2. Agenda
• Changing educational landscape
• Digital Citizenship
• Definition
• 9Elements of Digital Citizenship
• Role of Teachers
• Applications in ELT
• How can we foster digital citizenship?
3. Changing educational paradigm
• e-learning
• m-learning
• context-aware ubiquitous learning (u-learning):
integrates wireless, mobile and context
awareness technologies to provide learners with
adaptive support throughout the learning process.
• Kolb (2011) describes the cell phone as a Swiss army
knife of digital learning (cited in Pescatta 2011).
5. ethical use, personal safety, and
user responsibility
«If a citizen is defined as an individual that is legally
recognized as a member of a community with
associated rights and obligations and a digital citizen
is an individual who demonstrates the norms of
behavior with regard to the use of technology»
(Pescetta, 2011, p.12)
7. 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship
• 1. Digital Access
• Does everyone in your school have equal opportunities as far
as technology use is concerned?
• Do all students have the opportunity to be involved in a digital
society?
• 2. Digital Commerce
• Are students aware of the opportunities as well as the
problems associated with purchasing items using digital
technology?
• Should students be made more aware of how to purchase
goods and services through digital formats?
8. 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship
• 3. Digital Communication
• Do I use email, cell phone, texting, and social networking
technologies appropriately when communicating with others?
• What rules, options, and etiquette do students need to be
aware of when using digital communication technologies?
• 4. Digital Literacy
• Is enough time devoted to learning how to use the technology
tools in the classroom?
• How can students benefit from educational technologies?
9. 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship
• 5. Digital Etiquette
• Are students aware of others when they use technology?
• Do students realize how their use of technology affects
others?
• 6. Digital Law
• Are students using technology the way it was intended?
• Are students infringing on others’ rights by the way they use
technology?
• Should students using digital technologies be accountable for
how they use digital technologies?
10. 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship
• Digital Rights and Responsibilities
• What rights and responsibilities do students have in a digital
society?
• How do we make students more aware of their rights and
responsibilities when using digital technologies
• Digital Health and Wellness
• Digital Security
(http://www.iste.org/images/excerpts/DIGCI2-excerpt.pdf )
12. a good digital citizen demonstrates:
• Critical thinking skills (analyzing data from the
Internet and correctly citing)
• Caution and honesty in his representation of
himself when sharing his personal information on
the Internet
• Ethical use of technology by not downloading
illegally or plagiarizing others‘ works
• Understanding of the social reasons for following
the policies that pertain to the use of technology
13. a good digital citizen demonstrates:
• Effective consumerism by understanding and
demonstrating safe buying and selling procedures
on the Internet
• Commitment to the idea of equal digital access for
all individuals
• Appropriate decisions about how and when to use
technologies, when faced with the many different
digital communication options available on the
Internet
14. How can instructors teach students to be
safe and effective digital communicators?
With
great
technology
comes
Role of
great
Educators?
responsibility
16. preparing students to be good
citizens in a digital world
• 1. What is digital citizenship and why is it important
for students to learn?
• 2. How should it be taught in schools?
• 3. What are the observable outcomes of students'
mastery?
Digital citizens need to be educated in the
capabilities of technology to enjoy the rights and
fulfill the duties of their membership in our ever-
changing digital society.
17. To prepare students for life in the digital
world:
• Teaching digital media safety
• Protecting privacy
• Cyberbullying
• Safe use of social media
• Raising awareness about citizenship
• Monitoring on-line reputation
• Digital footprints
• Netiquette
• Fostering literacy competencies skills
• copyright laws and intellectual property issues, fair use principles
18. Fostering
Teaching digital literacy
competencies Raising awareness
media safety
skills about citizenship
Class Blogging & E-Safety
Copy Rights and Plagiarism
19. Teaching digital media safety
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/student-survey-
program.pdf
20. How much personal info to be given
online?
Instead of real names & Avatars
pictures
21. Raising awareness about digital
citizenship
Digital Footprints
• a trail left by a person’s interactions in
a digital environment
• usage of TV, mobile phone, internet
and World Wide Web, mobile web and
other devices and sensors
• a profile on Facebook or MySpace
photographs posted online,
• anything you have written (discussion
boards, blog posts...etc.) or that has
been written about you.
(http://www.open.ac.uk/careers/digital-
footprint.php )
30. How can instructors teach students to be
safe and effective digital communicators?
With
great
technology
comes More Teaching
Resources and
great
Activities
responsibility
32. Conclusion
• Blending instruction with educational technologies
• Teaching students how to become good digital
citizens
• Raising awarenss on fair use and copyrights
• Building up a culture of digital citizenship in the
class & in our community.
33. developing a culture of on-line
interaction
Kolb (2011) Richardson (2011)
• When using cell phones in the • Becoming Googleable
classroom:
• Discussing implication's of having personal
content on the Internet
• having discussions on how to
stay safe • Sharing relevant and appropriate online
interactions you have experienced with
• developing consequences for your students.
inappropriate use of cell phones • Creating a classroom web site, where
in and out of the classroom student’s work is regularly shared
• keeping parents and community • Teaching students to monitor their lives on
members informed of cell phone the Internet (raising awareness on good
and the bad consequences of online
projects and activities. participation).
34. References
Ribble, M., Bailey, G., & Ross, T. (2004). Digital citizenship
addressing appropriate technology behavior. Learning &
Leading with Technology 32(1), 6-11.
Ribble, M. & Bailey, G. (2007). Digital Citizenship in
Schools, ISTE, USA.
Pescatta, M. (2011). Teaching Digital Citizenship in a
Global Academy, Unpublished PhD Dissertation, Nova
Southeastern University, USA.