Digital Citizenship

This week in our Technology and Literacy course, we talked about a very important part of our students' lives that is often overlooked - Digital Citizenship.
Digital Citizenship can best be defined as "the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use," (Nine Elements).  Typically, there are nine elements, within which every aspect of students' technology use can be placed.  Simply put they are: Digital Access, Digital Commerce, Digital Communication, Digital Literacy, Digital Etiquette, Digital Law, Digital Rights & Responsibilities, Digital Health & Wellness, and Digital Security.  I think that if we were to implement some sort of Digital Citizenship technology curriculum for all students, beginning at the Kindergarten level, we might actually produce productive, safe, and responsible digital citizens for our society.

I have created a PowToon video explaining all nine elements of Digital Citizenship.

References

Nine Elements. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html