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• Can be made into creative games, such as a scavenger hunt
• Simple way to get students to the various sites you want them on
• Allows students the opportunity to use technology, something they are extremely familiar with
• Teachers are able to allow students the freedom to explore among the various codes you give
• Can also be used to check homework assignments

Requirements and Resources Teachers Can Use for Digital Citizenship

• Digizen is a website that shares advice and research on things such as cyber-bullying, and how these topics can affect a person's experience online
• iKeepSafe has designed three vital areas of responsible online behavior
• Each curriculum includes a lesson plan, handout, and video
• Common Sense Media offers educators to teach students about digital literacy and citizenship that includes many resources on digital citizenship

• Some online game were created for teachers to use to help reinforce the importance of digital citizenship, while engaging a new generation of students, such as:
• Webonauts Internet Academy
• Safety Land
• Digital Passport

Twitter for Elementary Teachers

§  Easy access to other educational sites and articles

§  Easy to follow other accounts

§  You can post articles that can help other teachers that are following you

Pinterest for Elementary Teachers

I am still a new user to Pinterest, however it seems easiest to use and best fitting for my needs in my future classroom. I am going to be an elementary teacher, so therefore Pinterest is very colorful and user friendly. I believe Pinterest has great creative ways to show learning for the younger generation. I think that the ideas they portray could be beneficial for my classroom. Being a future multi-subject teacher Pinterest can help give me any different ideas for all different subjects.