Digital Citizenship

Term 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 more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/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. 

 

 

 

 

9 Elements of Digital Citizenship:

Digital Access: Full electronic participation in society

Parents and educators need to identify if children and others have basic contact to technology as well as supporting those with "other abilities".

Digital Commerce: Buying and selling of electronic goods

 Parents need to discuss when it is appropriate to buy or sell items online

as well as the issues that can go with it (such as identity theft) when using non-secure sites.

 

Digital Communication: Electronic exchange for information 

 Parents and educators need to help children to identify the different digital communication methods (for example, cell phone, instant messaging, and blogging) and know when and where to use these communication technologies.

 

Digital Literacy:process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology

.Everyone needs to spend time learning about technology before using it. Parents and teachers need to lead their children by providing a good example of technology use. 

 

 

 Digital Etiquet:Digital Etiquette:electronic standards of conduct or procedure

.Children need to become aware how others see their technology use.Use of mobile devices (for example mobile phones, MP3 players) can be annoying to others in public spaces. 

 

Digital law: electronic responsibilities for goods and deeds

 Educators most often spend time teaching children about issues of plagiarism but everyone needs to know that this also applies to topics such as illegal downloading of music or movies. 

 

Digital rights and responsibilities: Those freedoms extended in this digital world

 

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