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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 203
Author: Chau (D), et al.
Amended: 8/29/16 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 8/29/16
SUBJECT: Digital Citizenship Week
SOURCE: Common Sense Media Kids Action
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the week of October 16,
2016, to October 22, 2016, inclusive, as Digital Citizenship
Week.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)The goal of Digital Citizenship Week is to raise awareness
about the importance of digital citizenship as a set of
defined, teachable skills for kids in the 21st century.
2)Digital media is driving significant changes to the ways that
children live and learn, and those changes bring exciting
opportunities, such as new career paths and innovative means
of self-expression.
3)Digital media also poses potential dangers, including cyber
bullying and exploitation, if not managed appropriately
through education or other means.
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4)A Common Sense report, Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in
America, finds that technology and media use begins at an
increasingly young age, with as many as 38% of children under
two years of age using mobile devices for media in 2013.
5)According to the 2015 Common Sense Census: Media Use by Teens
and Tweens, teenagers use an average of nine hours of media
daily, not including media use for school or homework.
6)Parents, educators, students, and lawmakers play a role in
making sure children learn how to navigate the digital world
safely and responsibly. This new media literacy should become
an integral part of children's education that is woven into
the overall curriculum across grade levels, starting as early
as kindergarten.
7)Digital citizenship means that children appreciate their
responsibility for their choice of content as well as their
actions when using the Internet, cell phones, or other digital
media.
8)The nation whose children best harness the educational and
creative powers of digital media will write the economic and
education success stories of the 21st century.
This resolution recognizes the week of October 16, 2016, to
October 22, 2016, inclusive, as Digital Citizenship Week.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/30/16)
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Common Sense Media Kids Action (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/30/16)
None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
8/30/16 20:00:46
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