Reading
"We teach reading comprehension and use picture story books to scaffold our literacy learning in so many ways. So why not embed digital citizenship through carefully chosen books? The potential is infinite!"
The Tweeting Galah
Picture story books to teach digital citizenship. A series of short stories that focus on a broad range of topics including:
cyberbullying
trolling/gaming
screen time balance
sharing photos online
phishing
empathy and consequences
Access the AR masks of the characters for FREE to use with your students. Imagine the possibilities!
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The Fabulous Friend Machine
Popcorn is, quite simply, the friendliest chicken at Fiddlesticks farm! When she finds a Fabulous Friend Machine in the barn, she sets about making some brand new friends. But behind the screen of the Fabulous Friend Machine, maybe her new friends are not so friendly after all...
A cautionary tale from the globally best-selling Nick Bland.
The Internet is Like a Puddle
The internet can be amazing – it helps you talk to friends and family that live far away, and you can also play games and learn all sorts of fun things.
The internet can also be a bit like a puddle – there are some puddles that are fun to play in, but others are much too deep and aren’t safe. It is important to stay in the right part of the internet.
This series deals with emotive issues that children face in direct and gentle terms, allowing children’s feelings and problems to be more easily shared and discussed with family and friends.
About the Author: Shona Innes is a qualified clinical and forensic psychologist with many years of experience assisting children.
Kids News
Find news articles (written for kids ideally) that tackle topics around digital citizenship. This provides an opportunity to teach comprehension and other read/writing skills whilst exploring these topics.
Examples include:
Taking tech outside turns screen time into green time, with benefits for you and nature
Tough new limits on screen time for Chinese children