Presentation at the 18th Annual Networkshop Conference, Szeged, Hungary, April 15, 2009.

1. Jane Zahner
Guest Professor, EszterházyKárolyFöiskola
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA

2. Beginning Exploration
Perspective * Concept* Questions

3. Emerging concept educational technology studies

Dissertation topic (Dr.MikeRibble, Kansas State)

Now international organizational support and

promotion (ISTE: International Society for
Technology in Education)
I teach experienced teachers online - they teach

digital technology skills to students
International students and this

faculty exchange at EKF

5. Connected technology users
Space Time Culture
ACROSS

6.  Education
 Employment
 Commerce
 Social
Interaction

7. Laws
Rules
Customs

8. Laws
Rules
Customs

9. Laws
Rules
Customs

10. Ribble, M., & Bailey, G.
(2007). Digital citizenship
in schools. Washington
DC: ISTE
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net

11. American educational

context
Assumption technology is

„good‟
Democratic perspective

Rights of individuals

Based in U.S. law and

regulation
Implied trust in authority

Financial affluence


12. Given those questions and disclaimers…

13. Nine Themes

Digital Access
1.
Digital
2. Digital Commerce
Digital Communication
3.
4. Digital Literacy
5. Digital Etiquette
6. Digital Law
7. Digital Rights and Responsibilities
8. Digital Health and Wellness
Digital Security
9.
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net

14. Given those questions and disclaimers…

15. What? Skills
Knowledge Attitudes
Digital
Citizen

16. Who? Teachers
Parents Self
Digital
Technology
Peers
Citizen

17. How? Teach
Model Enforce
Digital
Citizenship
KSA

18. Equitable
 Parents
access Teachers
Self
Accommodate Peers
 Technology
special needs Knowledge Model
Skills Teach
Increase Attitudes Enforce

access
Digital
outside
Citizen
schools
The “Digital

Divide”.
Social theme

19. E-mail
 Parents
 Mobile phones
Teachers
Self
Peers
 IM and text
Technology
Knowledge Model
messaging Skills Teach
Attitudes Enforce
 Blogs
 Wikis Digital
Citizen
 Videoconferencing
Practical theme

20. Hardware &
 Parents
network security Teachers
Self
Identity theft Peers
 Technology
Online stalking Knowledge Model
 Skills Teach
Hackers Attitudes Enforce

Viruses

Digital
Community

Citizen
security: terrorism
Technical theme

21. EKF impressive access

E-Teaching Seminar for EKF faculty

Web site evaluation lesson for EKF students

E-Learning Techniques for students

Demonstrate blogs for new teachers

Observe theory & skills development classes

Examine theory & practice research

VSU students studying Digital Citizenship

Teaching

22. Etiquette – email, mobile, text

Hungarian keyboard, web sites, translation

web sites
Kids and grandkids to Skype

Blog to international audience (& paper)

◦ http://zahnerpkm.blogspot.com
VSU „live‟ presentations on Digital Citizenship

Communications

23. Colleague will administer online

◦ Overview of Digital Citizenship (5 themes)
◦ Assignment:
1. Choose one theme
2. Self-assess knowledge, skill, and comfort level
3. Write how developed knowledge and skills
4. Give observation how youth develop knowledge/skill
5. Give opinion who should be responsible to
teach, model, enforce
6. Close with “Is DC relevant for Hungarian context?”
Research

24. jzahner@valdosta.edu