It used to be that most agricultural education programs relied upon direct interactions through recruitment days, paper brochures, and making appearances at middle school open house nights to captivate new members. Nowadays, with the rise in expandingagriculture programs, new academic course requirements, and more FFA opportunities than ever, it is vital for agriculture educators to jump into the digital game. The purpose is two-fold. It is to create platforms to expand the promotion of their programs, including producing more agriculturally literate graduates, and also to teach their students to be informed useful contributors to the age of digital communications. This involves teaching students, current and future teachers, to move from simply using technology to leading the movement embracing its capabilities. This evolution can be described as "Moving from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership."
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