Educating for Digital Citizenship
The CoSN/UNESCO Global Symposium
Join the International Conversation!
Join us for a lively and engaging exploration of what are the essential digital citizenship skills that students need, including policies and practices in response to the following questions:
- How can technology be used to improve digital citizenship and to what extent is technology providing new challenges to digital citizenship?
- How should we access information effectively and form good evaluate its accuracy?
- How should we develop the skills to engage with others respectfully and in a sensitive and ethical manner?
- How should we develop an appropriate balance between instruction and nurturing student behaviors that ensure ICT is used safely and responsibly?
The CoSN/UNESCO Global Symposium on Educating for Digital Citizenship
Monday, Mar 12, 2018, 08:00 AM
Washington Hilton, 919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC 20009, USA
Agenda (draft)
8:00 am – 8:15 am Opening Remarks and Setting the Context
8:15 am – 9:00 am The Importance of Educating Digital Citizens in Today’s World: A Conversation
9:00 am – 10:15 a.m. Town Hall: Is Digital Citizenship Today Different?
0:15 am – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 am – 10:45 a.m. Global Ed Ignite Sessions (1st Round)
Compelling and short, 5-min presentations by major thought leaders to ignite our imagination.
10:45 am – 12:00 noon Passport to the World
Join in an interactive activity to hear about exemplary efforts in countries, states, and districts to educate for digital citizenship. Every 12 minutes, move around the ballroom and visit a new example.
12:00 pm – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 pm – 1:30 p.m. Global Ed Ignite (2nd Round)
Compelling and short, 5-min presentations by major thought leaders to ignite our imagination.
(Continued from 1st Round)
1:30 pm – 2:15 p.m. Time for Story Telling! Camp Fire Discussion
Individuals prepare a 3-minute speech on why educating for digital citizenship is important to their organization and present to their small group. Each group selects the best speech to present to everyone.
2:15 pm – 2:45 p.m. Making the Best Case for Digital Citizenship
Each group selects one person to present their best speech to the group. Speeches will be filmed for CoSN website.
2:45 pm – 3:45 p.m. Closing Session: Student-Centered Digital Citizenship
3:45 pm – 4:00 p.m. Wrap Up
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