Our world is changing faster than ever before. Keeping up with technology is much harder than keeping up with the Kardashians! How do you help prepare your children for the digital age, and a future that will look vastly different from our pasts? Let’s take this one step at a time! Below are five tips to help you and your children take some positive steps in the right direction and learn to navigate the waters of the digital age.
1. Become a responsible digital citizen (and model that for your child).
Digital Citizenship is a big topic and goes beyond the tips above. Take some time to explore the concept, what it means to you, and how to communicate about this with your children. Common Sense Media is loaded with resources and videos for parents, teachers, and students on the subject. Use this resource to help you learn and model good digital citizenship skills in your household. Click here to see all of the Digital Citizenship resources from Common Sense Media.
2. Become a power searcher.
3. Use YouTube for learning.
BONUS: Create a how-to video with your child and upload it to YouTube! Start working on that positive online presence!
Looking for good YouTube channels for learning? Check out this post: 20 YouTube Channels for Educators.