In a recent article in Edutopia by Andrew Marcinek, he discusses how we need to teach students the importance of digital citizenship in social media. As students are made available to more forms of technology, it’s imperative that we, as teachers, educate students not only on how to use these devices, but also the responsibilities that come with using such equipment and programs. Case and point … the teenager who posted inappropriate messages on Facebook. In whatever we do, students must realize that actions have consequences. Some consequences are good; some are bad; it all depends on the action. We all need to think about consequences before we act.
I think you bring up a good point in the fact that ALL actions have a consequence (good or bad) - depending on what the action was. Not many young people see it that way.
ReplyDeleteDecision-making is such a HUGE part of what we try to teach as educators, as it impacts every other aspect of learning and living.
Digital Citizenship is so important today. If we canteach kids at a young age the importance of behavior in the digital realm, we will see nicer interactions from our students as they get older.
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