Digital citizenship

Illustration of parents and two children

Being a digital citizen means having the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to show responsible and respectful behavior when using technology. 

The national curriculum for primary schools places a strong emphasis on digital citizenship skills.

Lífsleikni - líka á netinu

Á þessu skólaári verður í skóla- og frístundastarfi borgarinnar lögð sérstök áhersla á stafræna borgaravitun með verkefninu Lífsleikni - líka á netinu.

 

Í grunnskólum borgarinna er unnið með námsefni af vefnum Vitundin.is sem skiptist í sex áhersluþætti. Hver þáttur er tekinn fyrir í mánuð í senn. Með hverjum þætti fylgir efni fyrir fagfólk og foreldra og forráðafólk sem tengist áhersluþættinum. 

 

Sameiginleg áhersla í öllu skóla og frístundastarfi ásamt heimilum barnanna skapar tækifæri fyrir foreldra og starfsfólk til að eiga einföld en mikilvæg samtöl sem styrkja lífsleikni og stafræna borgaravitund.

Meira um:

Lífsleikni - líka á netinu
Veggspjald sem sýnir sex áhersluþætti í námsefni um stafræna borgaravitund

Digital citizenship curriculum

This page provides an overview of digital citizenship educational materials, including translated content from Common Sense available on the Vitundin website.

 

Children's digital challenges

Everyone has devices – everyone's online – what now? Giving a child internet access comes with responsibility. Despite obvious benefits, there are risks. It's our job to teach children how to use the internet safely. We must understand the main challenges. 

Information sources - education

Heilsuvera - Screens and children

The Heilsuvera website provides guidelines on screen time for children and young people. Topics include what to consider before a child goes online, age guidelines for video games and social media, screens and sleep, and more. It also offers a checklist for addressing concerns about screen use, helping children and young people set boundaries and find support.

Printable screen guidelines:

Netvís - center for social cybersecurity and media literacy

The Icelandic Cybersecurity Center operates the Netvís website. The site provides education for children and young people, parents, and professionals, along with other resources.

Miðlalæsi.is - website on information and media literacy

A special education week on information and media literacy was held for the first time in Iceland in February 2023. All schools received an education package with 6 educational videos and teaching materials. The content is available on a website launched for the campaign. It also includes a summary of definitions for online terms.

Media literacy at the Media Committee - Parent education

Skúli B. Geirdal, project manager of Media Literacy at the Media Committee, educates parents and guardians about children and social media. The session is based on an extensive survey of primary and secondary school students in Iceland.  

RÚV podcast - Children and youth online

The RÚV Society and Social Media podcast has episodes about children and online media.

Ombudsman for Children - Internet and social media

The Ombudsman for Children's website offers guidance for parents and guardians.

112 - Cybersecurity education, live chat with Red Cross volunteers

The 112 website offers cybersecurity education. It also provides live chat with 112 emergency dispatchers and Red Cross 1717 volunteers, anonymous for voice calls only.

Mixtúra

Reykjavík's Department of Education and Youth's Creation and Information Technology Studio

Mixtúra is located at the University of Iceland’s School of Education.

 

Resource Lending Library opening hours:

Mondays from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1:30 to 3 p.m.

You can contact us by email: mixtura@reykjavik.is