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Easy Steps to Help Your Child Become a Digital Citizen Year of publication: 2020 Author: Janice Richardson | Veronica Samara Corporate author: Council of Europe A guide to help you use your experience as a citizen to guide your children on their path towards digital citizenship.Young people today inhabit a world that has been transformed by digital technologies, effortlessly enabling connectedness through social media and access to vast quantities of information. Making sense of this hyper rich information and engaging effectively and responsibly poses a whole set of new challenges for educators as they seek to prepare young people as citizens, exercising their rights and participating effectively in the affairs of the community.Parents, and โnon-techโ grandparents too, can help children become digital citizens. In this guide, we explain some of the easy steps to follow, to help children master what it takes to act responsibly and respectfully online. 
All Aboard for DigiTown: A Learning Path for 9 -12 Year Olds to Become Smart Digital Citizens Year of publication: 2020 Author: Janice Richardson | Veronica Samara Corporate author: Council of Europe | Webwise โAll Aboard for DigiTown!โis a fun, entertaining learning journey for young digital citizens through 10 digital themes centred on โBeing onlineโ, โWell-being onlineโ and โRights onlineโ. These are based on the Council of Europeโs successful Digital Citizenship Education model. As children progress through the stories, exercises and individual and group activities in the book, they will learn about using digital technology wisely, behaving respectfully and responsibly, and cooperating meaningfully online and offline. They end their journey with a backpack of badges to remind them of what being a digital citizen really means. A final section provides solutions, and offers teachers and parents a detailed overview of the competences their children are developing in order to better guide them on their path towards digital citizenship. The book can be used both in class, at home and in distance learning. It is adapted to the learning needs of children in the final years of elementary school (age around 9-12 years).