Digital Citizenship By Web Design

It is a system to teach students and teachers the way to use technology correctly. As new technology appears we all need to be taught how to use it.

Digital Citizenship

Internet –The most used resource in the world, most communications come through the World Wide Web.

Email – Almost every person has an email and others have multiple like personal and business email

Cell Phones – Almost every person has a phone, can take almost anywhere, mobile towers throughout country, use internet on most phones and text, talk with them also.

Social Networking – use is on wherever internet is Facebook and Twitter and many more are the top companies in this section.

Instant Messaging – to communicate instantly to one another throughout the world with a simple internet connection

Digital Communication

Learning of technology for young students and older generation people for years to come

Videoconferencing and online sharing are examples of teaching people the digital way of learning

Exploring the internet is another way of learning, going out and surfing the web.

As new technologies emerge, people need to be able to evaluate and learn how to operate the new technology quickly and efficiently

Digital Literacy

This is how you should act online and when using tech. It is appropriate behavior and what not. Rules are made to regulate inappropriate use.

The standards of conduct and inappropriate use in technology

It is similar to when you sit at the dinner table were your fork is on the left, don’t put your elbows on the table, etc.

Some of the gray areas in I this I people cant tell you what and what not to do, Using all caps is a angry type of text for yelling and it is also a grey area

Digital Etiquette

The rights that a digital user has includes things like privacy and freedom of speech. Users also have a responsibility to use technology in an appropriate way.

DIGITAL RIGHTS & RESPONSABILITIES

Digital security Is taking precautions to guarantee personal

electronic safety. Digital Security means being taught how to use anti-virus software in order to prevent your computer from getting a virus.

Computer Virus A computer virus is a computer program that

copies itself and infects the computer without permission or the knowledge of the User. A Virus can damage programs and delete files on the user computer, reformat it, present messages, cause erratic behavior. There are two types of viruses that you need to watch out for.

Digital Security

Malware Malware is software that is designed to infiltrate

and damage a person’s computer without their knowledge. It can also destroy files on a hard disk, write junk data to corrupt files, send spam e-mail or ping a server, let other viruses into the system, and other things

Digital Security

Spyware Spyware is software that is designed to monitor users’ web

browsing and/or display unwanted advertisements. Spyware can gather information about users’ computers and install a key logger, which records all of the keystrokes typed into a computer, and alter web browser behavior.

  Cures for spy- and malware include adding security

software that can handle various aspects of security. Other than software, you should always keep your password to yourself, as well as keep various passwords and changing them every so often.

Digital Security

Digital health and wellness One of the nine branches of Digital Citizenship. It

covers ergonomics and the mental and physical wellbeing, posture and important body parts like the eyes, when using the internet. It also emphasizes the risks of hackers and other dangers on websites.

Addiction There are many factors for why people become

addicted to the internet. One major factor is all the internet games that teenagers are interested. It is unhealthy to play games on the computer or internet for hours. Setting a time limit on how long you play games and following through on it is just one step to stopping the forming of an Internet Addiction.

Digital Health and Wellness

Ergonomics Ergonomics is the complex name for the safe

physical use of a computer. This includes many things: posture in the chair, correctly holding the mouse, and sitting the correct distance from the computer. There are many things computer users could do to lower the risk of physical pain and increase productivity while on the computer, such as simple exercise.

 

Digital Health and Wellness

The law deals with the ethics of technology in society

Unethical use is theft, or crime Downloading illegal music Copying somebody else's work or damaging it Creating viruses and sending spam Stealing anybody's identify or property

Digital Law

People who use technology need to be aware of support

Everyone should have the same access to technology such as the internet since it is free

This is important in communicating in programs such as MSN messenger, Yahoo chat, and Facebook chat

Digital Access

Buying and selling of goods electronically over the internet using sites such as eBay, amazon, craigslist

Easy to buy and sell illegal product

Digital Commerce