Digital Citizenship inside third grade

      ~Digital Citizenship is very important no matter what grade level. When in Elementary school it is very important that students understand the basics of the internet. For example, that no matter how many times you delete a picture once it is uploaded onto the internet it will never go away. And there are many safety concerns. They need to know to stay away from certain websites, and that there are many people out there who may harm children through chat rooms, and other websites. 

    

      ~Students need to know how to use the internet to do simple research on websites. When students are in third grade they need to make sure that they are able to use sites like Google and Bing. 

     Why is it important to promote and teach digital citizenship to your students?

     ~ Students need to know about digital citizenship because it can be dangerous if the students are just able to use to open internet to do anything they please. Teachers need to focus on why the students are using the internet, and the teachers also need to make sure the students are staying on task. Students are going to want to go on social network sites, and during school time that is not the appropriate time. When children are younger they are going to want to do what everyone else around them is doing, which going on Facebook and other sites is what students are going to want to do right when they are on the computer. It is the teacher's main job to make sure the students are on the correct sites and doing what they are suppose to be doing. 

 

What resources can teacher use inside their classroom to promote and teach digital citizenship? What makes these sources viable and valuable for the classroom teacher?

~ Teachers need to make a power point or some way of going over what is expected when using the internet. Using the Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship is a great way to teach students how they are expected to act when using the web. There are great resources on the internet that will help teachers help teach their students properly.