ETL 523 1.2

What are important messages and understandings we should be remembering and sharing with colleagues to inform our approach to teaching and learning in the digital world? I think the important thing to acknowledge is that if we are encouraging students to use technology then it is our responsibility as teachers to make sure they are aware of what they are doing and that they know about their digital footprint and the ways to be a good digital citizenship. We should never assume that because children are very savvy in their use of technology that they know what being a good digital citizen is. Unless this is taught the children will not know. Unless children are taught that they have a digital footprint then they wont know. A digital footprint is like tattoo, once its there its very hard to get rid of!