying victims in Canada are between 12 to 13 years old. Many cyberbullying cases go unreported, making it difficult to measure the impact cyberbullying truly has on kids.

In turn, we have a responsibility to educate young Internet users on how to create safe online spaces and foster online inclusivity. Furthermore, emphasizing the importance of building healthy on and offline relationships, and demonstrating mutual respect! Here are a few tips to help you demonstrate and teach how to be a good 'digital citizen':

1. Encourage critical thinking skills.Teach students to think about what they do and how they interact with others online. What will they gain (or lose) from posting certain photos or content online? How will their words affect others? What can people assume or interpret from their words? Keep an open dialogue between the class and ensure students feel comfortable speaking about their online activity. If they see something online and are unsure of how to react or if they should react at all, encourage them to ask you or another adult about it.

2. Connect with your community. Schools networks, organizations such as Kids Help Phone, community centres, and your local police and health departments have an abundance of helpful guidelines that can help you and your kids use the Internet critically, positively, and fairly.

3. Consult the H&PE curriculum. The H&PE curriculum includes a set of expectations surrounding online behaviour in the Personal Safety and Injury Prevention component of the Healthy Living strand (and through the Living Skills). The Living Skills provides students with the personal, interpersonal, and critical and creative thinking skills needed to retain healthy relationships. Skills such as self-advocacy, conflict resolution, anger management, and decision-making skills, as well as the ability to use assertiveness, resistance, and refusal techniques, are also included and can help students respond safely and effectively online.

4. Refer to resources for further assistance. Ophea offers several resources that encourage good digital citizenship. CyberCops is a lesson plan for grades 7 and 8 that teaches students how to respond and recognize various online safety issues. Connect[ED] is also a great resource addressing online safety for students in grades 4 to 6. (Both free, bilingual, and available online through Ophea's Teaching Tools)

It's not uncommon to see children as young as 7 years old with access to a tablet, computer, or smartphone. Teaching kids the impact of their online decisions is vital -building healthy online communities is just as important as building healthy offline ones!

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4 Ways You Can Become a Good Digital Citizen

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We are living in an age where the Internet has become a part of our daily lives. We use the Internet for many things: research, distant learning, connecting with family/friends, shopping, looking up recipes, and banking, to name a few.

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This is a very current video (2020) on digital citizenship. Please watch and take notes on this video, as there may be questions from it on your final test.