Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. http://digitalcitizenship.net/
Educators should focus on integrating these behaviors into their instruction. According to International Society for Technology in Education, It is the responsibility of the educator to promote digital citizenship in their classroom.
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-t-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2
As a way of understanding the complexity of digital citizenship and the issues of technology use, abuse, and misuse, nine general areas of behavior that make up digital citizenship have been identified.
1. Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
2. Communication: electronic exchange of information
3. Education: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
4. Access: full electronic participation in society
5. Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
6. Responsibility: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
7. Rights: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world
8. Safety: physical well-being in a digital technology world
9. Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety
Reference: This information was taken from the Article "Digital Citizenship, Addressing Appropriate Technology Behavior"
Written by: Mike S. Ribble, Gerald D. Bailey, and Tweed W. Ross
Common Sense Media is another great site for teacher resources in teaching digital citizenship.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/digital%20citizenship
Educators should focus on integrating these behaviors into their instruction. According to International Society for Technology in Education, It is the responsibility of the educator to promote digital citizenship in their classroom.
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-t-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2
As a way of understanding the complexity of digital citizenship and the issues of technology use, abuse, and misuse, nine general areas of behavior that make up digital citizenship have been identified.
1. Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
2. Communication: electronic exchange of information
3. Education: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
4. Access: full electronic participation in society
5. Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
6. Responsibility: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
7. Rights: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world
8. Safety: physical well-being in a digital technology world
9. Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety
Reference: This information was taken from the Article "Digital Citizenship, Addressing Appropriate Technology Behavior"
Written by: Mike S. Ribble, Gerald D. Bailey, and Tweed W. Ross
Common Sense Media is another great site for teacher resources in teaching digital citizenship.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/digital%20citizenship