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Reading the posts of other Educators as only affirmed my opinion on this topic. Teaching and modeling Digital Citizenship should be a responsibility and priority of every Educator, Administrator, and Para-professional. If one of our student or one of our own children had a important scholarship dinner we wouldn't send them without reminding them of the proper table manners (no elbows on the table, napkin in your lap, chew with a closed mouth etec.). So why the are we not just as diligent before an important assignment? I think sometimes it is inadvertently overlooked or maybe even assumed that it is material they are learning in another discipline. If we take a proactive approach rather than reactive, and create a culture and expectation of citizenship and conscientiousness in our schools it will extend beyond the classroom and ultimately help to prepare our students for adulthood.
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