Academy,H.T.(2009).Digitalcitizenship.RetrievedfromHolytrinityepispocalacademy:http://www.htacademy.org/technology/digitalcitizenshipDigitalCitizenshipisdemonstratingappropriateuseoftechnologyinregardstorules,laws,andethics.

9ElementsofDigitalCitizenship DigitalAccess:Whenbecomingadigitalcitizen,youmustgainaccesstotechnology.

Althoughitmaybeeasyforsome,othersmaynothaveaccesstotechnologyastheyneedorwouldlike.Asdigitalcitizens,youshouldcommittohelpingthosewhomayhavelimitedtonoaccess,gainsometypeofaccesstotechnologysothattheycanhavedigitalaccess.Example:Ateacherassignsaclassprojectthatrequiresspendingtimeontheinternettodoresearch,however,afewstudentsintheclassdonothaveaccesstotheinternetathome.Thisisnowtheteachersopportunitytofindanotherwayforthestudentstocompletetheirprojects.Thebestthingtodowouldbetoallowthestudentswhoareunabletoconductresearchathome,comeinearlyinthemorningbeforeclassstartstodoresearchandalsodosomeresearchduringclasstime.

DigitalCommerce:Digitalcommercerelatestothebuyingandsellingofgoodselectronically.Thisiswhenyouarepurchasingitemsonthewebsuchasclothing,shoes,toys,etc.Today,digitalcommercehasbecomeverypopular.Example:AyoungladypurchasesapairofshoesviaEbayonlinethatwillbeshippedfromChinatotheUS.

DigitalCommunication:Digitalcommunicationisoneofthemostpopularelementsofdigitalcitizenshipastodaycommunicationsuchasemail,videochat,cellsphones,etc.areallwaysinwhichwedigitallycommunicate.Also,socialmediaisanotherwayinwhichmostpeoplecommunicatetodaysuchasFacebookorSnapChat.Youhavetobecarefulwhencommunicatingdigitallybecauseifyouarenotcarefulwhatyoupostorsay,youcansetyourselfupfortroubleasmostwaysofcommunicatingdigitallyhaveawaytotraceinformationthatisexchanged.Example:Ateachercommunicateswithherstudentsviaaprivatefacebookpagesetupforclassdiscussionchats.

DigitalLiteracy:Digitalliteracysimplymeansbecomingdigitallyliterateandhavinganunderstandingofwhattoteachandhowtolearnaboutallaspectsoftechnologyaswellastheuseoftechnology.Thisincludesteachinghowtolearninadigitalsocietyor

environmentbecauseitisdifferentfromjustanormallearningenvironment.Alloftheelementsofbeingadigitalcitizencoincidewithapersonbeingdigitallyliterate.Example:Anewstudentcomestoatechnologyfocusedschoolfromaschoolwheretheuseoftechnologywasveryscarce,ifany.Itistheteachersdutytoensurethatthenewstudentlearnshowtolearninatechnologybasedlearningenvironment.

DigitalEtiquette:Digitaletiquettesimplyistheproperwaytoconductyourselfdigitallywhenusingtechnology.Whendiscussingdigitaletiquette,youmustrecognizeinappropriatebehaviorinrelationtousingtechnology.Example:Ateachersetsupaclassdiscussionforumandafewstudentsareusinginappropriatebehavior,thereforeshehastoredirectthemandinstructthemthattheyarenotdemonstratingappropriatedigitaletiquette.

DigitalRights&Responsibilities:Digitalrightsandresponsibilitiesaretherightsandfreedomsthatdigitalcitizenshave.Digitalcitizenshaverightstospeech,privacy,etc.Example:Adigitalcitizenhastherighttopostwhateverhe/shewouldliketopostverballyonasocialsitesuchasFacebook.

DigitalLaw:Digitallawisthemoreseriouselementofthemallbecauseitdealswiththeethicaluseoftechnologysuchasidentitytheft,hacking,etc.Violationofdigitallawscancauseonetogetintosomeserioustrouble.Thelawsapplytoanyonewhousestheinternet.Example:Apersonbuysapairofshoesfromnike.com,andtheybecomeavictimofidentitytheftafterthepurchase.

DigitalHealth&Wellness:Digitalhealthandwellnessisalittledifferentamongtheotherelementsbecauseitfocusesonthewellbeingoftechnologyusers.DigitalwellbeingrangesfromthingssuchaseyesafetytoadditiontotheInternet.Example:Ahabitualonlinegamerbecomessoaddictedtohisonlinegamingthathebecomesfrequentlylatetowork,andmayevencallinjusttofinishagamewithhisonlinefriends.

DigitalSecurity:Digitalsecurityreferstoonebeingcautiousofthedangersthatcanoccurwhenutilizingtechnologyfrequently.Thereareprecautionsthatanindividualshouldtakeinordertopreventanyharmcomingaboutwhenonline.Example:Whenanindividualdecidestomakeonlinepurchases,makesurethatthesitehasasecurecheckoutwhenenteringincreditcardinformationsitessuchasPayPalareveryusefulinprotectingidentityandsuch.

Resource:Ribble,M.(2015).Nineelementsofdigitalcitizenship.RetrievedfromDigitalcitizenship:http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

1. http://www.copyrightlaws.com/resources/Thisresourcehasseveralsectionswhichvaluableinformationcanbesoughtinrelationtodigitalcitizenshipsuchasthefollowing:digitalcopyright,copyrightbasics,infringement,licensingdigitalcontent,etc..Undereachsectionofthissite,thereareseverallinksfollowingeachtopicthatyouareabletousetogathermoreinformation.

2. http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

Thisresourceissimplyaresourcethatcanbeusedwithyoungerstudentstohelpreviewquestionsaboutcopyright.Studentswillenjoythisresourcebecauseitisawaytobeinteractiveduringthelesson.Manyteacherswillfindthisresourcesvaluable.

3. http://www.copyrightkids.org/cbasicsframes.htmThisresourcefocusesonthecopyrightbasics.Thesearethingssuchascopyrightinfringement,fairuse,andregisteringforacopyright.Onthissite,thetermsandwordingareveryeasytounderstandsothatyoungerstudentsareabletousethisasaresource.

4. https://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.htmlThecopyrightcrashcoursewascreatedtogiveindividualsawatereddownversionofwhatcopyrightisandhowtoutilizeit.Inthesectiononresearchcopies,Ifounditveryinterestingthattheysaidtolimityourresearchcopiestothecriteriatheyhadlistedandgaveafourfactorfairusetest.Thesethingscomeinhandywhenyouareconductingresearchforaclassassignment.

5. http://www.edutopia.org/article/digitalcitizenshipresourcesEdutopiaisoneofseveralverypopularandtrustedsitesandthesectionondigitalcitizenshiphadalotofinformationrangingfrominternetsafetyandcyberbullying,todigitalresponsibility.Thereareseverallinksthatyoucanuseonthesitetohelpyouwithmoreresearchontheparticularsectiontopic,andalsovideosandmore.Thissiteisveryusefulwhentryingtogainmoreknowledgeondigitalcitizenship.CreativeCommons:http://creativecommons.org/educationThisresourceincludesvideosandslidepresentationsdiscussingcreativecommons.ElectronicPlagiarism:http://turnitin.com/Thisresourceisaverywellknownresourcethatisusedinschoolsincludingcolleges.Onthissources,youareabletofindoutaboutplagiarismprevention.Manyprofessorsusethissitetocheckstudentsworktoensurethattheywerenotplagiarizing.