School Librarians As Digital Citizenship Leaders

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2024

Department

Teaching & Educational Leadership

Abstract

This text discusses the role of school librarians in teaching digital citizenship and media literacy skills to students. Librarians are responsible for modeling proper copyright and fair use guidelines and can also teach students to question media sources and consider the motives behind them. The text emphasizes the importance of empathy in the digital world and suggests that online learning environments can be used to practice empathy and digital citizenship. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework is mentioned as a tool that can be integrated with digital citizenship curriculum to teach empathy and other social-emotional skills. The text also highlights the importance of collaboration between librarians and other educators in teaching digital citizenship. Finally, the text emphasizes the importance of empowering students to become creators of digital content and responsible digital citizens.

First Page

10

Last Page

15

Publication Title

Knowledge Quest

Publisher

American Association of School Librarians

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