• EC&I 832

    Digital Citizenship 101: Teaching Kids to Tread Lightly in the Wild, Wild Web

    Teaching digital citizenship is a bit like prepping students for a jungle trek—except instead of vines and monkeys, they’re dodging clickbait, trolls, and endless ads for things they’ll regret buying. Whether you’re helping kindergartners figure out the basics of “nice online,” or you’re trying to get high schoolers to think critically about who’s sliding into their DMs, digital citizenship is essential. Here’s a grade-by-grade guide to helping our students learn to be responsible, ethical, and, yes, a little savvier as they navigate this digital wilderness. Elementary School: Building Foundations in Media Literacy and Online Kindness Content Catalyst: Digital Citizenship for the Littles In elementary school, digital citizenship is less “What’s…