Digital Citizenship Programs
NETS Standards Bailey and Ribble
Digital Citizenship Student Learning and 1. Cyber-Ethics
Students understand Academic Performance
human, cultural, and 1. Digital Access: full
societal issues related to electronic participation
technology and practice in society
legal and ethical 2. Digital Literacy: the
behavior. Students: process of teaching and
learning about
a. advocate and practice technology and the use
safe, legal, and of technology
responsible use of 3. Digital
information and Communication:
technology. electronic exchange of
information
b. exhibit a positive
attitude toward using School Environment
technology that and Student Behavior
supports 4. Digital Security and
collaboration, Safety: electronic
learning, and precautions to guarantee
productivity. safety/physical well-
being in a digital
c. demonstrate personal technology world
responsibility for 5. Digital Etiquette:
lifelong learning. electronic standards of
conduct or procedure
d. exhibit leadership for 6. Digital Rights and
1. Cyber-Safety
digital citizenship. Responsibilities: those
freedoms extended to
everyone in a digital
world
Student Life Outside
the School
Environment
7. Digital Commerce:
electronic buying and
selling of goods
8. Digital Health and
Wellness: physical and
psychological well-being
9. Digital Law: rights 1. Cyber-Security
and restrictions
C3 Framework
Students recognize and practice responsible and appropriate
use while accessing, using, collaborating, and creating
technology, technology systems, digital media and
information technology. Students demonstrate an
understanding of current ethical and legal standards, the rights
and restrictions that govern technology, technology systems,
digital media and information technology within the context
of today’s society. Students will:
• Understand and follow acceptable polices (school, home and
community), and understand the personal and societal consequences of
inappropriate use.
• Demonstrate and advocate for ethical and legal behaviors among peers,
family, and community.
• Practice citing sources of text and digital information and make
informed decisions about the most appropriate methods for avoiding
plagiarism.
• Make ethical and legal decisions while using technology, technology
systems, digital media and information technology when confronted
with usage dilemmas.
• Exhibit responsibility and Netiquette when communicating digitally.
• Recognize the signs and emotional effects, the legal consequences and
effective solutions for Cyberbullying.
• Recognize appropriate time and place to use digital tools, techniques
and resources.
• Understand the importance of online identity management and
monitoring. Advocate others to understand the importance of Online
Reputation Management.
Students practice safe strategies to protect themselves and
promote positive physical and psychological well-being when
using technology, technology systems, digital media and
information technology including the Internet. Students will:
• Recognize online risks, to make informed decisions, and take
appropriate actions to protect themselves while using technology,
technology systems, digital media and information technology.
• Make informed decisions about appropriate protection methods and safe
practices within a variety of situations.
• Demonstrate and advocate for safe behaviors among peers, family, and
community.
Students practice secure strategies when using technology,
technology systems, digital media and information technology
Digital Citizenship and Creative Commons
Unit 1: Creative What?
This unit explores the general topics of intellectual
property, creative content, and creative rights.
Using the backdrop of a high school’s Battle of the
Bands, the unit will help students define
intellectual property and creative content by
relating it to a common scenario they might
encounter. Students will begin to recognize and
internalize the importance of respecting creative
rights, conduct their own research to better
understand the relevance of creative content to
their lives, and help clear up confusion about the
rights that apply to them and their peers.
Unit 2: By Rule of Law
Intellectual property is a valuable commodity, and
thus, those who develop creative content are
protected by laws in the United States and around
the world. In this unit, students explore creative
content and learn about the rights they have as
creators and the laws that exist to protect the
creative process. The unit’s activities encourage
students to form opinions about what’s right,
what’s wrong, and how the laws affect them as
creators, consumers, and good digital citizens.
Unit 3: Calling All Digital Citizens
Copyright and other creative rights empower the
artists, musicians, and writers who produce
creative works. But how does the prevalence of
online media — and its ease of access — change
the conversation about those rights? With social
media as the backdrop, this unit explores that very
question. Students analyze the use of creative
content on social media Web sites, recognize the
responsibilities involved with using these media,
and form their own opinions about what makes a
good digital citizen.
Unit 4: Protect Your Work, Respect Your
Work
This unit explores the theme of protecting creative
content through a series of experiential activities.
Students learn how to protect their own creative
Protecting Students in the 21st Century
Who is out there and what can happen to me?
• Let's Meet in Real Life: Online Predators
• It's Not About Milk Money Anymore:
Cyberbullies and Harassment
• Identity Thieves: You Don't Know What
You're Missing
• Would Your Grandmother Look at That?
-- Inappropriate Sites
• Just One More Minute: Internet Addiction
and You
• You're on Camera! YouTube, Flickr, and
Other Exposure You Might Not Want!
• Online Gambling: How Much Do You
Want to Bet?
Buckle Up to Protect Your Computer and Data
• Browsing with Browsers: How to Surf
Safely
• Online Auctions: Buyer Beware!
• Whoa! I Didn't Buy That!: Online
Shopping and Debit/Credit Card Fraud
• Online Worlds with Real Life Dangers:
Online Games and Devices
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Scams and Frauds
• Internet Hoaxes: Fact or Fiction?
• Who Knows Me in Nigeria?: E-mail
Scams
LOL: Chat Rooms, IMs, and E-mails
• Trolling the Internet: Bulletin Boards,
Online Forums, and Newsgroups
• Dear Diary: Blogs and Online Journals
• Cell Phones: Those Pictures, Messages,
and Videos Aren't Private!
• Social Networking: MySpace, Facebook,
and Twitter
that assure personal protection and help defend network
security. Students will:
• Recognize online risks, make informed decisions, and take appropriate
actions to protect themselves while using technology, technology
systems, digital media and information technology.
• Make informed decisions about appropriate protection methods and
secure practices within a variety of situations.
• Demonstrate commitment to stay current on security issues, software
and effective security practices.
• Advocate for secure practices and behaviors among peers, family, and
community.
works and how to use other people’s creative
works in a fair and legal manner. They explore
issues related to originality and plagiarism, and
then have a chance to become agents of change in
the culminating activity by developing a public
service announcement.
Download Sites: The Good, the Bad, and the
Ugly
• Peer-to-Peer Networking: These Peers
Aren't Your Friends
• Viruses, Malware, and Adware, Oh My!
• The Lowdown on Downloads: What's
Illegal and What's Unethical
Plagiarism: Cite It Before You Write It
• Paper Mills and Buying Your Way
Through School: Illegal vs. Unethical
• Copyright: It's the Law