Understanding what it means to be a digital citizen is an important part of participating responsibly in an online community. Students need to be aware of their rights and responsibilities as well as consequences for their actions when engaging in online activities. Students in the Whitnall School District participate annually in lessons specifically created to increase awareness and open dialogue around benefits and dangers of their digital presence.
WI Department of Public Instruction
The Department of Public Instruction offers many resources for families around Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. Parents and Guardians are highly encouraged to explore the resources and create an open dialogue with students around appropriate online behaviors and strategies for unexpected situations students may encounter online.
WI DPI Internet Safety: Parents
Resources for parents and guardians including Digital Citizenship, Social Media, Cyber-Bullying, Student Data and Privacy, Fact sheets, and many other topics.
WI DPI: Interact
The Wisconsin Department of Justice's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Department of Public Instruction is teaming up to keep families safe online.
Interact is an online, interactive e-course created for parents and guardians to complete with their children with the goal of sparking basic online safety discussions in the home. This 30-minute module provides parents with the opportunity to review their own tech use to set a good example; interactive activities to complete alongside their children, and follow-up resources and activities to keep the discussions going.
Parents and Guardians are highly encouraged to complete the Interact activity with their students at any age to open a conversation, establish positive behaviors, and give students strategies to handle unexpected situations.
iSafe
Students K-12 engage in iSafe Digital Citizenship lessons throughout the year discussing Internet Dangers, Online Bullying, Social Media, and Copyright. (www.isafe.org)
Other Digital Citizenship Resources
Common Sense Media - Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship information for Student and Parents.
Netsmartz - Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Information for Students and Parents
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Internet Safety Tips for Parents
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Internet Safety for Students
Copyright
Whitnall School District Copyright Board Policy (po2531)
Whitnall School District AUP (po7540.03)
Creative Commons - copyright licensing options for sharing knowledge and content legally.
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