In the age we are living in, Internet become part of our daily lives and related to everything we do like shopping, banking, studying, connecting with people, making research and many other things.
Although Internet is very important nowadays, but it have another side that may harm peoples' life. Cyber-bullying is one of the major problems users are facing. In turn, our role as educators to teach students how to use such tools probably and how to create safe online spaces. In several ways, teachers can help students how to be a digital citizen. First, encourage your students' critical thinking skills; for example teaching them how to interact with others online, what to post and what to search for and how, and how to make their accounts safe from stealing their accounts. Second, teach students to use secure websites to shop, to learn, to communicate, etc... Third, teach students to respects other users, their personal information and their privacy. Fourth, to protect their privacy by always updating their privacy and security settings.
In conclusion, not only using technology and internet makes you a digital citizen, but also by knowing how to use it probably and helping others how to manage settings and control their accounts.
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