Digital Citizenship
What is Digital Citizenship?
Digital citizenship is the standard in which technology users are to govern themselves in the digital world.
Digital Citizenship is an idea which helps educators, technology leaders, and parents comprehend what students, children, and technology users should know in order to utilize technology effectively.
Digital Citizenship is a new found
area for our global society. The
idea of digital citizenship is to
prepare students and technology
users for a world full of technology. Repeatedly, we are seeing students and adults abuse and mishandle technology, yet are uncertain of how to hold them accountable.
Digital citizenship is outlining and describing what is suitable technology usage. With highly descriptive examples of what it looks like to be a decent digital citizen. For it is more than just about expressing yourself and feeling comfortable, but about making those around you feel safe and comfortable as well. Your digital footprint follows you forever!
9 Elements Digital Citizenship:
*To help digital citizens better understand what digital citizenship means, they have to identity the nine elements that are comprised of being a digital citizen.
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Digital Access: full electronic participation in society
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Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
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Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information
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Digital Literacy: process of teaching and learning about
technology and the use of technology -
Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or
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Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
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Digital Rights & Responsibilities: those freedoms extended
to everyone in a digital world -
Digital Health & Wellness: physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world
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Digital Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety
References:
Davis, M. (Ed.). (2016). What is Digital Citizenship. What is Digital Citizenship. Retrieved Jan 18, 2018, from https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/what-is-digital-citizenship/.
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Davis, V. (2014). What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship. What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship. Retrieved Jan 20, 2018, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis.
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Digital Citizenship. (2012). Retrieved Jan 27, 2018, from https://code.org/curriculum/course3/20/Teacher
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Ribble, M. (2017). Digital Citizenship Using Technology Appropriately. Retrieved Jan 24, 2018, from http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/
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