How to teach digital citizenship to kids in Grades 1-12. Topics include digital footprints, digital reputation, safety, online communication, search strategies, copyright, and more.
At TechnoKids, we have been focused recently on DQ or Digital Intelligence. Part of DQ is digital literacy, which includes information and media literacy. In the newly released project TechnoAd, students build these skills as they play the role of digital marketers. They create a marketing campaign with a unique video ad. But first they […]
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Creative Commons is a licensing system that identifies how content, such as music or images, can be legally used by others for free. It is a simple way to determine if an online file, made by someone else, can be included in a publication, video, or other project. A Creative Commons license informs others about
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Intellectual property rights are the legal rights an inventor or creator has over their own creations for a period of time. The work might be a book, song, photo, or video. It protects the owner by restricting how others can use their content. It is important that students understand intellectual property rights. Many school assignments
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Online collaboration is required in many workplaces. In fact, with the shift to remote work, co-workers may be communicating solely at a distance. Today it is commonplace for team members to jointly complete a project by working on the same file. This may happen synchronously, in which everyone is working on it together at the
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Digital footprint management is the ability to control the tracks left behind by online interactions. A digital footprint is a record of Internet activities that can be traced to a person. The data might be public, private, or available only to a specific group. For example, a digital footprint could be something intentionally shared such
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TechnoKids recently released TechnoAd, in which students became digital marketers. In this project, high school students develop media literacy and video production skills as they plan, film, and edit footage to produce a video ad. To start, we wanted to create awareness of how much media exposure they experience. Here is an extract from an
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There was a time when IQ was considered the sole gauge of success. Then Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, with an emphasis on empathy and social skills, was acknowledged as an additional and necessary component of intelligence. And now DQ, digital intelligence, has been added as an essential skill for success in an increasingly digital world.
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Self-awareness is a life skill. Life skills are the abilities people need to confidently manage the demands and challenges of life. They provide the competencies required to solve problems, develop healthy relationships, communicate effectively, deal with emotions, and be mindful. Since we want kids to be happy and successful, it is important for educators to
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Here at TechnoKids we have an exciting announcement. We have just submitted an application for accreditation to DQ Institute Global Standards for Digital Intelligence. DQ Institute sets standards for digital literacy, skills, and readiness. Their DQ Framework was compiled by combining the criteria set by over twenty other standards and best practices collections. They include
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Digital empathy is the ability to be aware of, be sensitive to, and be supportive of one’s own and other’s feelings, needs, and concerns online according to the DQ Institute. It is considered a key component of digital emotional intelligence. Digital emotional intelligence includes self-awareness, relationship management, and digital empathy. Although, each competency is equally
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