Digital Citizenship vs. Traditional View of Citizenship
Digital Citizenship= is the quality of habits, actions and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.
- Seeks to understand ALL perspectives
- Respecting the digital privacy of people online
- Is mindful of physical, emotional and mental health of all people online.
Traditional Citizenship= the quality of an individual’s response to membership in a community.
- Treats others with respect
- Does not steal or damage other peoples' privacy.
- Protects self and others from harm.
Applying Traditional Citizenship Ideas to Help Students Develop Digital Citizenship
- Create digital presentations- Anytime students create content to share online, teachers can supplement the lesson with an age-appropriate discussion about copyright and fair use.
- Study historical figures or literacy characters- Have students to think about how they present themselves online, and what it means to leave a digital footprint by creating fake social media profiles for the characters they are studying in history or English classes.
- Research a project- help them develop information literacy skills by introducing effective search strategies and discussing how to determine whether a website is credible.
Teacher's Role:
Remind students about how important it is to have a digital citizenship. The teacher can do this by; reminding the students that it’s very hard to erase information on the internet, so they should be extra careful about what information and opinions they make public and many other ways to help students become protected on the internet.
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