Each year it is part of my job to insure all staff understand the important roll they play in keeping our students safe on line. This year I created an online course where they participated in discussing articles with their peers, created lessons to teach students about digital citizenship and many other activities relating to the dangers of being online and how to keep yourself and students safe. They also had to complete an online test demonstrating their mastery of the subject.

The importance of teach students the proper etiquette more than likely is not happening at home therefore schools must step up and lead the way. In the days before all the social media it was hard to access personal comments. Today it is easy for employers to view what you post on social media. Although you may erase the comment more than likely you did not prevent others from seeing or copying the work.

How often do we here of a breach of security where personal information is stolen from major companies around the world. It is mind boggling how easy it is for hackers to steal our personal information.

Every month our district publishes a district newsletter, It is my job to only share new technology but remind/share digital citizenship with the faculty and staff. Additionally, we publish a paper & digital county wide newsletter and I always try to include valuable information for ways parents can keep their child safe online.