Digital Citizenship Basics Mike Ribble, Ed.D. District Director of Technology Manhattan-Ogden School District Manhattan, KS miker@manhattan.k12.ks.us

Have We/Are We Changing? Do we still feel the same about others and their cell phone use? Do we think about ours? Do we try to do too much at one time (multi-tasking)? Are we sharing more information than we should (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)? Where will be in another five years? Raising A Digital Child

What are the Issues for Educators Related to Technology? ns Permission from Creative Commons Raising A Digital Child

Are We Ready To Begin Addressing the Problems What is our focus? How do we get to the core issues? What are the most important skills? How will we teach? What is the responsibility of home, what is the focus of schools? Raising A Digital Child

Just Because We Can – Should We? It is often brought up by students (and other users) that if we have the ability we should be able to use resources? Does this hold true in other parts of our lives? Should our “Digital Citizenship” be any different than our country citizenship? Let’s take a look at some ideas/issues. Raising A Digital Child

Bullying/CyberBullying Similarities differences Both deal with one person taking attacking another psychologically. Students can deal with both through intervention. Both can continue after school as well. Technology can make people feel anonymous. Technology can involve a larger number of people. Regular bullying can have a physical aspect as well. Raising A Digital Child

Raising A Digital Child Driving Issues Drinking texting Alcohol Addiction Physical Issues Loss of Attention Can Lead to Accidents Laws Against Doing Technology Addiction Can Have Physical Issues Loss of Attention Can Lead to Accidents New Laws Being Passed Raising A Digital Child

Raising A Digital Child Stealing Candy Bar Downloading songs Laws against shoplifting Causes loss of revenue store We typically teach our children/students it is not appropriate. Laws against downloading – but many opportunities. Can decrease revenue for companies. We don’t always state to children/students that it is wrong. Raising A Digital Child

Time To Get Back To Basics We need to look at the basic skills and begin building curriculum to reach them. Technology is a tool – how we use it will determine its use/misuse. The focus cannot be on applications/ technologies only. Look down the road. Raising A Digital Child

Blooms Taxonomy – Before/Revised Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating Raising A Digital Child

Schools and Families Working Together

Raising A Digital Child But What Do We Need To Do? Step Back and Evaluate – Not Every Technology’s Goal Was Education. (4-Stage Model). Come Up With a Plan from Top to Bottom. If we want students to have a skill when they reach a certain age how do we build. Follow Through – The worst thing is to start a plan and not complete it (better if no plan at all). Raising A Digital Child

Things Everyone Needs to Know – Social Networking Users on Facebook, as well as other social networking sites need to think about what they are showing the world. From 6 Career-Killing Facebook Mistakes by Erin Joyce (Investopedia), April 7, 2010 -Inappropriate Pictures, Complaining about Current Job, Posting Conflicting Information to Your Resume, Statuses You Wouldn’t Want Your Boss to See, Not Understanding the Security Settings, Losing by Association Raising A Digital Child

Another Issue - Sexting Texas Statute: Sec. 21.15. Improper Photography Or Visual Recording. (3) knowing the character and content of the photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission, promotes a photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission described by Subdivision (1) or (2). Sec. 43.21.(5) "Promote" means to manufacture, issue, sell, give, provide, lend, mail, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, or advertise, or to offer or agree to do the same. (c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. Raising A Digital Child

Original Concern of Digital Citizenship - Identification …a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day with such devices, compared with less than six and a half hours five years ago (New York Times, Jan.20) …There needs to be a tidal shift in outlook by adults. The first stage of recovery is admission and acknowledgment. Now, the real work can begin. Engage, create, innovate and challenge kids with media. (Letter to the Editor) Raising A Digital Child

Digital Law: the legal rights and restrictions governing technology use. First It Was Song Downloads. Now It’s Organic Chemistry. A MySpace Photo May Cost a Student a Teaching Certificate

Digital Health and Welfare: the elements of physical and psychological well-being related to digital technology use. Texting, Surfing, Studying? “The literature looking at media and its impact on attentional skills is just in its infancy,” said Renee Hobbs, a professor of mass media and communications at Temple University. Another expert, Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington who is a leading researcher on children and the media, agreed. “The pace of science has not kept up with technology,”. PBS – Frontline -Roughly 50 percent of South Koreans play games regularly, and 75 percent of gamers prefer online games. -Questions of Internet Addiction

Digital Security (self-protection): the precautions that all technology users must take to guarantee their personal safety and the security of their network.

Digital Access: full electronic participation in society.

Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information. Face-to-Face Socializing Starts With a Mobile Post Twitter and Facebook ask users to answer the question: What are you doing right now? But for many urbanites in their 20s and 30s, two other questions are just as important: Where are you, and can I come join you?

Digital Etiquette: the standards of conduct expected by other digital technology users. ALL CAPS emails lead to woman's firing OK, I can't actually make that text red due to the publishing system I'm on, but it would certainly be annoying, wouldn't it? And if you worked for New Zealand's ProCare Health, it could even get you fired.

Craigslist-Savvy Mom Turns Tables on Crook Digital Rights and Responsibilities: the privileges and freedoms extended to all digital technology users, and the behavioral expectations that come with them Craigslist-Savvy Mom Turns Tables on Crook Berkeley woman avenges theft of handicapped daughter's computer By Janette Williams Updated 10:30 AM PST, Tue, Jan 12, 2010 January 24, 2010 Web Is Bringing Skaters’ Lives Uneasily Close to Fans’ Obsessions By JULIET MACUR

Digital Literacy: the capability to use digital technology and knowing when and how to use it. The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s By BRAD STONE They theorize that the ever-accelerating pace of technological change may be minting a series of mini-generation gaps, with each group of children uniquely influenced by the tech tools available in their formative stages of development. January 10, 2010 Failing Like a Buggy Whip Maker? Better Check Your Simile By RANDALL STROSS

Digital Commerce: the buying and selling of goods online. Losing Out After Winning an Online Auction “There’s a lot of ways to lose money with online auctions,” said Sally Greenberg, executive director of the National Consumers League. With all the possible ways of losing money, it’s no wonder that online auction fraud was ranked as the 13th biggest concern of consumers in the 2008 Consumer Sentinel, which is compiled by the Federal Trade Commission

What are the Responsibility of Schools/Families Cell phones – do we allow in classroom (is it a requirement for school ?) Do we then have a separation of haves and have nots? Is it then Ok if they take a call, text their friends, check their Facebook. Raising A Digital Child

Others Are Following Same Path International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) identified Digital Citizenship for Teachers and Students. PBS Frontline Digital Nation http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/ Organizations, blog sites, support systems – DigiParent.Ning.Com. (started with Digiteen) San Elijo M.S. Digizen Raising A Digital Child

Digital Citizen Mission As a technological society it is our responsibility to provide all users the opportunity to work, interact, and use technology without the interference, destruction, or obstruction by the actions of inappropriate users. As digital citizens we pledge to help create a society of users that strive to use technology appropriately. We will work with others to identify the needs of technology users and provide opportunities to make them effective.

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