by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Cultural empathy and humility have always been important, and in the age of global digital citizenship nothing has changed. Teachers today embrace children from all cultures and walks of life. As a result, the learning experiences of all students are highly enriched... 
by Wabisabi Learning | Global Digital Citizen
The following is an excerpt from the book Growing Global Digital Citizens (2017) by Lee Watanabe-Crockett and Andrew Churches. It concerns guidelines on how schools can best keep parents informed about policies and procedures in regard to Internet safety rules. It... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Are you encouraging digital citizenship practices among your modern learners? If not, you should be. It’s one of the easiest and most beneficial things we can do for their safety and their curiosity. You can ask important questions, share age-appropriate guidelines,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
As Global Digital Citizens, your students learn to work towards what we call “being global and being great.” It means caring for themselves and for others in all online and offline environments. In addition, it’s about showing respect and responsibility for... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Part of Global Digital Citizenship is understanding how to respect and protect intellectual property. Understanding copyright basics is a great start for your learners. While in school, students learn a range of things that will help them with studying in a college or... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
When digital citizenship cemented itself into the public consciousness only a few years ago, it definitely had its critics. That remains true today as we strive to understand what it means and how to practice it in our homes and classrooms. Many digital citizenship... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Media Fluency
Media literacy has become a more important consideration in our children’s futures than ever. Educators must be familiar with media’s role in our changing world. It’s here to stay as a main component of how society shares information across a vast... 
by Ross Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
How does a digital citizen become a digital leader? What does digital leadership mean for someone who is already practicing exemplary digital citizenship? In fact, are they not one in the same? We’ve written much in the past about this since we introduced the... 
by Ross Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
There’s no question we want our kids to be well developed and well rounded. But the future keeps pressing in, and more and more we are feeling a need for our children to grow up in an age of distraction having somewhat meaningful and relevant digital experience.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
When graduation time comes and school is finally over, we feel so many different emotions. This time also marks the beginning of a journey where we continue fostering lifelong learning skills. This time, however, we won’t be graded and we won’t be in a classroom....