EDTC 510 - Respect, Educate, and Protect: Cultivating Digital Citizenship in 21st Century Learners

Today’s students are digital natives, meaning that they use technology on a daily basis both at school and at home. Therefore, it is imperative that we prepare them to communicate and collaborate in a safe and responsible manner online. A comprehensive digital citizenship curriculum in schools will enhance achievement and empower students to behave responsibly and think critically when utilizing digital content.

In this course, you will learn how to embed digital citizenship lessons in your core content material regardless of what grade or subject you teach. You’ll develop strategies for teaching the nine essential elements of digital citizenship, including how to use proper online etiquette, find online resources for research and learning, appropriately report and prevent cyberbullying, and protect one’s identity online. In addition, you’ll cultivate techniques for integrating digital citizenship lessons into instruction and assessments to help students make informed and responsible decisions when using technology.

Using the techniques from this course, you will be able to instill in your students important 21st-century skills and empower them to use technology in a safe and responsible manner throughout their lives.