Digital+Citizenship


 * Digital Citizenship**: There are several aspects of being a digital citizen. Digital citizens use acceptable and responsible social norms, respect both individuals and technology, and understand how to respect themselves and other, educating themselves and connecting with others, and protecting themselves and others online.

** 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship  **

**Digital Law:** Relating to crimes of stealing or causing damage to other people's work, identity, or digital property. Illegally downloading music is against the law and is a digital law.

**Digital Access:** Full electronic participation in society regardless of gender, race, age, ethnicity, and physical or mental challenges. Examples of this include everyone having access to a computer.

**Digital Etiquette:** Electronic standards of conduct or protocol. One example of digital etiquette is turning your phone off during a movie.

**Digital Health and Wellness:** Keeping technology users physically and psychologically well in the digital world. One example of Digital Health and Wellness includes using ergonomic practices such as sitting up straight while typing.

**Digital Communication:** Electronic exchange of information. One example of Digital Communication is social networking or texting.

**Digital Rights and Responsibility**: Assuming electronic responsibility for ethical or unethical actions and deeds; those freedoms extended to every student, administrator, teacher, parent or community member. You are responsible for reporting cyber bullying if you see it happening.

**Digital Commerce**: Electronic buying and selling of goods. One example is buying something on Ebay.

**Digital Security and Safety**: Self-protection; taking necessary precautions to guarantee electronic digital safety. Having a security system is a good way to stay digitally safe.

**Digital Literacy**: Pertains to the ability to locate, organize, create, understand, use information in order to perform tasks effectively in digital environment. Creating a wiki would prove that you are digitally literate.