{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Heather Acerro","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/heather-acerro\/","title":"Digital Citizenship","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3ai8k79l22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/digital-citizenship\/\">Digital Citizenship<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/digital-citizenship\/embed\/#?secret=3ai8k79l22\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Digital Citizenship&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"3ai8k79l22\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Are digital technologies the best thing ever or the root of all evil? Correct answer: neither. I recently attended a day long seminar where David &amp; Erin Walsh argued that digital technologies are not inherently good or bad, they are powerful. As youth workers we need to learn how to maximize the benefits and minimize the harm of these powerful tools. So let&#8217;s take a few minutes to review the rewards &amp; the risks. Digital technologies can provide these rewards: Extending real world relationships Providing the tools to delve deep into interest areas Providing opportunities to become politically involved Building connections Sharing information with the world Digital technologies can present these risks: Bullying (the kind that doesn&#8217;t stop when a kid leaves school for the day) Losing privacy Developing attention issues (The Reactive Attention System is a survival instinct &#8211; we are programmed to focus on things that move and..."}