Digital Citizenship Our programme at Cashmere High School South Island Youth Librarians’ Conference Presentation by Saskia Hill is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

What is Digital Citizenship? This course covers WHY you need to use technology POSITIVELY. By the end of this course you will: know all about your online privacy how to think before you self-reveal how to be able to use tools to build positive digital footprints you are proud of be able to choose who you are online know how to limit access for predators and hackers know how to protect yourself against cyberbullies and make sure you aren’t one! know how to create safe online relationships Cyber citizenship is being a citizen in an online or cyber world and is the combination of: "technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age". (Netsafe, 2012)

Student Digital Citizenship Survey

Lesson 1: Who you are online and what you do … From the moment you start sharing information on the Internet and through digital devices, you are building a picture of yourself. Each time you fill out a profile, comment on social networks, post a video, or text a picture of yourself to friends, you reveal information about yourself to the world. PRIVACY: respecting privacy of others online (scenario using Facebook/Fakebook with discussion questions) SELF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITY: presenting yourself in an honest and genuine way in the online world (look at avatars and create your own – discussion of purpose of avatars: privacy, dishonesty, exploration of different selves) CONNECTED CULTURE: treating others in a kind and respectful manner (discussion/group work re on and offline communities and the ‘rules’ of each)

Lesson 2: Digital Footprint Much of what we do online leaves ongoing traces of our activities on the Internet. Every day most of us contribute to an changing and growing public presentation of who we are that anyone can see and that we cannot erase. We might think we are at home on our laptops, cell phones or iPad's communicating with just a few people on our 'friends' list. But in reality we are living in a world that can record and redistribute everything we say, and can be seen by more people than you think. HOW FOOTPRINTS ARE CREATED (discussion re websites, web merchants, social media sign-ups, YouTube, Google) WHAT ABOUT YOUR FOOTPRINT? (videos then ‘Google yourself’ task, if a person can only see you from your online posts, what picture does this paint? Kind/unkind? Mature/immature? Someone you want on your team/or not?) SHARING INFORMATION (Grandma test, video)video DOES IT MATTER WHO HAS YOUR DATA? (Discussion about information they might not want shared and why not, videos: internet psychic and app security)

Lesson 3: Cyber Safety It is important that you understand the need to keep safe and 'private' online. You also need to think about how much you are revealing, metaphorically and literally, while you are online. Getting good barriers in place before you engage in online activities is important. ADULT CYBERHARRASSMENT AND CYBERSTALKING (discussion re new terminology around ‘stalking’, look at social media & guage usage in class – survey or show of hands) PRIVACY SETTINGS (Take this lollipop task then look at document on how to update your settings) PASSWORDS (strategies for safe passwords, ‘how secure is my password’ site) STAYING SAFE ONLINE (Consequences video year olds, discussion, news article about Canterbury boy offered $$ for photo – create a plan, chat rooms, IM and s)

Lesson 4: Online relationships Cyber safety is about keeping yourself safe online in many ways. The final areas for discussion are about online relationships - cyberbullying or online cruelty between students, and student relationships online. CYBERBULLYING (video – definition, video, discussion including bystanders & upstanders)video BREAKING DOWN HATE SPEECH (small group worksheet, video) CYBERBULLYING & ONLINE CRUELTY (quiz for have you been bullied, info/discussion on what to do, quiz on are you a cyberbully yourself?, small group work around Harmful Digital Communications Bill, CHS cybersafety agreement and consequences) OVEREXPOSED: SEXTING & RELATIONSHIPS (Ally’s story video, small group work, class discussion)

Lesson 5: Moving on In this module students are required to bring together their learning to: Either: produce a piece of work that can be shared with others and/or entered into a Cashmere High School Digital Citizenship competition that promotes the value of positive Digital Citizenship showcase a use of social media that has positively impacted you and a community you are involved in showcase a use of another digital medium that has helped achieve a personal (or community) goal

What else do we do? We have an ‘Information for parents’ page with some tips and strategies for parents supporting their children through the teen years, in terms of digital safety. Alongside this programme, we have a new year 9 parent evening where we talk to parents about the course and what their students will learn. This is an opportunity for parents to both engage and ask questions.