With more and more schools implementing technology in the classroom, especially those implementing the 1:1 initiatives or BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), educators must teach the importance of digital citizenship. Students today are indeed digital natives and know more about how to use technology than many adults. However, with the "know how", students need to be taught how to use technology responsibly. With the implementation of a 1:1 initiative, students who did not have access to the internet now have access and not all students use the technology in a responsible manner. Instead, cyber-bullying has increased because it's easier to be a bully behind the screen of a computer rather than to a person face to face.
As educators, we realize the importance of technology and the successes it can bring to the classroom; however we must teach students the importance of digital citizenship.
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