Digital citizenship at home (Your school logo here…) Information and ideas about how to support your children to be respectful digital citizens Kate Dare and Tony Greer 2012

Would You… Let your child go out onto the road without ever teaching him/her basic road safety skills? Care if any of your children put themselves in danger by telling intimate details about themselves, their friends and family to complete strangers? Be worried if you saw pictures of your children in a disgraceful manner on a public billboard? Be bothered if they stole stuff and then publically shared the items with others? Be proud if they talked badly about others in public, joined a group who bullied innocent children, until they suffered?

What is digital citizenship?

Digital Footprint …is a trail left by a person’s interactions in a digital environment; including their usage of TV, mobile phone, internet and other devices. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_footprint

Rules of the Road 1. Guard your privacy. What people know about you is up to you. 2. Protect your reputation. Self-reflect before you self-reveal. What’s funny or edgy today could cost you tomorrow. 3. Nothing is private online. Anything you say or do can be copied, pasted, and sent to gazillions of people without your permission. 4. Assume everyone is watching. There’s a huge, vast audience out there. If someone is your friend’s friend, they can see everything. 5. Apply the Golden Rule. If you don’t want it done to you, don’t do it to someone else. 6. Choose wisely. Not all content is appropriate. You know what we mean. 7. Don't hide. Using anonymity to cloak your actions doesn’t turn you into a trustworthy, responsible human being. 8. Think about what you see. Just because it’s online doesn’t make it true. 9. Be smart, be safe. Not everyone is who they say they are. But you know that

What can you do? Support , role model and encourage your children to be positive digital citizens. It starts with you!

Involve them in setting boundaries and agreements for ICT use at home

Know what to do -click and tell a trusted adult!

Make them aware – “What goes online, stays online!!”

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