Teaching Digital Citizenship in 10 Minutes a Day

Teaching Digital Citizenship in 10 Minutes a Day is a practical resource for educators seeking to help students in grades K-8 make the best out of their screen time. Many children who grew up with access to personal internet-connected technologies do not separate their device use from their learning, social interactions, and self-image, whether in class or at home. How can we provide them and their parents with the skills for appropriate, responsible, and ultimately positive experiences with these tools? This foundational guide to digital citizenship is built from a nine-element model that turns concepts such as commerce, communication, etiquette, security, and more into bite-sized teaching principles. The book also includes definitions of key terms, ready-to-use quizzes for children, concrete ideas for parents, recommended readings, and more. Regardless of how devices fit into your school's policy, you'll find in this book a new way to help your elementary and middle schoolers become their best digital selves.

Mike Ribble is Director of Technology at Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383, an educational technology consultant, and Part-time Assistant Professor of Educational Administration at Kansas State University, USA.

Foreword: A Path Forward for Digital Citizenship - by Merve Lapus Preface: If Not Now, Then When Introduction Section I: Understanding Digital Citizenship Chapter 1: The Foundation of Digital Citizenship Chapter 2: Raising a Child in a Digital World: The Conversation Chapter 3: Breaking Down the Nine Elements Chapter 4: Help Your Children to Help Themselves Section II: Process of Digital Citizenship Chapter 5: 10 Minutes Per Day Chapter 6: Cycle of Technology Use (4-Stage Process) Chapter 7: Elementary (Primary) K-5 Chapter 8: Reinforcing The Skills at the Middle Levels Section III: Expansion of Digital Citizenship Chapter 9: What Digital Citizenship Should Mean to Parents and Educators Chapter 10: What is AI and What it Means to My Kids Chapter 11: Social Media and the Internet of Things Chapter 12: The Last Word ... for Now Appendix: Family Technology Responsibility Worksheet