Academy,H.T.(2009).

Digitalcitizenship
.RetrievedfromHolytrinityepispocal
academy:http://www.htacademy.org/technology/digitalcitizenship

DigitalCitizenshipisdemonstratingappropriateuseoftechnologyinregardstorules,
laws,andethics.
9ElementsofDigitalCitizenship
DigitalAccess:
Whenbecomingadigitalcitizen,youmustgainaccesstotechnology.
Althoughitmaybeeasyforsome,othersmaynothaveaccesstotechnologyasthey
needorwouldlike.Asdigitalcitizens,youshouldcommittohelpingthosewhomayhave
limitedtonoaccess,gainsometypeofaccesstotechnologysothattheycanhave
digitalaccess.Example:Ateacherassignsaclassprojectthatrequiresspendingtime
ontheinternettodoresearch,however,afewstudentsintheclassdonothaveaccess
totheinternetathome.Thisisnowtheteachersopportunitytofindanotherwayforthe
studentstocompletetheirprojects.Thebestthingtodowouldbetoallowthestudents
whoareunabletoconductresearchathome,comeinearlyinthemorningbeforeclass
startstodoresearchandalsodosomeresearchduringclasstime.
DigitalCommerce:
Digitalcommercerelatestothebuyingandsellingofgoods
electronically.Thisiswhenyouarepurchasingitemsonthewebsuchasclothing,
shoes,toys,etc.Today,digitalcommercehasbecomeverypopular.Example:Ayoung
ladypurchasesapairofshoesviaEbayonlinethatwillbeshippedfromChinatotheUS.
DigitalCommunication:
Digitalcommunicationisoneofthemostpopularelementsof
digitalcitizenshipastodaycommunicationsuchasemail,videochat,cellsphones,etc.
areallwaysinwhichwedigitallycommunicate.Also,socialmediaisanotherwayin
whichmostpeoplecommunicatetodaysuchasFacebookorSnapChat.Youhavetobe
carefulwhencommunicatingdigitallybecauseifyouarenotcarefulwhatyoupostor
say,youcansetyourselfupfortroubleasmostwaysofcommunicatingdigitallyhavea
waytotraceinformationthatisexchanged.Example:Ateachercommunicateswithher
studentsviaaprivatefacebookpagesetupforclassdiscussionchats.
DigitalLiteracy:
Digitalliteracysimplymeansbecomingdigitallyliterateandhavingan
understandingofwhattoteachandhowtolearnaboutallaspectsoftechnologyaswell
astheuseoftechnology.Thisincludesteachinghowtolearninadigitalsocietyor

environmentbecauseitisdifferentfromjustanormallearningenvironment.Allofthe
elementsofbeingadigitalcitizencoincidewithapersonbeingdigitallyliterate.Example:
Anewstudentcomestoatechnologyfocusedschoolfromaschoolwheretheuseof
technologywasveryscarce,ifany.Itistheteachersdutytoensurethatthenewstudent
learnshowtolearninatechnologybasedlearningenvironment.
DigitalEtiquette:
Digitaletiquettesimplyistheproperwaytoconductyourselfdigitally
whenusingtechnology.Whendiscussingdigitaletiquette,youmustrecognize
inappropriatebehaviorinrelationtousingtechnology.Example:Ateachersetsupa
classdiscussionforumandafewstudentsareusinginappropriatebehavior,therefore
shehastoredirectthemandinstructthemthattheyarenotdemonstratingappropriate
digitaletiquette.
DigitalRights&Responsibilities:
Digitalrightsandresponsibilitiesaretherightsand
freedomsthatdigitalcitizenshave.Digitalcitizenshaverightstospeech,privacy,etc.
Example:Adigitalcitizenhastherighttopostwhateverhe/shewouldliketopost
verballyonasocialsitesuchasFacebook.
DigitalLaw:
Digitallawisthemoreseriouselementofthemallbecauseitdealswiththe
ethicaluseoftechnologysuchasidentitytheft,hacking,etc.Violationofdigitallawscan
causeonetogetintosomeserioustrouble.Thelawsapplytoanyonewhousesthe
internet.Example:Apersonbuysapairofshoesfromnike.com,andtheybecomea
victimofidentitytheftafterthepurchase.
DigitalHealth&Wellness:
Digitalhealthandwellnessisalittledifferentamongthe
otherelementsbecauseitfocusesonthewellbeingoftechnologyusers.Digital
wellbeingrangesfromthingssuchaseyesafetytoadditiontotheInternet.Example:A
habitualonlinegamerbecomessoaddictedtohisonlinegamingthathebecomes
frequentlylatetowork,andmayevencallinjusttofinishagamewithhisonlinefriends.
DigitalSecurity:
Digitalsecurityreferstoonebeingcautiousofthedangersthatcan
occurwhenutilizingtechnologyfrequently.Thereareprecautionsthatanindividual
shouldtakeinordertopreventanyharmcomingaboutwhenonline.Example:Whenan
individualdecidestomakeonlinepurchases,makesurethatthesitehasasecure
checkoutwhenenteringincreditcardinformationsitessuchasPayPalareveryuseful
inprotectingidentityandsuch.

Resource:
Ribble,M.(2015).
Nineelementsofdigitalcitizenship.
RetrievedfromDigitalcitizenship:
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

1. http://www.copyrightlaws.com/resources/
Thisresourcehasseveralsectionswhichvaluableinformationcanbesoughtinrelationto
digitalcitizenshipsuchasthefollowing:digitalcopyright,copyrightbasics,infringement,
licensingdigitalcontent,etc..Undereachsectionofthissite,thereareseverallinksfollowing
eachtopicthatyouareabletousetogathermoreinformation.
2. http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

Thisresourceissimplyaresourcethatcanbeusedwithyoungerstudentstohelpreview
questionsaboutcopyright.Studentswillenjoythisresourcebecauseitisawaytobeinteractive
duringthelesson.Manyteacherswillfindthisresourcesvaluable.
3. http://www.copyrightkids.org/cbasicsframes.htm
Thisresourcefocusesonthecopyrightbasics.Thesearethingssuchascopyrightinfringement,
fairuse,andregisteringforacopyright.Onthissite,thetermsandwordingareveryeasyto
understandsothatyoungerstudentsareabletousethisasaresource.
4. https://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
Thecopyrightcrashcoursewascreatedtogiveindividualsawatereddownversionofwhat
copyrightisandhowtoutilizeit.Inthesectiononresearchcopies,Ifounditveryinterestingthat
theysaidtolimityourresearchcopiestothecriteriatheyhadlistedandgaveafourfactorfair
usetest.Thesethingscomeinhandywhenyouareconductingresearchforaclass
assignment.
5. http://www.edutopia.org/article/digitalcitizenshipresources
Edutopiaisoneofseveralverypopularandtrustedsitesandthesectionondigitalcitizenship
hadalotofinformationrangingfrominternetsafetyandcyberbullying,todigitalresponsibility.
Thereareseverallinksthatyoucanuseonthesitetohelpyouwithmoreresearchonthe
particularsectiontopic,andalsovideosandmore.Thissiteisveryusefulwhentryingtogain
moreknowledgeondigitalcitizenship.

CreativeCommons:
http://creativecommons.org/education
Thisresourceincludesvideosandslidepresentationsdiscussingcreativecommons.
ElectronicPlagiarism:
http://turnitin.com/
Thisresourceisaverywellknownresourcethatisusedinschoolsincludingcolleges.Onthis
sources,youareabletofindoutaboutplagiarismprevention.Manyprofessorsusethissiteto
checkstudentsworktoensurethattheywerenotplagiarizing.