A Fresh Approach To Developing A Digital Citizenship Program: Ep 9

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake Speak with Karla Sanders from Sticks'N'Stones about the digital citizenship program developed in New Zealand.

In this episode we discuss a range of topics including:

* The 3 essential elements your digital citizenship program MUST have
* How a student designed and lead program actually works and the results Karla and the Sticks'N'Stones team are seeing across New Zealand
* What are the trends Karla is seeing with issues related to young people
* The research about gaming and the way the brain experiences this environment

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Chapters

• 1:50 An introduction to Karla and Sanders and the not for profit Sticks‘N’Stones and how is it so different to every other anti bullying program
• 5:20 How does Karla define Digital Citizenship?
• 10:20 How does the program work in practice?
• 14:25 Can you really trust students to develop the solution? Aren’t they the problem?
• 16:40 How does the work you do impact the wider family?
• 19:40 What is the data you measure, and what data do you receive?
• 26:10 What are the trends you are seeing?
• 31:45 Is there a place for anonymous pseudonyms online and what is the outcome
• 38:45 The research about gaming and the way the brain experiences this environment
• 42:30 What is the best practice for expectations for how kids should manage screen time and device use
• 46:10 How to involve students in co-constructing the curriculum
• 52:45 The 3 elements your digital citizenship program must have
• 54:00 Wins and Fails