What is Digital Citizenship and why is it important?

In this video I want to share some brief ideas of what is Digital Citizenship and why it is important to foster it in different levels of education.


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  1. Dorothy ChunDecember 12, 2018 at 3:18 PM

    I think that most of the basic ideas are applicable to college/university-age students as well.

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    1. John CanoDecember 13, 2018 at 12:03 AM

      I totally agree Dorothy, maybe focusing in a deeper analysis depending on the education level where the curriculum is applied.

      Thanks for the idea!

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