What Your Kids Really Need To Know About Digital Citizenship
Vicki Davis, a blogger for Edutopia, lays out the "9 Key Ps" of digital citizenship in her post for teachers, but the list applies to parents concerned about the issue as well...
About 75% of educators report that students who learn via live online instruction are required to keep cameras on if they have them, according to a survey by the Education Week Research Center. This comes despite concerns from some teachers that the requirement could put some students at a disadvantage, including lower-income students who may not want their classmates and teacher to see their homes, or those with lower bandwidth connectivity. This is also a good reminder for checking the space your child uses for online classes and removing items that might be used later by cyberbullies (or hackers) as visual clues – posters, pictures, sports memorabilia - into their life. Best practice is to keep the space they use as background for their appearance on Zoom and other online class as neutral as possible.