Teaching Digital Kindness: Helping Students Become More Aware and Accountable in Their Online Lives

This book provides practical advice for educators on how to teach students to handle the anger and divisiveness that pervades social media and that is impossible to ignore when using tech for other purposes. It offers strategies for navigating relationships, understanding digital ethics and norms, returning to a balance with screen time, reclaiming conversation, holding yourself accountable, creating a new digital mindset, and more.

Format: Hardback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Digital tools have a clear educational purpose, but how do we help students navigate the darker corners of the web? This comprehensive book offers timely and essential guidance for educators on teaching students to handle the anger and divisiveness prevalent on social media, even when using technology for other purposes. Author Andrew Marcinek presents practical strategies to assist students in navigating relationships, understanding digital ethics and norms, finding a balance with screen time, reclaiming meaningful conversations, holding oneself accountable, developing a new digital mindset, and more.

Throughout, the book features practical features such as Pause and Reflects, Teachable Moments, and classroom activities and lesson plans, making it easy to implement the ideas across various content areas and grade levels. By equipping students with the skills to navigate the digital landscape responsibly and positively, we can help them thrive in the modern world.

Weight: 353g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032293721