1. 2018 Technology In-Service August 31, 2018
Digital Citizenship
2018 Technology In-Service
August 31, 2018

2. Digital Citizenship Social Media – statistics
Social Media – good, bad & ugly
What students need to know
How to educate students
Starting the discussion

3. How prevalent is the use of social media among our students?
Statistics Activity with Post-its

4. Social Media - Statistics
3              6          9         
16            30          34
45       75          95
Digital Citizenship Statistics

5. The good… Connect with friends & family
Develop good communication skills
Develop more effective research practices
Stay informed on current events
Champion social causes

6. The bad… Peer pressure Developmentally vulnerable Poor self-regulation
Poor diet & sleep
Disconnection with reality
Online anonymity

7. The ugly… Anxiety Depression Hyperactivity Obesity Addiction Sexting
Cyberbullying
Suicide

8. What do our students need to know?
Dangers
Proper usage
Potential consequences
How to handle the bad

9. How can we educate our students?
Inform
Demonstrate
Provide resources

10. Inform
Helps students understand what behaviors are acceptable and which are unacceptable.
Vocabulary
Cyberbullying Vocab
Vocabulary Review Puzzle
Articles – text mark-up
Facebook don'ts
Providing information on topics, such as sexting and bullying can help students understand what behaviors are acceptable and which are unacceptable.

11. Inform
Helps students realize how much information they are giving out when online.
Games & interactives
Videos & activities
Providing information on topics, such as sexting and bullying can help students understand what behaviors are acceptable and which are unacceptable.

12. Inform Webquest Case Studies
Digital Citizenship Webquest - (middle school)
Case Studies
Cyberbullying Case Studies

13. Demonstrate Think before you Post
Would you want your principal to see this?
What about your grandparents?
Could this be used against you?

14. Provide Resources Privacy settings can be tricky.
Provide students with guidelines.
Social Media Checklist
Social Networking Guidelines

16. Starting the discussion…
Check out your digital footprint…

17. Starting the discussion…
Google yourself
What did you find?
Did you find anything embarrassing?
Did you find anything surprising?

18. Resources for teachers
Websites
Common Sense website
Netsmartz website
ISTE Digital Citizenship resources
Virtual Library of Digital Citizenship

19. References
 Articles
Anderson, M. & Jiang, J. (2018, May 31). Teens, Social Media & Technology Retrieved June 23, 2018 from
Costello, C. (2018, April 27). All Good Digital Citizens [Poster]. Retrieved August 2, 2018 from
Lenhart, A. (2015, April 08). Mobile Access Shifts Social Media Use and Other Online Activities. Retrieved October 05, 2017, from
Lenhart, A. (2015, April 08). Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview Retrieved October 03, 2017, from
Patchin, J. (2017, August 08). Summary of Our Cyberbullying Research ( ). Retrieved October 05, 2017, from
Ramasubbu, S. (2015, May 6).Influence of Social Media on Teenagers. Retrieved October 4, 2016 from (Common Sense Media Study)
Shannon. (2014, October). Before you post: think. Retrieved August 2, 2018 from
 Townsend House. (2018). Social Media Etiquette. Retrieved August 2, 2018 from
Wallace, K. (2015, November 03). Teens spend 9 hours a day using media, report says. Retrieved October 03, 2017, from