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What is Digital Citizenship?

What is Digital Citizenship?

Technology is a way of life today–from smartphones to the Internet and everything in between. Just as we teach children to be good citizens, following rules of society, we must also educate and model good digital citizenship. As a 21st-century teacher, you are probably expected to incorporate digital citizenship into your already jam-packed curriculum. Safe and responsible use of technology is a major component of this education, as is understanding how technology can contribute to making our communities and the world a more positive place through collaboration, creation, and communication.

To help you, BrainPOP offers a Digital Citizenship Unit consisting of  topics ranging from Digital Etiquette to Information Privacy and more. The topics fall naturally into the themes identified by Mike Ribble, author of Digital Citizenship in Schools and supported by the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE).   

 

Digital Etiquette   

Acting appropriately online and recognizing inappropriate behavior

BrainPOP Topics

  • Cyberbullying
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Digital Etiquette
  • Peer Pressure
  • Social Media

 

Digital Communication

Making appropriate decisions when faced with many different digital communication options, such as connecting on social media.

BrainPOP Topics

  • Cyberbullying
  • Digital Etiquette
  • Social Media

 

Digital Literacy

Using various technologies effectively, such as searching for, evaluating, and curating information.

BrainPOP Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Grace Hopper
  • Internet Search
  • Media Literacy
  • Online Sources

 

Digital Law / Digital Rights & Responsibilities

Using technology in an ethical manner (e.g., no hacking, no plagiarizing, no stealing identities), and recognizing that is everyone is due certain rights online, such as privacy and free speech.

BrainPOP Topics

  • Copyright
  • Hackers
  • Information Privacy
  • Plagiarism
  • Online Sources
  • Media Literacy

 

Digital Security  

Using electronic precautions to guarantee safety, such as creating secure passwords, not sharing passwords, backing up data, antivirus protection, etc.

BrainPOP Topics

  • Information Privacy
  • Media Literacy
  • Hackers
  • Copyright
  • Online Safety 

 

Digital Access

Ensuring equal access to technology and understanding limitations when access is withheld.

BrainPOP Topics

  • Grace Hopper
  • Information Privacy
  • Media Literacy

 

Filed as:  3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Ada Lovelace, Blogs, BrainPOP, Computer History, Conflict Resolution, Copyright, Cyberbullying
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Digital Citizenship, Digital Etiquette, Email and IM, Hackers, Information Privacy, Internet Search, Malware, Media Literacy, Online Safety, Online Sources, Peer Pressure, Plagiarism, Social Media, Social Networking, Teacher Resources
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