Digital+Citizenship

include component="page" wikiName="digileader" page="Discussion Qs2" =** What is Digital Citizenship? **= Digital citizenship can be described as knowing how to behave appropriately and responsibly with regard to technology use.

Enlightened Digital Citizenship
- The awareness and competencies of the effective digital citizen

Technology Access
Before a person can become part of the digital society he or she must have access.

Areas of Awareness:

 * Technology - knowing how to use the technology
 * Individual - making decisions about personal use, profile setting
 * Social - aware of social situations online and off line, understand the norms of behaviour in social/educational spaces
 * Cultural - building trust relationships for communication flow
 * Global - understanding geography and politics and local bandwidth

Rays of Understanding: (Core competency areas)

 * Safety, Privacy, Copyright and Legal
 * Etiquette and Respect
 * Literacy and Fluency
 * Habits of Learning

Other Digital Citizenship resources

 * Davis, V. & Lindsay, J. (2010). [|Navigate the Digital Rapids]. //[|Lear]////[|ning and Leading with Technology]//, 37(6), 12-15. Download -
 * Digital Citizenship in Schools - Judy O'Connell
 * Common Sense Media: [|Digital Citizenship curriculum 6-8]
 * The Digital Citizen (Andrew Churches)
 * [|Personal information, privacy, digital citizenship and education] (Julie's blog post)
 * Digicitizenship wiki resources