Digital Life: Our Kids’ Connected Culture

Digital Citizenship Library Class 4 th Grade Privacy Online Website evaluation (who, what, when of websites) Safety Introduction 5 th Grade Cyberbullying Privacy review Website evaluation (W’s and domains) Safety Continued Advertisements

Socializing Communicating Creating Playing Exploring Learning

Searchable Easy to find information Kids don’t always think before they post Damage to reputationAccess to information

Anonymity Identities are unknownCyberbullyingSelf-explorationSexual predators

So that means our kids are leaving digital footprints

Raising Digital Citizens

Embrace their world Encourage balanced use Monitor media use as best you can Discuss what sites they can visit Basic Rules of the Road No cyberbullying

Embrace their World Family Minecraft Constitution Family Minecraft Constitution Family Media Agreement Family Media Agreement

Explain that nothing is really private Set up privacy settings Keep passwords private Protecting Personal Privacy

Rules of the Road Review 11

Easy-to-use reviews and ratings of media titles Parenting advice and education Common Sense Media Advocacy

Commonsensemedia.org 13

Raise good digital citizens!

Available Handouts Bibliography Device Contract Family Media Agreement Minecraft Constitution 15

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Contact information Laury Anstett, Guidance Counselor, K4 Kluhsman, 1 st grade, 4 th grade & 5 th grade Jennifer Bradley, Guidance Counselor, K4 Jones, Koch, K5, 2 nd grade and 3 rd grade Elissa Suechting, Library Media Specialist, K4 – 5 th grades 17