Family resources
Parents play a critical role in their child's digital literacy development. By guiding their children's digital use, setting rules and boundaries, and modeling responsible digital behavior, parents can help their children learn how to use technology effectively and safely.
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Parents need to decide on how they want to deal with the use of technology.
Follow the link below to read a research article about how parents deal with the issue of screen time.
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How can I help my kids develop good screen time habits?
Common Sense Media provides good resources for parents around issues of screentime, media recommendations and family discussion starters. Below is a link to the article mentioned in the heading.
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How to use Parental controls on any device
This article from internetmatters.org provides statistics around using parental controls. The website allows you to select a device and get specific instructions on how to turn on parental controls. Visit the website from the link below.
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Family discussion starters
Many websites provide useful resources for families, from family media contracts to games as a starting place to have discussions around the issues of digital citizenship. Below are links to some of the best of those resources.
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Some recommended digital citizenship games
There are games that can be used to consolidate digital citizenship learning. Below are links to a few of those games.