ERIC Number: EJ1253526
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Sound, Smart, and Safe: A Plea for Teaching Good Digital Hygiene
Sklar, Alissa
LEARNing Landscapes, v10 n2 p39-43 Spr 2017
The concept of "digital hygiene" addresses the way digital technology can be integrated into our lives in safe, healthy, responsible, and respectful ways. Teaching kids about digital hygiene requires parents to be confident about their role as models and guides for the use of these devices, which is difficult when adults feel--often quite justifiably--that their children's tech skills outpace their own. This commentary addresses the need for broadening the notion of digital hygiene with input from kids and teens, then educating and supporting parents (and educators) in its application.
Descriptors: Role Models, Technological Literacy, Children, Adolescents, Technology Integration, Parent Responsibility, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Social Media, Ownership, Privacy, Safety
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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