1. Digital Citizenship 6th grade
By: Stephanie LeClaire

2. Social Media What social media apps do you use?
The teacher will go into a class discussion by using this image of apps to grab the students attention.
Let the students discuss which is their favorite app, how often they use this app, and some of the things they can do on their favorite app.
Ask the students who they talk to on these apps. Is it people they know or strangers?
What social media apps do you use?
How often do you use it?
What are some things you can do on these apps?

3. Digital Citizenship How am I connected?
Giving out personal information (address, phone number, photos)
Hacking (stealing identity)
Talking to others over social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
The teacher will discuss what the definition of digital citizenship is (understanding how to utilize technology responsibly.)
The teacher will ask students if they have ever exchanged personal information over the internet.
Personal information could be their phone numbers, where they live, where they go to school, or how old they are.
Hacking is how people can steal personal information and use it to steal identities. An example could be fake profiles online or trying to use personal information to harm someone else.
Using social media to interact with friends and people online. How could this be dangerous? How can we use social media accounts safely?
Dangerous- telling a stranger where you live or go to school. Another example could be cyberbullying.
Safe Choices- examples could be only adding people you know on social media and not sharing personal information or tagging locations.

4. What is My Digital Footprint?
This video will discuss what a digital footprint is and how students can keep their personal information safe online.
Here is the link to get to the video:

5. Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship
Access
Commerce
Communication
Literacy
Etiquette
Law
Rights & Responsibility
Health & Wellness
Security
Digital Access- making digital access available to everyone. Example, “where are some places you can access technology and be included online?”
Commerce- buying and selling products safely online (trust your vendors).
Communication- “How do we communicate?” ( , cell-phones, texting, social media)
Literacy- teaching and learning how to use technology responsibly.
Etiquette- be responsible digital citizens while communicating to others online.
Law- understanding the laws behind stealing, cheating, or hacking other people’s personal information and what the consequences may be for committing these crimes.
Rights & Responsibility- what are your rights being a digital citizen(understanding freedom of speech and privacy).
Health & Wellness- understanding the dangers of technology on a persons physical and psychological well-being (self-esteem & addiction).
Security- how to be a safe digital citizen (protecting personal information and identities from others).
(Ribble, 2017)

6. How can you be a Responsible Digital Citizen?
Respect
Educate
protect
Etiquette
Access
Law
Literacy
Communication
Commerce
Rights and Responsibility
Safety (Security)
Health and Welfare
According to Mike Ribble, “These elements have also been organized under the principles of respect, educate, and protect” (Ribble, 2017).
How can you be a responsible digital citizen?
Respect yourself and others.
Educate yourself and connect with the people around you.
Protect yourself and other people in your life.
(Ribble, 2017)

7. Activity
Form a group of three or four and pick a category to research (Respect, Educate, or Protect.) Present to the class what you have discovered about the element of digital citizenship your group chose.
The teacher will have the students research online one of the three categories of the 9 elements of digital citizenship. Once they are done researching, have each group share what they discovered.

8. Be a Responsible digital Citizen
The next time you post online, remember that you are leaving a digital footprint behind.
Remember what you post online can impact your life or someone else’s.
Use these 9 elements of digital citizenship to respect, educate, and protect yourself and others.
The teacher will review with the students on how to be a responsible digital citizen.

9. References
Delzer, K. (2016, July 10). Three Reasons Students Should Own Your Classroom's Twitter and Instagram Accounts - EdSurge News. Retrieved February 24, 2018, from
Ribble, M. (2017). Nine Elements. Retrieved February 25, 2018, from
The Girls Day School Trust. (2016, July 11). Live My Digital. Retrieved February 24, 2018, from
Third Market Trend. (2018). Social Media Marketing News & Trends. Retrieved February 25, 2018, from