Responsible Digital Citizenship by Missy Feller on Prezi Nine Elements Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Respect, Educate and Protect (REPs) These elements have also been organized under the principles of respect, educate and protect. Respect Your Self/Respect Others - Etiquette - Access - Law Educate Your Self/Connect with Others - Literacy - Communication - Commerce Protect Your Self/Protect Others -Rights and Responsibility - Safety (Security) - Health and Welfare If this was to be taught beginning at the kindergarten level it would follow this pattern: Repetition 1 (kindergarten to second grade) Respect Your Self/Respect Others Digital Etiquette Educate Your Self/Connect with OthersDigital Literacy Protect Your Self/Protect Others Digital Rights and Responsibility Repetition 2 (third to fifth grade) Respect Your Self/Respect Others Digital Access Educate Your Self/Connect with OthersDigital Communication
Getting Started Online Student Code of Conduct This contract will help get you and your students off to a great start before beginning your work online. Parents and administrators will also know what to expect from their students’ participation in your online classroom. Read More » Consent Form This is a printable parent consent form for getting your students under 13 years of age started with Collaborize Classroom. Read More » Help Students Say Something Substantial Whether or not students have a problem speaking up in class, it’s important to teach them how to say something with substance to drive conversation forward. Read More » Rethinking Your Role Are you a silent moderator who allows your students to take charge in classroom discussions, or are you an involved participant who prefers to steer conversations to ensure they stay on track? Read More » The Art of Asking Questions Read More » Formulating Strong Questions What does a strong question look like?
cyberwits Welcome to a unit on Internet topics that will enlighten anyone that goes online. This unit requires you to go through 5 steps in order to fully appreciate the online culture. As the world continues to embrace the Internet as part of their normal routine, it is imperative that they make good choices and contribute positively to their communities and the world for that matter. Go through the 5 steps below so you can learn about online topics that can help you navigate more easily and have a healthier experience by using some of the tips in order to have a better online experience. Introduction: This link will introduce the theme of this unit. The Task: This link will let you know what activities you will complete in order to reach the objectives of this unit. The Process: The process will walk you through several projects that will help you determine what kind of a Public Service or multi-media Announcement you will create in order to educate an audience about your online concern.
Free Resources for Teachers | Online Student Communication To be effective, an online classroom must be a safe space where students feel their voices will be respected, supported and heard. Establishing clear guidelines for online interactions is a critical step in creating an online forum that will be successful long-term. A stronger in-class community will form as a result of establishing and maintaining a safe space in your online site. Strategies for Creating and Maintaining a Safe Space: Use each other’s names. Using a person’s name when you respond to his/her postings creates a friendly online tone.Read questions and conversational postings carefully to avoid unnecessary confusion.Compliment your peers when they post strong responses or contribute original ideas to the conversation.Ask questions. Examples of Strong Sentence Starters: Rebecca’s comment made me think about…. Although Zach made a strong point that__________, I think…. I had not thought about Leigh’s point that…. I respectfully disagree with Lawrence’s assertion….
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Thinkuknow - home Watch Hector and his friends learning how to use their computers safely! Teacher's resources banner This cartoon and all the cool stuff with it comes to you with permission of the very nice people at Hector's World in New Zealand. Follow this link to find out more... Be a Good Digital Citizen: Tips for Teens and Parents Kids are the creators. It’s all about participating; communicating; making music, images, and videos; and posting written content. And the content that’s there? Kids must be able to know whether it’s credible or not.Everything happens in front of a vast, invisible, and often anonymous audience. With Power Comes Responsibility In the video above, Omaha teens express what they love about their digital lives -- as well as what they struggle with. Digital Citizenship Tips for Teens For teens, we offer five simple rules of digital citizenship to help them create a world they can be proud of -- and inspire others to do the same. Think before you post or text -- a bad reputation could be just a click away. What goes around comes around. Spread heart, not hurt. Give and get credit. Make this a world you want to live in. Digital Citizenship Tips for Parents and Teachers The Internet’s not written in pencil. Nothing is as private as they think. Kindness counts. Digital cheating is still cheating.