“#NotAboutThemWithoutThem” – Rachel Murat & Alicia Vesely [DigCitSummit 2017]

#NotAboutThemWithoutThem: How can adults and children/youth work together to #UseTech4Good? – Rachel Murat & Alicia Vesely are a teacher/student team.   Rachel Murat Rachel Murat  has been a Teacher for 22 years and Technology Integrator for 3 years at Maine-Endwell Central School District, located in Central New York.  She currently teaches AP Government and Politics,…

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“#NotAboutThemWithoutThem” – Dr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran & her son, Curran Dee [DigCitSummit 2017]

#NotAboutThemWithoutThem: How can adults and children/youth work together to #UseTech4Good? – Marialice B.F.X. Curran & Curran Dee are a Mother/Son Team. Dr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran is the Founder and CEO of the Digital Citizenship Institute. Her advanced graduate and doctoral studies on adolescent development at Boston College reinforced  her commitment to service learning as Dr.…

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Session 6 “#NotAboutThemWithoutThem” [DigCitSummit 2017]

Session 6: Full Session #NotAboutThemWithoutThem How can adults and children/youth work together to #UseTech4Good in personal, educational, local, and global spheres? Parent & Child, Teacher & Student, Mentor & Mentee Panel. What do youth and adults together have to teach you about living online and Digital Citizenship?

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Foundations of Citizenship, Ethan Fausett [DigCitSummit 2017]

Session 2 What are the root principles of good citizenship? How can we cultivate these roots? Ethan Fausett, Lionheart Mentoring Ethan Fausett did a lot of things growing up.  At the age of 16 he graduated high school and started college.  He also was a member of the planning committee for the World Congress of…

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Foundations of Citizenship, Dustin Simmons [DigCitSummit 2017]

Session 2 What are the root principles of good citizenship? How can we cultivate these roots? Dustin Simmons, Dean of Students, Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy Dustin Simmons is Dean of Students at Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy, where he teaches ancient history, literature, and Latin. He also coaches soccer. He has a MA in…

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Digital Citizenship Summit 2017, Session 1: What is Digital Citizenship? Why does it matter?

Session 1: What is Digital Citizenship? Why does it matter?  After the kickoff from Marialice Curran and Mike Ribble (pioneers in the Digital Citizenship sphere), we launched right into the first session of the Summit. The topic of this session was “What is Digital Citizenship? Why does it matter?” Digital Citizenship is a concept understood by many in…

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DigCitSummit 2017 Kickoff with the Pioneers of Digital Citizenship

Marialice B.F.X. Curran Dr. Marialice B.F.X. Curran is the Founder and CEO of the Digital Citizenship Institute. Her advanced graduate and doctoral studies on adolescent development at Boston College reinforced her commitment to service learning as Dr. Curran leads by hand, heart and mind. As a mother and a connected educator, she has served as…

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