Digital Citizenship and Responsible Use

Mike Ribble

What is Digital Citizenship? Topic that everyone agrees that they need to do, but few have an idea on how to implement. What are words that come to mind as you think about this topic?

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When looking at a Digital Citizenship Program it looks like a Driver’s Education course.

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Do you remember your first time out on the road – your faculty and students may be having similar thoughts.

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“what it means to be a citizen in the Digital Age”

Cable in the Classroom Digital Citizenship is a holistic and positive approach to helping children learn how to be safe and secure, as well as smart and effective participants in a digital world. That means helping them understand their rights and responsibilities, recognize the benefits and risks, and realize the personal and ethical implications of their actions.

My Definition: The norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.

http://www.greenwichschools.org/page.cfm?p=1673

http://education.alberta.ca/media/6735100/digital%20citizenship%20policy%20development%20guide.pdf

Alberta – Digital Citizenship Policy Guide Development

Three Broad Areas

R

E

P

Respect Yourself and Others

Educate Yourself and Others

Protect Yourself and Others

Digital Etiquette: the standards of conduct expected by other digital technology users.

Digital Access: full electronic participation in society.

Digital Law: the legal rights and restrictions governing technology use.

Respect Yourself and Others

Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information.

Digital Literacy: the capability to use digital technology and knowing when and how to use it.

Digital Commerce: the buying and selling of goods online.

Educate Yourself and Others

Digital Rights and Responsibilities: the privileges and freedoms extended to all digital technology users, and the behavioral expectations that come with them

Digital Security (self-protection): the precautions that all technology users must take to guarantee their personal safety and the security of their network.

Digital Health and Welfare: the elements of physical and psychological well-being related to digital technology use.

Protect Yourself and Others

Foothills School Division - Canada

Users of district based network services will have the knowledge, skills and abilities that allow users to: • Consider others when using digital technologies. • Be able to responsibly participate in a digital society provided to them when

they access district network resources. • Abide by the laws, rules, and district policies that govern the use of digital

technologies. • Protect the rights of others and be able to defend their own digital rights. • Be custodians of their own information while creating precautions to

protect others’ data as well. • Consider the risks (both physical and psychological) when using digital

technologies. • Digitally communicate safely and appropriately through multiple methods. • Use digital technology collaboratively and demonstrate critical thinking in

its use. • Provide the self-protection required to buy and sell in a digital world.

1st REP - Grades K-2 RESPECT - Digital Etiquette EDUCATE - Digital Communication PROTECT - Digital Rights & Responsibilities 2nd REP - Grades 3-5 RESPECT - Digital Access EDUCATE - Digital Literacy PROTECT - Digital Safety & Security 3rd REP - Grades 6-8 RESPECT - Digital Law EDUCATE - Digital Commerce PROTECT - Digital Health & Wellness

Now We Need to Get Out on the Road

Here are some tools and tricks from some folks that have been out there a while. We need to learn from those with experience.

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http://otis.coe.uky.edu/DDL/launch.php

-Students write Digital Citizenship rules for their age group

-Assess how teachers are incorporating digital citizenship in class day to day

-Peer review of digital media and projects

-Survey students and teachers how often DC is used in class

-Bridge the philosophical divide between online and offline morals and expectations.

-Teaching positive behaviors to students and parents.

-Have students brainstorm the answer to the question, " create a digital assessment for your class"

-Students assess their digital footprint/profile; assess each others

-Project-This year's digital footprint

-Assessment should include the state of a student's digital footprint as others have already started student footprints

-Embed It!

Some Ideas to Begin Using Digital Citizenship in your Class/School

Now that I have shared some examples, where would you begin a Digital Citizenship program in your class/school/district?

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http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum/

Lester B. Pearson School Board - http://dcp.lbpsb.qc.ca/

Tanya Avrith - Itinerant Ed Tech and Digital Citizenship Program Teacher, Lester B. Pearson School Board. Michael Chechile - Director of Educational Services. tavrith@lbpsb.qc.ca

http://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/

http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-citizenship-in-schools

Parents need to be involved as well. Are you including them in the discussion? What happens when the technology leaves your building? How can they be partners in this process?

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What are some ways to engage parents in this discussion? How can you get the community involved in helping get the word out? http://www.flickr.com/photos/npsict/6470016037/

One Motto I Live By – “If you don’t believe in something you will fall

for anything.”

We all need to have a good foundation of knowledge then we

can do some amazing things.

What Questions Do You Have?