Our children live in a much different world than we did. It’s obvious. This major change has mainly come about because of technology. Facebook, SnapChat, weChat, and Instagram have changed the way our children interact with each other, with the way they learn and the way they view the world. With this, it’s critical that we, as parents and teachers, understand the importance of teaching our students how to navigate this new world of technology. While we aim to promote and nurture the appreciation of global citizenship, we must also strive to educate on being responsible digital citizens.
Digital Citizenship
Dear Brenda,
We are delighted to confirm receipt your Presentation Proposal ‘"Banana split Phonics" making the teaching of phonics fun and meaningful’ at our forthcoming EYE SPI event.
Next steps:
We will now begin collating the individual requirements of our workshop facilitators and will be in contact with you to confirm your workshop location, available resources and address any specific needs you have. We hope to be able to share event logistics with you by Monday 12 December.
Until then, should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact.
Thank you for taking the time to submit your proposal. We look forward to working with you.
Kind regards,
Emma
on behalf of EYE SPI Team
Head Librarian Mike Leyland discusses the importance of educating for responsible digital citizenship.
and Our Children
Dear Brenda,
We are delighted to confirm receipt your Presentation Proposal ‘"Banana split Phonics" making the teaching of phonics fun and meaningful’ at our forthcoming EYE SPI event.
Next steps:
We will now begin collating the individual requirements of our workshop facilitators and will be in contact with you to confirm your workshop location, available resources and address any specific needs you have. We hope to be able to share event logistics with you by Monday 12 December.
Until then, should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact.
Thank you for taking the time to submit your proposal. We look forward to working with you.
Kind regards,
Emma
on behalf of EYE SPI Team
Special Feature
What does Digital Citizenship mean?
According to Mike Ribble, an author of books on the topic for both educators and parents, “digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behaviour with regard to technology use.” This simple definition encompasses many skills in a rather complex, vast digital world.
With urgency, we should try our best to make our children understand that they have more resources available at their fingertips than any other generation, and, with these resources, comes great responsibility.
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