Digital Citizenship
The 21st Century Student
Different Elements of Digital Citizenship
- Digital Literacy
- Digital Safety
- Digital Honesty
Digital Literacy
I need to do research for my project, but there is so much information. How do I find the right resources?
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Search Engines
The first step is finding the right search engines:
- Google Scholar
- Google Books
- Google Safe Search
- Kidsclick
- Study Search
- Galileo
- Kids.gov
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Kids Friendly Internet Searches
(You Tube. 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLtzgeDItko).
Choosing Key Words
The next step is choosing your key words to search for your research.
- Write out your question or topic in a complete sentence.
- Circle the main words.
- Think of synonyms for your words.
- Start searching.
- Change your words based on your results.
Choosing and Using Keywords
(You Tube, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCUjnPS2_1g).
How do I choose the right website?
You want more fact and less opinion. We want to use resources who are responsible for sharing truthful information. Here are a few strategies:
- Blogs & Wikipedia is unverified information.
- Use the listed resources in blogs or wikipedia such as education sites or news sites.
- .com: commercial and anyone can write anything
- .net: Business or technology provider.
- .org: Companies or organizations.
- .edu: Education provider or school.
- .gov: Government website
Digital Safety
- Do not give out personal information. Keep your address, phone number, or school information private.
- Never send pictures to strangers.
- Keep passwords private.
- Don't download any websites or information without your parent's permission.
- Tell an adult if you receive a mean or strange message.
Digital Honesty
What is Plagiarism?
"Plagiarism is when you use someone's words or ideas and pass them off as your own." (Kids Health, 2014).
If you are reading it or looking at it someone else created it. You can make your own conclusions, but if you use another person's work you must cite it. Examples:
- I cited the above sentence because I quoted it from a website.
- I cited where I copied the pictures for this flyer.
- I cited the videos I used in this flyer.
Copyright & Plagiarism for Kids
(You Tube, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngKGGoqFKTI).