Digital Citizenship
for 9-12 students
Defining Digital Citizenship
Quizlet.com has many definitions of digital citizenship. I personally believe the second definition is the most appropriate. It states that a safe, responsible, and ethical approach to functioning in the digital world. Digital citizenship applies to everyone. It is your personal responsibility to use the digital world in a safe, responsible, and ethical way.
What is Digital Citizenship?
What is your digital footprint?
Go ahead and take a quick second to get on Google and look at yourself. What do you see? What do you not see? Is this what you want the world to view you as?
Google Web Search
What are some of the sites you see when you search your name? Are any of the links you?
Google Image Search
Are any of the images you? Are their any negative images?
Social Media Sites
You also need to remember that your various social media sites are also reflections of who you. Keep that in mind when you post statuses and pictures that they are public.
Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship
Here are nine things you need to be aware of when you are creating you digital footprint. Click this link and watch the video to find some information on the nine elements.
The nine elements of digital citizenship
What will you do?
Digital Citizenship - Who Will You Be?