Dr. Alec CourosHalton Catholic District School BoardNovember 18, 2011

Exploring Digital Citizenship, Digital Identity & Connected Learning

#hcdsb

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digital citizenship

Faculty Profile

http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3974469907/

The Blur

Life Stream

eci831.ca

context

Changes

Early Day of PC in Schools Today’s Social/Mobile Reality

Mobile Reality

Stats as of January 2011 via Royal Pingdom

media stats (2010)

• 107 trillion emails (89% spam), from 1.04 billion users.

• 255 million websites

• 1.97 billion Internet users

• 152 millions blogs

• 600 million Facebook users (sharing 30 billion pieces of content per month)

• 2 billion videos watched on Youtube daily

• 5 billion photos hosted on Flickr

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“Just as the telephone, automobile, and airplane reshaped our society in the first half

of the twentieth century, the new digital infrastructure is beginning to reshape

institutions in the twenty-first.”John Seely Brown

youth & social media

Maria Aragon

“In July 2003, the student’s family filed a $250,000 lawsuit against the family of four of his schoolmates.

The lawsuit stated in part that he “had to endure, and still endures today, harassment and derision from his

high-school mates and from the public at large.”

(digital) citizenship

“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 than just a teaching tool, it is a way to prepare students for a

society full of technology.” (Ribble)

‘cyber-safety’(digital citizenship 1.0)

Sexual predation is a concern ... existed before the Internet, but is

overblown by the media.

Bullying & harrassment are the most frequent threats faced by minors

both online and offline.

be cautious with what you shareand who you share with

online or offline

Easily Copied

Viewable by MillionsEasily Edited

Instantly Shared

by DEFAULT

with EFFORT

PRIVATE

PUBLIC

CONTROL

FEAR

PREDICTABILITY

VULNERABILITY

BYOD

http://www.flickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073

info/media literacy

no longer just consumption...

Best Job in the World

Stephen Downes

• “Ten years ago, not one student in a hundred, nay, one in a thousand, could have produced videos like this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital and important skill, and one utterly necessary not simply from the perspective of creating but also of comprehending video communication today.

On Digital Video

network literacy

@hrheingold

• “Understanding how networks work is one of the most important literacies of the 21st century.” (2010)

Network Literacies

Howard Rheingold

http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html

Politics

Services

Reputation

“Dear Photograph:Thank you for everything we had.”

Shared Projects

Human Connections

God bless you and your family through this difficult time.

My best attempt, I only removed the tubing, left colors and levels alone. I am sorry for your loss.

I color corrected the skintones a bit as well.

minor lighting, a 6 x 4 crop for printing in standard size &

removed some of the background.

well done fellow redditors !!!!

Hope nobody thinks this is in poor taste... please accept my warmest wishes and deepest sympathy for your loss.

Fixed the

chair

OK black background gone. Sorry it took so long, had to start over. Thanks again to wahoorob for doing the hard part.

Sorry for the late help. I went for simplicity. Enjoy - and I hope you remember her well.

(digital) identity

“The average digital birth of children happens at about 6 months.”

“In Canada, US, UK, France Italy, Germany & Spain ... 81% of children under the age of two have some kind

of digital profile or footprint.”

“Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility

of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute and hating

the work.”

From: http://www.blogherald.com/

2009/08/22/drunk-pictures-on-your-

facebook-profile-think-again/

The three main reasons why people were not hired after their profile was checked were:

• Candidate posted provocative or inappropriate photographs or information – 53 percent

• Candidate posted content about them drinking or using drugs – 44 percent

• Candidate bad-mouthed their previous employer, co-workers or clients – 35 percent

But Social network profiles have helped candidates as well...

inspirations

considerations

transition

Personal Learning Network

examples

ps22chorus.blogspot.com

Example #1.1: Power Of (Global) Audience

Example #2.1: Utilizing Networks

Example #2.2: Utilizing Networks

Example #2.3: Utilizing Networks

Example #2.4: Utilizing Networks

Example #2.5: Utilizing Networks

Example #3.1: Teaching/Learning Online

Example #3.2: Teaching/Learning Online

Example #3.3: Teaching/Learning Online

Example #4.1: PD Anytime, Anywhere

Example #4.2: PD Anytime, Anywhere

@jgates513

there are thousands of examples

but this is not the norm

big ideas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Sharing

Identity

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaumedurgell/740880616/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/

Relationships

@shareski

http://couros.cacouros@gmail.com

@courosa

Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born

in another time. ~Tagore