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Oklahoma A+ Schools®presents:

Digital Citizenship

What is Digital Citizenship?

It is the proper and correct actions that should be taken by those using digital technology . . .

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Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship according to Ribble and Bailey

• Digital Access• Digital Commerce• Digital

Communication• Digital Literacy• Digital Etiquette

• Digital Law • Digital Rights and

Responsibilities• Digital Health and

Wellness• Digital Security

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

Let’s Focus on these 5Elements of Digital Citizenship

• Digital Rights and Responsibilities• Digital Literacy• Digital Etiquette• Digital Security • Digital Communication

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Digital Rights and Responsibilities

The privileges and freedoms extended to all digital technology users and the

behavioral expectations that come with them.

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Scenario 1- Digital R&R:

Mr. Gilbert, a 5th grade teacher, is compiling a collection of student photos and converting them to a movie using Animoto online software. Although the Animoto site offers non-copyrighted music, the teacher wants the background music for the movie to be something the students will recognize. The students will not recognize any of the songs this site offers.

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Which is a common misconception about digital media?

A. For educational purposes only, you can do what you like with digital media.

B. Altering media and claiming as your own is acceptable.

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Which is a common misconception about digital media?

A. For educational purposes only, you can do what you like with digital media.

B. Altering media and claiming as your own is acceptable.

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Scenario 2 -Digital R&R:

Mrs. Walker is a fourth-grade teacher who is introducing a new unit on the American Revolution to her students. She creates a beautiful PowerPoint presentation in which she has photos of famous people and places from that time period. She obtained these photos by doing a Google image search.

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Is she permitted to get images from Google?

A. YesB. NoC. MaybeD. I don’t know

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Is she permitted to get images from Google?

A. YesB. NoC. MaybeD. I don’t know

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Digital Change in Practice

Students will do the things their teachers model. If a teacher expects that her students will cite sources, it is imperative that she do the same thing with any and all media (print, digital, audio) that she uses in her classroom. Teachers need to be educated about search engines and how to locate images that are intended for educational use.

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Consider this:

• Using a site like Creative Commons can help students build digitally appropriate projects.

• www.creativecommons.com

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Digital Literacy

the capability to use digital technology and knowing when

and how to use it

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Scenario 3 – Digital Literacy:

The students in Ms. Rubin’s class have been assigned to do a report on an endangered species. Ellen does a Google search for endangered species and comes across an article on the “Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.” She has never heard of this animal and is excited to learn about it.Based on this one website, she chooses her research topic.

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Which is the best course of action in dealing with this assignment?

1. Include bibliography of the website.2. Find at least three other sources to verify

the validity.3. Both of the above4. None of the above

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Which is the best course of action in dealing with this assignment?

1. Include bibliography of the website.2. Find at least three other sources to verify

the validity.

3. Both of the above4. None of the above

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Digital Change in PracticeBefore beginning a research unit, students should learn how to determine whether a digital source is reliable. The teacher might assign students to visit bogus web sites, report back on their findings, and participate in a discussion about on-line research. Sites about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, the Mountain Walrus, GenoChoice, and the Sellafield Zoo can help students develop their critical thinking abilities and learn to discriminate between real and fabricated on-line information

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Consider this:

• A site like Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators will allow students practice in evaluating the validity of a website.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html

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Digital Etiquette

the standards of conduct expected by other digital

technology users

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Scenario 4 - Digital Etiquette: A disgruntled parent whose child did not

qualify for the gifted program sends an e-mail to the gifted education teacher questioning the ineligibility decision. After several e-mail exchanges between the parent and the teacher, the parent sends a final e-mail expressing her anger that her very bright child is not eligible. This final email has many words in all caps.

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Which is an appropriate way to handle the situation?

A. Send emails back and forth until the situation is resolved.

B. Do not respond to any of the emails.C. Ask the principal to talk to the parent.D. Other

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Which is an appropriate way to handle the situation?

A. Send emails back and forth until the situation is resolved.

B. Do not respond to any of the emails.C. Ask the principal to talk to the parent.D. Other

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Digital Change in Practice

The discussion about digital etiquette needs to occur at faculty meetings or in staff development trainings. Teachers cannot control what a parent sends in an e-mail, but they can control how they should respond.

A few things to keep in mind are: 1) never respond in haste, 2) never put anything in writing that you wouldn’t say face to face, and 3) remember that anything that is put in an e-mail can be retrieved at a later date.

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Consider this:

• A resource like the one provided by Educational Technology Center at Northeastern University can help provide information about proper Netiquette.

http://www.edtech.neu.edu/teach/use_blackboard/managing_your_course/documents/netiquette.pdf

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Digital Security

the precautions that all technology users must take to

guarantee their personal safety and the security of their

network

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Scenario 5 - Digital Security:

A student receives an e-mail message from someone she does not know. She opens the e-mail message, which has an attachment with it. The attachment is entitled “dancing pigs.” She has studied hard and feels that she could use a good laugh. The attachment “dancing pigs” might be funny.

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What should the student do?A. Forward the email with the attachment

to a friend, using a remote proxy server.B. Open it and if the video does not have

dancing pigs, delete it.C. Forward the email to a personal address

and check at home.D. Other

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What should the student do?A. Forward the email with the attachment

to a friend, using a remote proxy server.B. Open it and if the video does not have

dancing pigs, delete it.C. Forward the email to a personal address

and check at home.

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Digital Change in Practice

Students need to be reminded often of digital security issues, including something as simple as opening attachments from unknown sources. Educators must be reminded that, although there are many virus detection devices and firewalls on school computers, they must still use common sense and good judgment.

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Consider this:

• A site like Net Smartz will help provide tools to students on how to keep their equipment and their identity safe.

http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx

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Digital Communication

the electronic exchange of information

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Scenario 6 - Digital Communication:

Parents of students in Mrs. Drake’s sixth grade class were terrified earlier in the school year when they learned there was an intruder at the middle school.

Since that incident, almost all of the students in the sixth grade, at the direction of their parents, now bring cell phones to school in order to be able to contact parents in case of any future emergency.

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Which of the following is the best practice?A. Confiscate cell phones if they are seen.

B. Embrace cell phones as a learning tool.

C. “My students don’t have cell phones.”

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Which of the following is the best practice?A. Confiscate cell phones if they are seen.

B. Embrace cell phones as a learning tool.

C. “My students don’t have cell phones.”

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Digital Change in PracticeDiscuss with the students the cell phone issue. While keeping in mind the parents’ desire for their student to have access, remind the students that they are only to be used for emergency purposes. However, consider using the cell phones as classroom technology tools.

– Students could text their grammar sentences to their teacher. – Students could use the video options to record each other

rehearsing speeches and then review the videos to critique themselves.

– Students could use the calculator functions during the math period.

– Students could make photo documentation of science experiments.

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Consider this:

• Use a site like the World of Media for great ideas on using cell phones in the classroom.

http://worldofmedia2007-2008.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-ideas-for-using-cell-phones-in.html

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Adapted

Hileman, Eric. “Digital Citizenship." Oklahoma State Leadership Conference. 9 July 2009 <http://sde.state.ok.us>.

Searcy, Kati. "Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents ." Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents . 8 June 2009 <http://slideshare.net>.

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