S2, E4: Digital Citizenship – Nine elements all students should know with Mike Ribble

Welcome to the International Curriculum Specialist Series where experts and educators are interviewed on how best to improve our learning.

For the second season, our fourth episode of the International Curriculum Specialist Series focuses on Health and Wellbeing, particularly with digital citizenship. Lee Hendricks, Head of the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) at the International Curriculum Association (ICA), interviews Mike Ribble on the importance of digital citizenship for students' learning and their lives. Mike explains the meaning behind each of the nine elements of digital citizenship which include Digital Access, Commerce, Communication and Collaboration,  Etiquette, Fluency, Health and Welfare, Law, Rights and Responsibility, and Security and Privacy.

With his background and experience, Mike also shares what teachers should know about protecting students’ reputations online and how to help learners better understand the risks associated with sharing and receiving information using digital platforms. This episode will make you reflect deeply on the significance of digital citizenship within your curriculum and classroom, and how leaders can implement the nine elements in your school without being overwhelmed.

To know more about digital citizenship for schools and leaders, please check out Mike Ribble’s excellent books—Digital Citizenship in Schools and Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders —online, at your local bookshop, or where ever you buy or listen to your books. For more resources and information on Mike Ribble’s work, visit https://www.digitalcitizenship.net.

The International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) has been developed by the International Curriculum Association (ICA). The ICA are the creators of the international curriculums of the IEYC, the IPC, and the IMYC and provide professional development and accreditation. For more information, please visit https://www.internationalcurriculum.com.

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