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A Letter from Jason Curtis
Digital citizenship, responsible use, internet safety … We often hear these terms tossed around in regards to online activity. I thought it would be useful to share a little about what they mean and how Hockaday addresses these topics. The idea of responsible use and digital citizenship go hand in hand. Digital citizenship essentially describes, in broad ideas, the concept of being a responsible user of digital resources. This encompasses many topics such as effective collaboration, ethics online, online bullying, responsible technology use, and internet safety. Read More
All of our students sign a Responsible Use Policy, which can be found in the student handbook. This document serves as a guide to the students’ responsibilities in using the technology provided at Hockaday. Of paramount importance is keeping kids safe while using the internet. To equip parents and students, we have provided education during the school day as well as multiple presentations to parent groups. While we feel that the work that has been done is effective, we think more can be done. Next year we will begin implementing a more formalized, PK-12 digital citizenship curriculum based on the research of Dr. Howard Gardner at Harvard and provide it through Common Sense Media. If you would like to learn more about the direction of our digital citizenship instruction, you can visit the Common Sense Media website for details.
Jason Curtis
Director of Technology and Information Resources
The Hockaday School
Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.
The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.
The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.