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Middle School Digital Citizenship parent tip sheets
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Boys, Girls, and Media Messages
In this digital age, it’s important for teens to develop and practice media-literacy skills. Parents, relatives, teachers, and other adult mentors are well positioned to help kids analyze the gender messages they see on TV, at the movies, in ads, in games, and online – and to encourage them not to perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
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Connected Culture
Kids benefit from a code of conduct for online and mobile activity just as they need a code of conduct in the real world. They should be empowered to be good digital citizens, in addition to being good citizens in general.
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Cyberbullying
Digital technologies make bullying easier and more widespread than ever. Tips to help your child navigate bullying in this technological world.
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Dealing with Digital Drama
Teens sometimes use the term drama to distance themselves from emotionally difficult behavior. But digital drama can still feel very real to teens, lead to hurt feelings, and even damage friendships. In some cases, digital drama can escalate into an offline fight – either verbal or physical.
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Digital Life
We want our kids to make good decisions so they can take advantage of the powerful technology that fills their lives.
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Online Security
Just as in real life, it is important that teens know who they can trust with their information on the Internet.
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Protecting and Respecting Privacy
Digital life is both public and permanent. If kids aren’t careful, their reputations can be harmed, and unthinking posting can follow them into their future.
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Research and Evaluation
Not everything on the web can be trusted. Tips to evaluate quality of information.
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Respecting Creative Work
It’s Not a Free-For-All. Learn rules of using materials found online.
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Safe Online Talk
When teens are led astray about what to look out for online, they can find themselves in unhealthy situations without realizing it.
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Self-Expression and Identity
A digital identity can be a way for kids to dodge personal consequences. Others simply over-share and create reputations that might come back to haunt them. Tips to help find a balance.
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Strategic Searching
Tips for searching skills that will return the most relevant informaiton for their searches.
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Wikipedia
Even Wikipedia can have false or misleading informaiton. Tips for evaluating content.