digitalcitizenship

=Digital Citizenship=

This is a collection of resources that can be used by educators or students regarding the issue of digital citizenship. Note: the questions used here are targeted primarily at high school students, but many of these questions apply to anyone new to the topic.

Definitions:
"Digital citizenship isn’t just about recognising and dealing with online hazards. It’s about building safe spaces and communities, understanding how to manage personal information, and about being internet savvy - using your online presence to grow and shape your world in a safe, creative way, and inspiring others to do the same." ([|Digizen]) "A fully literate citizen is at once critically self-reflexive and critically reflexive of his/her collective and position within it." (Spooner, 2007).

Important Resources:

 * [|Digizen]: An excellent resource on digital citizenship from [|Childnet] of the UK.
 * [|DigitalCitizenship.net]: A strong resource from Mike Ribble that includes the [|Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship].
 * [|Digital Citizenship/CSLA]: A digital citizenship wiki from the California School Library Association. There are many activities and resources here for students of various grade levels, teachers, parents, and administrators.
 * [|Media Awareness Network]: Canada's best media education resource which also includes the [|BeWebAware] resource re: digital safety.
 * [|BrainPop]: BrainPop put together a nice 'Spotlight on Digital Citizenship' that includes many informative animated videos on various related topics.
 * [|Text Unto Others]: A strong article from THE Journal focused on digital citizenship.
 * [|NetKnowHow]: Comprehensive resource from 2Learn.ca

=Cyberbullying=

**Questions to Consider:**
- What is cyberbullying? - What are some common forms of cyberbullying? - How is cyberbullying different from other forms of bullying? - Do you know of anyone who has been cyberbullied? - Have you ever acted like a cyberbully, intentionally or otherwise? - What are the worst things that could happen because of cyberbullying? - What can we do (teachers, student, administrators, familes) to help stop cyberbullying?

**Videos and Links**:
- [|What is Cyberbullying (from SACP)] - [|Star Wars Kid (original)] & [|Star Wars Kid (Drunken Jedi Remix)] - [|ABC News Story on Bullying] - [|"Real Life Stories" from Netsmartz] - [|"Let's Fight It Together" from Digizen] - [|Cyberbullying (Kitchen)] - [|Cyberbullying (Talent Show)] - [|Examples of Cyberbullying] - [|Lessons of Palin's Email Hack]

=Social Networking=

- What are online social networking services? - Which online social networking services (if any) are you involved in? - What are some of the popular activities within your online social networks? - How much time per week do you spend with online social networks? - Do you connect to online social networks with your mobile devices? - Are there any dangers involved with online social networking (privacy, stalking, professionalism, etc.) - What do you think about teachers or parents being a part of your online social network?

Videos and Links:
- [|Social Networking Wars] - [|Social Networks in Plain English] - [|Trendspotting: Social Networks] - [|Roger's Wireless Commercial] - [|Internet Crash (the Onion)]

=Online Safety & Ethics=

- What are some of the personal dangers associated with the Internet? - What are some ways to optimize personal safety? - How can you keep your information safe on social networks? - Will the things you post online matter to you in the future?

- Klicksafe "Where's Klaus?" - "[|Children See, Children Do"] - [|"Everyone Knows your Name"] - [|"Think Before You Post"] - [|Virtual Global Taskforce] - [|"Everyone Knows your Name"] - [|"Think Before You Post"] - [|What is Cyberbullying (from SACP)] - [|Star Wars Kid (original)] & [|Star Wars Kid (Drunken Jedi Remix)] - [|ABC News Story on Bullying] - [|"Real Life Stories" from Netsmartz] - [|"Let's Fight It Together" from Digizen] - [|Cyberbullying (Kitchen)] - [|Cyberbullying (Talent Show)] - [|Examples of Cyberbullying] - [|CyberSmart - Lessons (K-8)] - [|Think You Know (5-7)] - [|Think You Know (8-10)] - [|Privacy Playground]

=Critical Media Literacy=

Questions to Consider:
- Do you think that you are influenced by the media, and if so, in what ways? - What are differences and similarities between mainstream media and democratic media? - What are ways of combating the influences of media?

Videos and Links:
- [|Dove Onslaught] - [|Prison Thriller] vs. [|Prison Thriller "The Truth"] - [|The Pit Breakup (language warning)] - [|Bride Has Massive Hair Wigout]