Digital Citizenship
On this episode of the TechEducator Podcast we tackle the topic of Digital Citizenship. #DigCit is the teaching of community building online and helping your students understand how to treat one another equally and fairly. \xa0Todays episode features Marialice B.F.X. Curran and her son Curran who are a mother/son team behind the amazing Digital Citizenship Summit happening on Friday October 28.\xa0 The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit\xa0www.techeducatorpodcast.com. TechEducatorPodcast.com Follow us Live on Video:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.tv Leave a Voice Mail:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail Email:\xa0feedback@Teachercast.net Twitter:\xa0@TechEdShow Hashtag: #TechEducator Hosts Jeff Bradbury -\xa0TeacherCast.net\xa0-\xa0@TeacherCast Jennifer Judkins -\xa0TeachingForward.net\xa0-\xa0@JennJudkins [bctt tweet="Lets have a conversation about Digital Citizenship" username="teachercast"] About our Guests: Marialice B.F.X. Curran\xa0is the Founder & CEO of the Digital Citizenship Institute.\xa0The Institute provides a community-driven approach to educating and empowering digital citizens to solve problems in local, global and digital communities. The Digital Citizenship Institute turns negatives into positives and helps to transform participants into designers, creative thinkers, global collaborators, problem solvers and justice-oriented digital citizens. She is also a mother who learns alongside her nine year old son, Curran. As a mother/son #digcit team, they co-present & speak around the world. Dr. Curran has also served as an associate professor, middle school principal, teacher and advocate for young adolescents. Known as a pioneer in digital citizenship, she developed & created the first 3-credit digital citizenship course in the country. She is a researcher, keynote speaker, TEDx Speaker, co-founder of #digcit chat on Twitter and the Digital Citizenship Summit and she is passionate about amplifying student voice & student leaders. Marialice Curran:\xa0marialicebfxcurran@gmail.com Personal Twitter handles:\xa0@mbfxc\xa0and\xa0@CurranCentral Company Twitter handles:\xa0@digcitinstitute\xa0@digcitkids Curran is going to be a 4th grader this fall. He is the Founder & Chief Kid Officer of DigCitKids, digital citizenship for kids by kids. DigCitKids is launching a K-12 student ambassador program and will be host #digcit monthly challenges to amplify student voice. \xa0The August/September challenge is, how do you build community? \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 Links discussed on the podcast Like Mother Like Son: Modeling Digital Citizenship Digital Citizenship Institute Website DigCitKids Website DigCit Back to School Challenge Digital Citizenship Summit Thank You For Your Podcast Reviews Are you enjoying\xa0Educational Podcasting Today\xa0or other shows on the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by\xa0commenting on iTunes\xa0today. I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Ask Me Your Podcasting or WordPress Question Are you interested in starting your own podcast? Do you need help creating an awesome WordPress website? I am available for 1:1 consulting. Please visit my homepage and I will help you launch your personal brand today! Contact Me Host:\xa0Jeff Bradbury\xa0@TeacherCast Email:\xa0info@teachercast.net Voice Mail:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail YouTube:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube iTunes:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes Check Out More TeacherCast Programming TeacherCast Podcast (http://www.teachercast.net/tcp) TeacherCast App Spotlight (http://www.teachercast.net/appspotlight) Educational Podcasting Today (http://www.educationalpodcasting.today) The TechEducator Podcast (http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com) Ask The Tech Coach (http://www.AskTheTechCoach.com) View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast Watch LIVE:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.tv\xa0|\xa0Broadcasting Schedule\xa0(http://www.teachercast.net/showcal) TeacherCast Broadcasting Community:\xa0http://www.TeacherCast.net/broadcastingcommunity Need a Presenter? Jeff Bradbury\xa0(@TeacherCast)\xa0is available as a\xa0Keynote Speaker, Presenter, or to\xa0Broadcast\xa0your conference LIVE!