Digital Citizenship Jackie Toews

Presentation Outline Digital citizenship can be defined as appropriate, responsible behavior while using the computer or any sort of technology

Digital Access Digital Access is full of electronic participation Everyone should have a fair access to this technology To be productive citizens in the digital age, we need to commit ourselves to equal digital access.

Digital Commerce This is electronically buying and selling goods The buyer/seller needs to be awear of the issues going along with legal exchanges

Digital Communication This is an electronic exchange of information The forms of communication in the 19th century were limited compared to what we have now

Digital Literacy This is the proccess of teaching and learning about todays technology As newer technology comes up, users need to learn how to use it fast and correctly

Digital Etiquette This is one of the most problematic areas users face Creating rules wont do enough. We need to teach everyone to become responsible digital citizens

Digital Law Deals with the technological principles of a society Users need to know that stealing someones work, identity or properity online is a crime

Digital Rights & Responsibilities There is a basic set of rights all digital citizens have In this type of society, these rights and responsibilities must work together well

Digital Health & Wellness Users of this technology need to be informed about the inherent dangers of it Internet addiction is a big possibility

Digital Security It's not good enough to trust members of our society for our personal safety We need to have many protection systems for our equipment