Digtal Global Citizenship

Welcome to the District Learning Community on Digital Citizenship

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 a way to prepare technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but, what is considered appropriate technology usage.

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Digital Citizenship-An Overview

This learning community explores the
application and understanding of Digital Citizenship principles through the use of online resources and activities to provide awareness and understanding of the topic as it relates to the development and enhancement of the District's technology policies. As a community we hope to expand awareness and understanding of Cyberbullying, Netiqette and Safe & Ethical Use of technology toward community discussion and recommendations of best practices and policies. Choose from the buttons below to begin your journey!

Cyberbullying

Netequette

Safe & Ethical Use

mom dad and son together smiling holding a laptop

At the conclusion of these activities participants will:

1. Be able to identify cyberbullying and discuss with their child the importance of it

2. Recognize school and district policies regarding cyberbullying

3. Decide on best practices for the community to promote safe technology use

4. Recognize the rules and procedures for proper Netiquette when interacting on the Internet

5. Distinguish between the proper and incorrect way to use emoticons and acronyms while communicating electronically.

6. Have a better understanding of the every changing effects technology has on the rules of Netiquette.

7. Have increased understanding and awareness of safe & ethical use of technology.

8. Recognize District policies regarding safe & ethical use of technology.

9. Be asked to provide interpretations & recommendations on best practices for district policies regarding safe & ethical use of technology based on research, learning and community discussion.

Website development aligns with NCLD guidelines for web-based instructional content and assistive technologies.

National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities (2001). Creating accessible web sites tutorial. Greeley, CO: University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved from http://www.unco.edu/ncssd/resources/AccessibleDesign/index.htm

Balkam, S. (2013). What is digital citizenship. Retrieved from Family Online Saftey Institute website:http://www.fosi.org/about-fosi.html

Ribble, M. (2013). Digital citizenship. Retrieved from Digital Citizenship-Using Technology Appropriately website: http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html

Site last updated September 2013