4. Principles of digital citizenship
1. Digital Etiquette - standards of conduct and good manners
2. Digital Communication - information exchanged, collaboration using the
Internet
3. Digital Literacy - the use of technology in teaching and learning, decipher
and utilize information
4. Digital Law - responsibility for actions and accountability for using
other's work
5. Digital Rights & Responsibilities - everyone in a digital world is extended
freedom and with that freedom must take responsibility for actions
6. Digital Security (self-protection) - electronic precautions to guarantee
safety.
http://www.techforteachers.net/internet-safety.html
5. 1. Digital etiquette
• Netiquette
• Students need to learn standards of conduct
online
• Manners online are similar to those we use in
real life. We cannot over look anything we type.
• Students should use appropriate language and
images to communicate clearly, be respectful,
and treating others the way you would like to be
treated.
6. 2. Digital communication
• Students need to learn how to properly post
information on the internet
• Students need to learn how to properly
collaborate online with others through the
use of Wikispaces, blogs, twitter, etc…
• Students need to learn to use
appropriate language while on
the internet
• Students should be aware that what is said
online looses its tone inflection, and meaning
and therefore can be misinterpreted
7. 3. Digital literacy
• Students should learn the appropriate internet
terminology
• i.e. All caps means that you are yelling.
• Students should learn appropriate uses of computer
and internet materials
• Students should learn how to
tell whether websites are
appropriate for use
8. 4. Digital law
• Students should be held accountable for their
actions online
• Students should learn to cite other’s work they
have found online, even if it is from sites such as
Facebook and Twitter
• Students should be aware that any fraudulent
action, just because it is online does not mean that
they will not be caught and receive the appropriate
consequences
• i.e. downloading music illegally is equivalent to
stealing a CD from a book/ record store
9. 5. Digital rights & responsibilities
• Create “Safety Pledges” that students can sign at the
beginning of the year to be accountable for their
actions
• Students should follow their safety pledges and
contracts
• Establish internet rules and be sure that there are
consequences for not following them.
• Talk with your students openly
about what they experience
online. The world wide web can
be a great place for collaboration
and learning so ling as we know
how to responsibly.
10. 6. Digital security
• “According to a study by Teen Angels of Wired Safety.org, 75
percent of 8- to 9-year olds shared passwords with someone
else, and 66 percent of girls, grades 7-12, said they shared their
password with someone else.” (http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-
safety/childsafety-internet.aspx)
• It is important that students feel safe on the internet
• Emphasize the importance of keeping your passwords
secret
• Provide children with ways to notify someone if they’ve
encountered an inappropriate website or ad
• Teach children about Cyber Bullying:
what it looks like and what to do
about it.
11. Internet safety topics
• Cyberbullying
• Inappropriate content
• Online predators/strangers
• Scams, inappropriate advertisements, spam
• Revealing too much information/privacy
• Appropriate ways to communicate/respond/post
• Creating a safe username/password
12. How do we teach this?
• Showing videos & advertisements on online dangers
• Engaging students in various mini-lesson on each main
topic on online safety
• Use Brain Pop Videos on “digital citizenship” to begin
your mini-lessons
• “Have students create a poster using markers or digital
tools. Their posters should explain the effects of bullying
and/or cyberbullying, how it can be prevented, and/or how
to respond if a child or someone a child knows is being
bullied” (taken from www.brainpop.com)
13. • “Share some blogs with the class. Select blogs that vary in
theme/subject (sports, animals, music, etc) to explore with
students”
• “Split the students up into teams of three or four. Provide each
team with a set of the 3 x 5 cards. Have each team identify
which subject lines indicate spam e-mail and which ones do
not. Have the teams report back to the class and then discuss
as a larger group how the subject line of an e-mail message can
be an excellent indicator of whether or not the message is
spam or not.”
• Create a class “internet safety” game where students come up
with the questions and write them on index cards, play as a
whole class or in small groups
• Show children in minilesson what good and not so good online
conduct and posts look like.
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/home/
Great resource for educators in finding lessons on digital
citizenship
14. Tips for safe Internet use
• Ensure the students are using privacy settings
• Encourage children to not post any personal
information such as full names, phone numbers or
school name
• Caution students about posting inappropriate
images or text
• Encourage the students to come to you if anything
on the site makes them uncomfortable or upset or
anything that needs to be reported
• Follow any online regulations such as age limit uses
15. Helpful resources
VIDEO ON INTERNET SAFETY TOOL
www.brainpop.com
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/onlinesafet
http://www.wiredkids.org/educators/use.html
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=34991
(Livebinders is a great general online organization tool too!)
