Today I provided a space for [students] to do the talking; they are willing to talk (a lot) and I LISTENED! The learning I have done in the last few weeks gave way to new conversations that I had with these students; their stories are powerful. For the first time I felt a real connection in beginning to truly understand their on line interactions. The conversations today were filled with hope. I truly do believe that our students can and will become thoughtful, informed and engaged individuals through their online interactions.
Catch @CNN 's special report #Being13 last night? http://t.co/kSKO5lJI4T Here's 5 rules to share w/your teen/tween:
https://t.co/qiznklJuD4
— Common Sense Media (@CommonSense) October 6, 2015
The #Being13 report featured teens with striking similarities in their online behaviour that was unreflective of positive digital citizenship. While it was mentioned that teens do use social media to support one another, I would have liked to see much more of this displayed. As Kristin Hansen states in her blog, "I want the internet to be a good place. I want technology to help people rather than just making it easier to be mean. I will leave positive comments if I comment, will share things that build people up rather than knocking them down. I will try to show people ways to be better citizens of the internet." Teens do demonstrate digital citizenship and their positive online behaviour is worthy of recognition. Perhaps their positive online behaviour, if given more media attention and greater focus over the negative, will inspire other teens to follow suit. Please see below for just a few of the countless examples of teens influencing positive change through the power of social media.
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