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As our world embraces a digital transformation, modern or digital technology can be an instrument that can help us improve many aspects of our lives which includes transforming the way society teaches and learn. Digital Learning is replacing traditional educational methods more and more each day. I have seen teachers who use technology to inspire, inquiry, research, creativity, and excitement. With this, I understand what a powerful tool it is. But there is a catch. Every opportunity, it is also fraught with risks and threats.
As our lives become increasingly connected, and with learners able to access educational resources on a range of devices, teachers are responsible for ensuring that learners know how to use these devices in a safe manner, not only during learning interventions but in everyday life.
As a teacher, how are we going to help prevent our learners from becoming victims of online violence?
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Teachers must inculcate in the minds of learners the need to be always mindful of their behavior whether it is online or offline. As it was stressed out in the Podcast Episode 3 that online violence doesn’t necessarily only start online, it may be a continuation of what has happened offline, and then it continues online.
Teachers should make the learners understand that the internet is a neutral tool, their behavior will determine if the social web can make or break them, and people close to them sharing either the joy and pain of their behavior. Learners must also be reminded that neither the democratic space we enjoy nor their inclination for fun should not be used as a license to commit any forms of online abuse.
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This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by
mariadaphnet-dano.
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This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by mariadaphnet-dano.
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In today’s digital world, it’s a whole new reality of learning for students, with so much of their communication and education now happening online. Our responsibility as educators now covers beyond the classroom to a world within keyboards and HTML codes and teaching students to traverse these digital spaces responsibly is the main part of helping them cultivate a healthy relationship with the world around them. Integrating digital citizenship into your classrooms is a vital part of this process.