Digital Citizenship: Starting the Conversation about Cyberbullying

LET’S TALK ABOUT CYBERBULLYINGOver the past couple of months I’ve been peppering in conversations about digital citizenship.  Every few weeks or so, I’ve focused on different aspects of digital citizenship.  We’ve discussed helping our students understand the concept of media balance, how to teach them about privacy and security online, and how to be mindful of the digital footprint that they are leave behind.These are all great topics of digital citizenship to weave into our every day conversations as students are interactive online and on digital devices.But today, I’m going to talk about the one element of digital citizenship that keeps me up at night:  cyberbullying.I have two young kids myself, and I worry about what online life is going to be like when they reach the age of being on social media and interacting online.  It’s already a scary place out there online, especially for young, vulnerable kids.So, that’s why we can’t leave the conversation of “cyberbullying” up to anyone else.  This topic might be one of the most important digital citizenship concepts that we teach students.  And in this podcast episode, I want to explore how teachers can help be part of conversation.FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES VISIT:  classroomnook.com/podcast/117Links & Resources Mentioned in the EpisodeEPISODE 102: Digital Citizenship: Making Healthy Media Choices and Finding BalanceEPISODE 106: Digital Citizenship (Helping Elementary Students Understand Privacy & Security Online)EPISODE 112: Digital Citizenship: Teaching Students About the Digital Footprint They Leave Behind