15 Picture Books We All Need to Read! Books About Responsible Digital Citizenship

Inside: 15 books about digital citizenship, including titles exploring over sharing, meeting strangers online and using computers responsibly.

Books about safe use of technology

Whether you’re responsible for a complete Information and Computer Technologies program or introducing students to coding for kids within your regular grade classroom, teaching children responsible digital citizenship is a key area of technology learning

Digital citizenship encompasses all elements of responsible technology usage, including cyberbully prevention, online safety, digital responsibility, and digital health and wellness.

The titles included in this collection have been specifically chosen as the best books about digital citizenship exploring many of these themes – everything from keeping personal information private, meeting strangers online and the importance of developing healthy screen time limits.

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15 Books About Responsible Digital Citizenship

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Hello hello! Books about digital citizenshipHello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell: ‘Hello!’ Lydia tries to get the attention of her family but they are all too absorbed in their devices! She wanders out of the house and enjoys a wild, exciting adventure. Returning home, she tries again with her family, enticing them away to discover the wonders of the world beyond screens.
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Books about digital citizenshipUnplugged by Steve Antony: Blip loves spending time plugged into her computer – playing games, learning new things and having fun, but when there is a power cut, Blip discovers the world of fun that exists right outside her front door.
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Picture books about digital citizenshipBlackout by John Rocco: What is a family to do when one hot night the power goes out?!! Sister can’t use the phone, mother can’t work on her computer, Dad can’t even finish cooking dinner! What will the do?
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Kids books about digital citizenshipDoug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino: Doug is a robot. Each morning Doug’s parents plug him in to download information all about the world. Then one day, Doug discovers that learning out in the world offers a whole lot more learning than being plugged into a device.
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Dot. Picture books about digital citizenshipDot. by Randi Zuckerberg: This simple reminder acts as a great reminder that to tap, swipe, tweet and surf can be lots more fun IRL than online!
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It's a BookIt’s a Book by Lane Smith: A fun exchange between an IT-savvy donkey, a book-loving ape and his tiny mouse results in a humorous picture book about the value of books in the digital age.
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Websters EmailWebster’s Email by Hannah Whaley: When Webster’s email containing a funny photo of his sister is shared from person to person he soon wishes that he had never sent that first email at all. Reinforces appropriate email etiquette in a fun, child friendly way.
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Websters EmailWebster’s Friend by Hannah Whaley: Webster and his friend both lie to make themselves someone else on the internet with interesting results! A nice way to introduce younger children to the dangers of engaging with strangers on the internet.
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The Fabulous Friend Machine. Books about technologyThe Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland: A cautionary tale about online friends versus those you know in real life. Definitely one for our young digital natives growing up in a world of technology.
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Picture books about technologyNerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds: A great book for initiating discussion about being mindful of what you share online, and the importance of real friendships versus online friends and likes. Love this one for the later elementary/primary grades.
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Once Upon a Time Online. Kids books about technologyOnce Upon a Time Online by David Bedford: Once upon a time, a laptop arrived in Fairy-tale land, and a happily ever after was only a click away! This fun story about what happens when your favourite fairytale characters receive a laptop is useful for starting conversations about good digital citizenship.
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Books teaching digital citizenship#Goldilocks by Jeanne Willis: This clever take on the traditional tale sees Goldilocks getting herself into quite a jam as she hunts for photos to please her social media followers and get more likes! When she is caught in her quest for the next great shot – after all stealing porridge #pipinghot – there are consequences, short and long term.
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But Its Just a GameBut It’s Just a Game by Julia Cook: A useful story to share with children who love gaming. Helps to open discussion about maintaining a healthy gaming balance.
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Kids books teaching digital citizenshipChicken Clicking by Jeanne Willis: A cautionary tale about a cheeky chicken who loves shopping online…but when she makes a friend online and decides to meet him in real life, she discovers all is not as it seems!
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Troll StinksTroll Stinks by Jeanne Willis: Billy Goat and Cyril are messing about with the farmer’s mobile phone, taking selfies and playing games until they find the number for Troll. Trolls are bad so Billy and Cyril decide to send Troll nasty messages. After all, trolls really do stink! Don’t they?
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