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Digital Citizenship
Helping schools, families, and students harness the power of technology responsibly.
Understanding Digital Citizenship
The importance of teaching our students to become the best digital citizens they can be cannot be underestimated."--Power to Learn
Most of today’s students are entirely comfortable with technology, but are they using it appropriately? Do they understand their roles and responsibilities in digital society? How can we as educators and parents help students become responsible digital citizens?
Below are some resources for the introduction to digital citizenship. Starting with a basic exploration of "The nine elements of digital citizenship" and "three categories to digital citizenship".
Most of today’s students are entirely comfortable with technology, but are they using it appropriately? Do they understand their roles and responsibilities in digital society? How can we as educators and parents help students become responsible digital citizens?
Below are some resources for the introduction to digital citizenship. Starting with a basic exploration of "The nine elements of digital citizenship" and "three categories to digital citizenship".
Understanding the Elements
The nine elements of digital citizenship are not simple, stand-alone issues. They relate to
each other in a variety of ways. To help us better understand how these different elements interconnect, they have been grouped into three categories based on their immediacy to the typical school environment. These categories combine the elements that:
• directly affect student learning and academic performance,
• affect the overall school environment and student behavior,
• affect student life outside the school environment.
When digital citizenship is framed in this manner, we can approach it in a way that can have an immediate effect on our school’s or district’s use of digital technologies.
each other in a variety of ways. To help us better understand how these different elements interconnect, they have been grouped into three categories based on their immediacy to the typical school environment. These categories combine the elements that:
• directly affect student learning and academic performance,
• affect the overall school environment and student behavior,
• affect student life outside the school environment.
When digital citizenship is framed in this manner, we can approach it in a way that can have an immediate effect on our school’s or district’s use of digital technologies.
three (3) categories to digital citizenship
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN SCHOOLS SECTION I • Understanding Digital Citizenship
Copyright 2011, ISTE ® (International Society for Technology in Education), Digital Citizenship in Schools, Second edition, Mike Ribble. 1.800.336.5191 or 1.541.302.3777 (Int’l), [email protected], www.iste.org. All rights reserved. Distribution and copying of this excerpt is allowed for educational purposes and use with full attribution to ISTE.
Nine (9) elements to digital citizenship
ONLINE/DIGITAL REPUTATION ONLINE SAFETY PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION
SOCIAL NETWORKING ONLINE GAMING COPYRIGHT
PLAGIARISM CYBERBULLYIING SEXTING
SOCIAL NETWORKING ONLINE GAMING COPYRIGHT
PLAGIARISM CYBERBULLYIING SEXTING
teacher and parent resources
Helping schools, families, and students harness the power of technology responsibly.
1. online/digital reputation
5 ways to make a positive digital footprint "think"
2. online safety
3. protecting personal information
4. social networking
tips for parents
5. online gaming
6. copyright
7. plagiarism
8. cyberbullying
*Below Handout PDF
9. sexting
* Information on Sexting
*Slides/Videos
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