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Digital Life Skills

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Reading 8 Digital Life Skills All Children need   I started to think more about the section about the neglect of digital citizenship. I often feel left in the dark when I hear this because I grew up as a millennial with technology but also because the school district I work in is always embracing technology and trying to incorporate it into our teaching with ease. We have begun to use code.org in the last few years and even just this year I received a  Cubetto.  "A child should start learning digital citizenship as early as possible, ideally when one starts actively using games, social media or any digital device." I admit I use to believe most of the safe use of technology should rely on the parents. However after teaching for the last 5 years I have discovered that parents also lack training and knowledge to do so in many cases. Now living in the area we do parents often work at places like Microsoft, Boeing, and Amazon therefore they often have some great