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Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety
Equip your students with tools to surf the internet safely and to maintain a healthy relationship with their phones.
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Does Technology Make Us Lonely?: ©NOVASTOCK/NASA (EARTH); ERIK VON WEBER/GETTY IMAGES (TEEN); Is Your Computer Spying on You?: Illustration by Michael Beyers; Could Your Face Go Viral?: Illustration by Carolyn Ridsdale