Digital+Citizenship-+Current+Internet+Issues+for+School+Leaders



Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers and technology leaders understand what students should know to use technology appropriately. But Digital Citizenship is more that just a teaching tool, it is a way to prepare students for a society full of technology. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology. The issue is more than what the users do not know but instead what is considered appropriate technology usage.

Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship
source: Ribble & Bailey (2004), "Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship" - on-line posting. Digital Citizenship. July 2008. http://www.educ.ksu.edu/digitalcitizenship/NineThemes.htm
 * 1. [|Digital Etiquette]:** //electronic standards of conduct or procedure//.
 * 2. [|Digital Communication]** //: electronic exchange of information.//
 * 3. [|Digital Literacy]:** //process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology.//
 * 4. [|Digital Access]:** //full electronic participation in society **.**//
 * 5. [|Digital Commerce]:** //electronic buying and selling of goods.//
 * 6. [|Digital Law]** //: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds//
 * 7. [|Digital Rights & Responsibilities]:** //those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world//.
 * 8. [|Digital Health & Wellness]** : //physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world// **.**
 * 9. [|Digital Security (self-protection)]:** //electronic precautions to guarantee safety.//

**Teaching Digital Citizenship**
http://www.educ.ksu.edu/digitalcitizenship/DCReflect.pdf http://www.educ.ksu.edu/digitalcitizenship/TeachingDC.htm http://www.cybersmart.org/pd/digital_citizenship.asp http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/internet_safety/default.htm

**Internet Safety**

 * [|Internet Safety Edc]
 * [|Online Safety:Dispelling common myths]
 * [|Blog Post by Jeff Utecht]
 * [|Blog Post by Vicki Davis]
 * [|Blog Post by Wes Fryer]


 * Other Resources**
 * [|Digital Compass and Technology Driver’s License Activities]
 * [|Multiple Activities for technology users]
 * [|Activities for trainers of adults]
 * A web page for a digital citizenship group project
 * [|Discussing Digital Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities]
 * [|Growing Up Online]
 * Advocates for Digital Citizenship, Safety and Success
 * [|Digizen]
 * [|Citizenship: Digital and Global]

=Digital Safety Issues- How to Stay Safe Online! =


 * [|NetSmart Kids]**-
 * [|Internet Safety Posters]**-
 * [|Internet Safety Game]**

Middle and High

 * [|NetSmart Teens]**
 * [|Real Life Stories]**
 * [|Doing Something about Cyberbullying]**
 * [|Cyberbullying animation]**
 * [|Are you a Cyberbully?]**

=**Activities**= Watch: [|The Boy Who Loved IM:]** A Lesson in Instant Messaging Clicky tells the story of a boy who loves to IM his friends. What should he do when he receives a message from someone he doesn't know? Watch to see if he remembers to "Use Your NetSmartz"! http://www.netsmartzkids.org/uyn/boylovedim.htm
 * 2nd- 4th

Watch:** [|"Angela's Experience"] and [|The Cyberbullying Talent Show] What do you do if someone is harassing you online? Angela's Experience discusses netiquette and how to handle harassment appropriately. The Cyberbullying Talent Show basically suggests "Of you wouldn't say it in person- then don't say it online."
 * 5th-6th

7th-12th
Watch: [|Think Before You Post] and [|"Cyberbullying: You Can't Take It Back"] A teen regrets his participation on a web site created to rate others at his school. Also, check out this [|Internet Safety ThinkQuest] site and let us know what you learned and your opinion on the design.

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