Digital Citizenship

Teachers and students alike use the internet.  Some teachers do not use internet irresponsibly. Students often use digital tools without realizing their responsibility to use digital tools/services/forums/ respectfully and safely. They often ignore the rights of others and at the same time project themselves to threats.

I was getting introduced to website called ilearn. Browsing through a number  of archived projects I found a great project created by students  to all youth worldwide.

"This project is developed to help our native digital users become aware of their rights and responsibilities and to spread the message to benefit the wider community.

The project aims at making students aware of their responsibility while working online. Students will understand the term ‘Digital Citizenship’ and what it means in their context. They will learn Digital etiquettes, make conscious efforts to practice them and spread them amongst their friends and family. They will become aware of e-safety by learning about common web threats such as computer viruses (spyware, malware, adware, phishing, & pharming) and web issues such as copy right laws, cyber bullying, and plagiarism.

The project is really edifying and informative. It is for young learners but it can be adapted to elementary students. As an English  teacher  I will assign my students have a look on the project watch videos about digital citizenship and  write a post entry about it.

http://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/Prim_Splash/index.htm

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/10/5-excellent-videos-to-teach-your.html

 http://blog.tesol.org/digital-citizenship-materials-from-common-sense-media/#more-7491