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Digital Citizenship for Teachers
Natalie VeldhoenDistributed Learning Specialist
Calgary Board of Education
The Importance of Digital Citizenship
1/4 of all students in
Grades 4 to 6 regularly
go online unsupervised
10% of all boys in Grades 10 and 11 have actively gone looking for hateful materials on the internet
1/3 of all kids on Facebook have accepted a friend request from someone they do no know
20% of kids have sent
a nude or semi-nude photo of themselves
to someone
on average 8 to 18
year olds will send
120 text messages a
dayAll data from Media Awareness Network - http://www.media-awareness.ca/ and
Generation M2 – Media in the Lives of 8 to 18 Year Olds - http://www.kff.org/entmedia/mh012010pkg.cfm
Basics of Digital Citizenship
• Being web savvy• Use your online presence for good• Manage personal information• Building safe spaces
Childnet International. (2007). What makes you a good digizen?. Retrieved from http://www.digizen.org.uk/
Being Web Savvy
• Teach students good search habits – Use 4 words for each search– Boolean search – “”, +, -
• Look for reputable website authors– .gc.ca .ab.ca .gov .edu– use critical analysis
Use Your Online Presence for Good
• Be a good role model for your students and show them positive examples
• Share your experience and knowledge with others
• Use technology to connect with others
Manage Personal Information
• Read privacy statements and teach students the basics (ie: age requirements)
• Use good password habits
• Engage in conversation about being “Googled” well
http://psynch.com/docs/password-management-best-practices.html
Footprints in the Digital Age by Will Richardson
Building Safe Spaces
• Use Desire2Learn to work with students on skills such as:– threaded discussions– blogs– chat
• Build online classroom communities in Web2.0 tools
Photo References(in order of appearance)
Whiteafrican. (Photographer). (2008). Hersman girls - already on computers. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2870711774/
Zaweaome. (Photographer). (2009). I don’t dig texting. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/_lovenothing/3772984885/
Missha. (Photographer). (2008). An apple with the logo of Google made with laser. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/missha/2209205063/
Superkimbo in BKK. (Photographer). (2008). Skype to Australia. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/superkimbo/3122707524/in/set-72157611378512285/
Mullen, Jessica. (Photographer). (2010). Visiting UTPA classrooms in second life. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicamullen/4328256207/