Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is a way to prepare students for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.

Resources

Common Sense Media Online Safety and Social Media and Teens
HB 218 Information Sheet School Safe Technology Utilization & Digital Citizenship
Safe Technology and Digital Citizenship Jordan High School
NetSafeUtah Online Safety, Cyperbulling, videos
Digital Respons-A-bility the 3M’s of Digital Parenting • Model • Manage • Monitor
SCC: 2021-22 A Guide to Online Safety Slideshow
Guide to Online Safety Handout

Talking Points with Your Student

Have family guidelines for appropriate use of computers, cell phones, tablets, and other technology:
- How much time per day?
- What types of websites can we access?
- Do the parents know the child’s passwords on Instagram, Facebook, email accounts, so they can monitor?
- What is the turn-off time on school days? On weekends? How is it monitored?
- What apps are allowed on cell phones and tablets?
Protect online privacy
- What is your digital footprint?
- Keep private your full name, phone number, e-mail or other personal information on public websites
- Keep personal information private with people you do not know
Prevent cyberbullying
Practice digital citizenship
- Use “netiquette”
- Cite sources of information when researching for class projects
- Realize that personal and legal consequences exist for misusing technology:
  1. Avoid copyright infringement on movies, music, images
  2. Understand that prospective employers and universities are now checking Instagram, Facebook and other social media as part of their screening process

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