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24 Ontario School Library Association Be sure to visit the Research & Policy section also where you can read recent studies such as Young canadians in a Wired World - Phase III Teachers' Perspectives, and Young canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Talking to Youth and Parents about Life online In addition to the interactive games, the e-Tutorials are also worth a visit. The e-Parenting Tutorial: keeping up with your kids' online activities is excellent and goes through topics such as online Research & Homework, online Relationships, and Too Much Time online. Digital Passport™ www.digitalpassport.org/educator/ materials Digital Passport™ is a free online suite of videos, games, and collaborative classroom activities from common Sense Media. It is intended for students in grades 3-5 and is designed to address key issues facing students in today's digital world. each module comes with an easy- to-follow educator's guide. Students earn badges as they work towards earning a Digital Passport and an assessment tool is built into the site for teachers to access and reference. a fantastic site to use with students. Digital Citizenship Program http://dcp.lbpsb.qc.ca The Lester B. Pearson School Board in Quebec has designed a Digital citizenship curriculum for students from k-12. The program is broken into 4 categories - communication, awareness, Safety & Health, and Information Literacy. a useful parent section is also included. The curriculum map breaks the categories down into 12 topics that include topics such as sending emails, texting, cyberbullying, copyright, buying & selling good online. The curriculum map is available in both english and French. The Teacher Resource section provides lessons under various curriculum areas that are intended to compliment what teachers are already teaching in their classrooms. Resources include lessons, unit plans, and activities. Digital Citizenship: Using Technology Appropriately www.digitalcitizenship.net What is Digital citizenship? Digital citizenship is having the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to demonstrate responsible and respectful behaviour when using technology or participating in digital environments. Digital citizenship goes beyond e-mail etiquette and avoiding plagiarism to encompass all elements of digital engagement, including how to find and evaluate information, respecting copyright, protecting private information, staying safe online, and knowing how to deal with potential cyber-bullying.3 In his research, Mike Ribble identifies nine elements of Digital citizenship.4 Digital citizenship encompasses many different themes including Digital access, Digital communication, Digital commerce, Digital Literacy, Digital Law, Digital Rights & Responsibilities, Digital …continued from page 23