This week I was fortunate to once again participate in the Lausanne Laptop Institute in Memphis, TN.  In addition to attending several excellent sessions, I presented on the topic of Fostering Digital Citizenship.  Responsible use is an important component of living in a digital society, and teachers, students, and parents must partner together to build and sustain an effective digital citizenship program:

As I noted during my session, there is no one “right way” to approach citizenship, but there are several keys points to consider:

• Understand Today’s Student: students today learn and socialize differently than previous generations
• Maintain Perspective: generational fears/concerns regarding change are nothing new
• Embrace Social Media: if we are to educate, we must engage and understand
• Establish a Framework: citizenship is more than internet safety and cyber-bullying
• Reflect and Revise: the program and participants must evolve and adapt

Additional resources that accompany the presentation are available here and I would encourage you to use/reuse them to your benefit.  Next week I will be expanding this topic  for a full-day workshop on social media and digital citizenship at the MICDS Summer Teacher Institute.  If you’d like to join us in person or via UStream, drop me a line and add your thoughts to the conversation.

Posted: 07|20|09 at 8:26 pm. Filed under: Conferences, Digital Citizenship.
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