We hope you enjoy and are stimulated by these selected annotated resources on Digital Citizenship for Educators, curated by the TDSB Professional Library in the Library Learning Resources and Global Education Department of the Toronto District School Board.
Links to TDSB Professional Library Catalogue records have been provided, however, items are available for loan to TDSB staff only.
Casa-Todd, J. (2017). Social LEADia: Moving students from digital citizenship to digital leadership. San Diego: Dave Burgess Consulting.
To prepare for their future, students need to progress from being digital learners to being digital leaders. They must learn how to use social media to connect with others, explore their passions, and find opportunities to be a positive influence and effect change in today’s world. Social LEADia helps teachers move conversations from digital citizenship to digital leadership, and ensure students develop the essential skills they need to leverage social media in the 21st century.
Crocker, A. (2019). Digital life skills for youth: A guide for parents, guardians, and educators. North Vancouver, BC: International Self-Counsel Press.
Social media puts young people at increased risk for cyberbullying, addiction and isolation. In this book, Angela Crocker identifies current problems and offers real-world solutions providing youth with skills for managing online communication such as: document management, malware, cyberbullying resistance, digital etiquette, gaming and addiction, and more.
Crockett, L. (2018). Growing global digital citizens: Better practices that build better learners. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Global digital citizenship practices empower students to effectively and ethically participate in and contribute to the digital world around them. This guide outlines a clear path for establishing a global digital citizenship program in your school and gives guidance on how both teachers and administrators can help students become global citizens who are respectful and responsible critical thinkers and possess the skills necessary to thrive in the 21st century.
Graber, D. (2019). Raising humans in a digital world: Helping kids build a healthy relationship with technology. [New York]: HarperCollins Leadership.
Grounded in academic research and real-life experience, this book offers parents and teachers practical advice, discussion topics and activities to help today’s youth:
- develop social-emotional skills
- balance virtual and real life
- build safe and healthy relationships
- avoid cyberbullies and online predators
- protect their personal information
- identify and avoid fake news and questionable content, and
- become positive role models and leaders.
Homayoun, A. (2018). Social media wellness: Helping tweens & teens thrive in an unbalanced digital world. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
This book explains the challenges that social media brings to students’ academic, emotional, and physical well-being, and provides teachers and educational leaders with tools to promote wellness in their school community. This guide will help school staff understand how to deal with the ever-changing issues involving social networking and healthy adolescent development.
Mattson, K. (2017). Digital citizenship in action: Empowering students to engage in online communities. Portland, OR: ISTE.
One of the most important aspects of citizenship is being in community with others. Citizens have a responsibility to give back to the community and to work toward social justice and equity. Digital Citizenship in Action, provides practical ways to take digital citizenship lessons beyond a conversation about personal responsibility to develop relationships and create opportunities for students to become participatory citizens.
Miller, S. M. (2019). Leading from the library: Help your school community thrive in the digital age. Eugene, OR: ISTE.
Teacher-librarians have the power to significantly influence their school community. This book describes the TL’s ability to build connections by bringing the outside world into the library through social media, videoconferencing, and other tools that allow librarians to partner with others. It then expands upon these connections by explaining how librarians can be leaders in the educational community by sharing resources and strategies, and partnering with classroom teachers and school leaders.
Noble, S. U. (2018). Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. New York: New York University Press.
Algorithms of Oppression discusses bias on the Internet, disputing the idea that search engines offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities, and activities. The author argues that current search algorithms privilege whiteness and discriminate against people of color, specifically women of color. This book is a solid contribution to our understanding of how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in the 21st century.
Ribble, M. (2019). The digital citizenship handbook for school leaders: Fostering positive interactions online. Portland, OR: ISTE.
The book provides education leaders with a five-year-plan for developing a digital citizenship program for their school, involving library media specialists, classroom educators and special ed teachers in the design of a curriculum that examines digital citizenship both from a horizontal perspective (the world immediately around students) and a vertical perspective (connecting to the rest of the world).
Think, respect and thrive online: An ETFO digital citizenship curriculum resource. (2015). Toronto: ETFO.
Think, Respect and Thrive Online consists of a print curriculum document and a USB flash drive containing reproducible lesson materials in English and French. This resource provides teachers with lessons that will assist in teaching digital citizenship skills to students from kindergarten to Grade 8.
Watkins, S. C. (2018). The digital edge: How Black and Latino youth navigate digital inequality. New York: New York University Press.
The Digital Edge examines how the digital and social-media lives of low-income youth, especially youth of color, have evolved, and outlines some of the challenges in creating a more equitable digital and educational future for these students. Focusing on the complex interactions between race, class, gender, geography and social inequality, the book explores the educational issues involved in the expansion of digital media into the lives and learning environments of low-income youth. The author also addresses how schools can support students in their development of the social, technological, and educational skills required to navigate today’s digital world.
Ziemke, K. (2020). Read the world: Rethinking literacy for empathy and action in a digital age. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
The authors combine research-based instructional strategies, a student-centered approach, and strategic use of technology to provide teaching strategies and flexible lessons that support students in acquiring the skills they need to succeed—academically, socially, and emotionally—in the 21st century.
Judy Ameline is a librarian at the Toronto District School Board Professional Library with almost 30 years experience providing reference service. She is passionate about providing TDSB teachers and leaders access to current, cutting edge information in the field of education to support their professional development needs. Check out the Library’s Pinterest Boards and follow her on Twitter @AmelineJudy