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Holmdel to offer digital-citizenship elective to incoming 7th graders
Summary
Principal Shantel Simonelli said the district created a new elective, 'digital citizenship and technology in society,' for incoming 7th graders to teach responsible, critical and productive technology use.
Holmdel staff described a new elective for incoming 7th graders called "digital citizenship and technology in society," designed to teach students how to use technology responsibly and critically. The principal said the interactive course aims to equip students with skills for navigating a digitally connected world as they transition to higher grades.
"We created an elective that's called digital citizenship and technology in society," the principal said, adding that the course covers responsibility, awareness and critical thinking. Staff said the course was developed in response to observed impacts on attention, emotional regulation and peer interactions.
