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http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/digitalcitizenship

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BBC News website is speaking to people who have had their creativity transformed by digital technology. Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers and technology leaders understand what students should know to use technology appropriately. But Digital Citizenship is more that just a teaching tool, it is a way to prepare students for a society full of technology. ====== ===1. [|**Digital Etiquette**]**:** //electronic standards of conduct or procedure//. **2. [|Digital Communication]** //: electronic exchange of information.// **3. [|Digital Literacy]:** //process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology.// **4. [|Digital Access]:** //full electronic participation in society **.**// **5. [|Digital Commerce]:** //electronic buying and selling of goods.// **6. [|Digital Law]** //: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds// **7. [|Digital Rights & Responsibilities]:** //those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world//. **8. [|Digital Health & Wellness]** : //physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world// **.** **9. [|Digital Security (self-protection)]:** //electronic precautions to guarantee safety.//  ===

What is digital citizenship?
Rather than simply tell students "don't talk to strangers" and "don't reveal personal information" online, educators need to be discussing (as the ProTechT teachers are with their students) issues surrounding the ethical uses of digital technologies and the impacts those uses can have not only at a personal level, but also on larger scales. When I was initially approached by one of the nine participating teachers in the project to share a live presentation with students over video, I suggested we start by having the students brainstorm questions about digital citizenship and post them on the project's private wiki site.

These are the questions that the students asked.
 * 1) Did you learn about digital citizenship when you were a kid?
 * 2) Can you give some good examples of what digital citizenship is about?
 * 3) How can students put our digital citizenship skills to good use?
 * 4) Why do you think cyberbullying has increased and what can we do about it?
 * 5) How do you define digital citizenship?
 * 6) Do you think the internet will ever be safe?
 * 7) How will the community around a student effect their digital citizenship?
 * 8) Have you ever done anything to make the internet unsafe?
 * 9) What prompted your participation in this wiki? Why do you feel so strongly about digital citizenship?
 * 10) What do you think about kids using wikis? Have seen other examples of kids using wikis?
 * 11) Do you like working with kids?
 * 12) How long have you been using technology? What's your favorite thing about technology?
 * 13) Do your kids use wikis and other technology? What rules and guidelines about digital citizenship do your children have to follow?
 * 14) Have your own children seen this project? What do they think about it?
 * 15) What made you want to spread the word about digital citizenship to kids around the country?
 * 16) Do you travel around the world to teach kids and teachers about digital citizenship?
 * 17) How do you know if a person is safe enough to talk to online?
 * 18) Do you think that it is safe to IM people online that you do know? What do you use IM for?
 * 19) What should i do if someone i don't know sends me an e-mail?
 * 20) What do you do if someone sends you a lot of junk email?
 * 21) What do you know about scams? I know that people chat with strangers, then they ask for money so they make money off you.
 * 22) What do you do if you accidently subscribe to a bad site and get a virus?
 * 23) What is the most difficult computer problem you have ever encountered?
 * 24) How do we react to a situation online that puts you in a bad position and requires more than just getting off the computer?
 * 25) What role do we play in advancing the research on how on-line users are protected? i.e. laws etc
 * 26) How do you tell someone who is a good friend that he/she is being a bad digital citizen?
 * 27) When do you know that you are being a bad digital citizen?

How many of the students at your school have questions like those above? Do they have a forum where they can ask these questions and obtain answers, both from adults as well as their peers? If you are not currently addressing "digital citizenship" at your school, consider starting a conversation about it with your principal and PTA/PTO president.

How are you going to answer all the questions students have at your school about the safe, ethical, and appropriate uses of digital technology. Invite members of your community as well as students to respond to these questions and then share answers to them using a variety of new media technologies, and post both questions and answers on a "Digital citizenship". I think we can tangibly advance an agenda of constructive school reform and open the eyes of more adults to our immediate need for digital literacy! Posted by Wesley Fryer on February 8, 2008 http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2008/02/what_is_digital_citizenship.php

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Digital Citizenship Today
Now is the time for educators as well as other adults to begin to evaluate how they are using technology. Within this website (http://www.educ.ksu.edu/digitalcitizenship/) are many examples of how educators can begin the process of teaching their students how to use technology more appropriately. These resources can be used by any adults who are interested in helping students uderstand how to use technology the right way.