What is Digital Citizenship?
As the face of technology continues to develop and change, it is essential that students learn to navigate the digital world effectively and safely. Therefore, it is essential that schools build Digital Citizenship skills into the everyday curriculum. These skills are broken down into nine key areas: digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and wellness, and digital security (Ribble, 2015). Below are resources that can assist in the process of integrating this subject area into schools. This list will be updated frequently, so be sure to check back for new ideas.
Resources for Students
| Be a “Super Digital Citizen!”
–Common Sense Media |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7A2n1c3UiA |
| Do You Really Have a Private Life Online?
–Friendly Screens |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e98hxHZiTg |
| Oversharing: Think Before You Post
–Common Sense Media |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjd73tUXig |
| Copyright and Fair Use
–Common Sense Media |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flvmGgyJvEI |
| Be Internet Awesome! | https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/families |
| The Cyberbullying Virus | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PZ_Bh-M6o |
Resources for Teachers
| TeachThought Staff. (2019). The basics of digital citizenship: 27 power verbs to guide children online. | Retrieved from https://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-basics-of-digital-citizenship-power-verbs-to-guide-children-online/ |
| TeachThought Staff. (2018). Moving students from digital citizenship to digital leadership. | https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/moving-students-from-digital-citizenship-to-digital-leadership/ |
| Common Sense Media-
Digital Citizenship |
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship This resource provides a background on digital citizenship and why it is necessary in the lives of our learners. It also has many additional free resources for lesson plans and ideas. |
| Kruger, Nicole. (2019). 9 resources for teaching digital citizenship. | https://www.iste.org/explore/ISTE-blog/9-resources-for-teaching-digital-citizenship |
| A 30 Year History of the Future
–Nicholas Negroponte |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b5BDoddOLA |
| Copyright in the Digital Age
-Ted Talks |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmDeBYosaJU |
| Be Internet Awesome! | https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/educators |
| Digital Citizenship Chat (Twitter) | #DigCitCommit |
Interesting Reads
| Ribble, M. (2015). Digital citizenship (3rd ed.). Eugene, OR: International
Society for Technology in Education. |
| TeachThought Staff. (2017). The abcs of digital citizenship. Retrieved from
https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/abcs-digital-citizenship/ |
| TeachThought. (2019). 12 tips for students to manage their digital footprint. Retrieved from https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/11-tips-for-students-tomanage-their-digital-footprints/ |
| Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2015). Bullying beyond the schoolyard: Preventing snd responding to cyberbullying (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. |
| Ohler, J. (2015). Digital citizenship: An opportunity for everyone. Retrieved from https://corwin-connect.com/2015/09/digital-citizenship-an-opportunity-for-everyone/ |
Copyright Resources
| U.S. Copyright Office- Copyright Basics (PDF) |
| Brigham Young University Library- Copyright Myths |
| Crash Course to Intellectual Property- |
| Sarah Morehouse-
Explanation of Creative Commons for Open Educational Resources |
| Creative Commons Australia-
How to attribute Creative Commons Licensed Materials http://creativecommons.org.au/learn/fact-sheets/attribution/ |
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