1EXPRESSION AND IDENTITY / TIP SHEET / DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP / REV DATE 2016www.commonsense.org/educators | CREATIVE COMMONS: ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKEWhat’s the Issue? Playing around with creative identities can be a safe and imaginative wayfor kids to explore who they are.
Either way, if there’s a large gap between an online and offline identity, it can
fragment a kid’s sense of self (especially when the online identity gets a lot of feedback and the kid becomesdependent on it).
Add in the potential of a huge audience, and kids’ natural desire for attention and recognition can
turn into something less ...
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