Leslie White

ESIT 6000
August 10, 2018

Digital Citizenship Workshop

Audience
This digital workshop will be offered to the teachers of the North Carolina Virtual Public
School as a part of their eLC (electronic learning community) work. An eLC is the
equivalent of a PLT, professional learning team, or PLC, professional learning community
in a brick and mortar school. At NCVPS, electronic learning communities are grouped by
subject area and department. At times professional development is incorporated into the
electronic learning communities and at times the eLC works together to share resources
and complete tasks that will benefit all teachers in the department, as well as benefit
students. This digital citizenship workshop will be an organization wide professional
development opportunity.

Content Description
The workshop will focus on raising awareness of important aspects of digital citizenship for
teachers, while offering ideas and ways to bring this awareness to students. Part of the
workshop will aim to educate teachers on the digital citizenship portion of the North
Carolina Digital Learning Competencies and the ITSE Digital Citizenship standards.

The specific NC Digital Learning Competencies to be addressed will include:

 Teachers will model and teach digital citizenship by the ethical, respectful, and safe
use of digital tools and resources that support the creation of a positive digital
school culture.
 Engage in responsible and professional digital social interaction.
 Integrate digital citizenship curriculum into student learning.
 Ensure full, equitable access and participation of all learners through high-quality
technology tools and resources.

https://files.nc.gov/dpi/teacher-dlcompetencies_0.pdf

The following International Society for Technology in Education (ITSE) standards will also
be addressed:

Students recognize rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning

and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways
that are safe, legal and ethical.

 2a.students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and
are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.
 2b. Students engage in positive, safe, legal, and ethical behavior when
using technology, including social interactions online or when using
networked devices.
 2d. Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and
security and are aware of data collection technology used to track their
 navigation online.

Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in

the digital world. Educators:

 3a. Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially

responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that
build relationships and community.
 3b. Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical
examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and
media fluency.
 3d. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity
and protect student data privacy

https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators

I will also address: netiquette (briefly), cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital privacy and
digital identity.

Location
The Digital Citizenship Workshop will be offered online, with both synchronous and
asynchronous sessions. Synchronous instructional webinars will be offered via Adobe
Connect. Participants will attend the synchronous meetings and participate in discussions
and interactive activities via Adobe Connect. Participants will also complete work
asynchronously via Google Docs, Google Sheets and various web tools. All asynchronous
work will be reviewed by subject area Instructional Leaders for completion.

Timeline
The Digital Citizenship Workshop will be conducted over three sessions. The first session
will be a large group, synchronous webinar. Participants will complete asynchronous tasks
for the second session within a designated time frame. For the final session, participants
will meet synchronously with their smaller, electronic learning community groups to discuss
their findings and conclude with overall takeaways. The workshop will be offered in the
spring of 2019 on Monday evenings. The exact dates will be determined after meeting with
the Professional Learning and Curriculum and Instruction leadership teams.

Registration
I will make arrangements to offer this workshop through the Professional Learning
Department with agreement from our Curriculum and Instruction leadership team. The
workshop will be offered to the full organization. Attendance will be recorded in department
meeting documents by using the internal attendance tracker in Adobe Connect to collect
attendance data. Participants who are not be able to attend the scheduled sessions will
need to contact their Instructional Leader to make other arrangements. The synchronous
sessions will be recorded and archived for those who need to view at an alternate date.
Agenda

Digital Citizenship: Helping Students to Become Responsible Digital Citizens

Presenter: Leslie White, Instructional Leader – NCVPS Teachers in Training
The workshop will consist of two synchronous meetings (one hour each) and two hours of
asynchronous time to explore content and work on reflective assignments. The
assignments will be the basis for the second synchronous meeting, where we will take a
deeper drive into the topics and allow for more discussion and sharing.
Meeting One: Introduction to Digital Citizenship (one hour)
(Online Synchronous Meeting to be held in Adobe Connect)
Introduction to Digital Citizenship will include:
Icebreaker, polls regarding social media use and time spent online, basic definitions
for digital netiquette, cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital identity, and digital
privacy. Also, exposure to terms including: troll, trolling, catfish, oversharing,
The workshop activities will consist of two synchronous online meetings/webinar style and
two hours of asynchronous work.
Asynchronous Activities: Participants will have two weeks between the first and second
synchronous meetings to complete asynchronous activities. These activities will include:
reading articles, viewing videos, writing reflections and finding articles to address various
topics. Participants will take a formative assessment at the beginning and end of the
sessions.
Meeting Two: Conclusion to Digital Citizenship (one hour)
(Online Synchronous Meeting to be held in Adobe Connect)
Conclusion to Digital Citizenship will include:
Revisiting the topics that were introduced during the first meeting, and diving into
more details, in which participants contribute in discussions revolving around their
asynchronous assignment topics.
Workshop Objectives
During the workshop, educators will become familiar with the NC Digital Learning
Competencies and also the International Society of Technology in Education Standards
that relate to digital citizenship.
Participants will also become familiar with the objectives listed below that relate to
cyberbullying, digital footprint, and digital privacy.
NC Digital Learning Competencies to be addressed:
 Teachers will model and teach digital citizenship by the ethical, respectful, and safe
use of digital tools and resources that support the creation of a positive digital
school culture.
 Engage in responsible and professional digital social interaction.
 Integrate digital citizenship curriculum into student learning.
 Ensure full, equitable access and participation of all learners through high-quality
technology tools and resources.

Became familiar with the International Society of Technology in Education (ITSE)

standards for Digital Citizenship

Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in

the digital world. Educators:

 3a. Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible

contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build
relationships and community.
 3b. Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical
examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media
fluency.
 3d. Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity
and protect student data privacy

Cyberbullying:
 Learn how to identify signs of cyberbullying
 Learn how to collect evidence of cyberbullying
 Learn how to report cyberbullying on popular social media sites
 Learn to present positive ways to deal with cyberbullying to stop it
 Learn examples of how kids are making a difference
Digital Footprint:

 Participants will collect data and analyze their own digital footprint
 Participants will understand the difference of a passive and active footprint
 Participants will gain an understanding of positive and negative online interactions
Digital Privacy:

 Participants will understand how to create a strong password4

  Participants will examine their privacy settings on online accounts

Material needed: Participants will need access to a computer, Google Drive/Suite, and a
Wi-Fi connection. It is also recommended to find a quiet space for the two synchronous
meetings.
Participant activities
First Synchronous Session: (one hour)
For the first synchronous meeting, I will use a Google Slides Presentation/ slide deck to
guide the discussion and presentation topics, while also utilizing the interactive features of
the webinar platform. I will include questions with interactive polls on the screen, for some
questions participants will be asked to type into the chat area and links to other tools such
as a Google Forms (diagnostic formative assessment) will be shared with participants for
participation.

Assessments: Participants will be given a formative assessment quiz using google forms
to check for basic understanding at the start of the first synchronous meeting. Participants
will be asked to take the same formative assessment quiz at the end of the last
synchronous session. Participants will submit asynchronous assignments via google form
questionnaire/survey. A copy of the participants’ responses will be sent to them via email
so they have record of their answers for the synchronous session discussions.

Asynchronous Sessions: (two weeks allotted to complete asynchronous tasks)

Participants will read/view all topic links below and complete written assignments as
directed. The content to view and written assignments will be in preparation of the second
synchronous meeting, where participants will be involved in more discussion and asked to
share their stories/experiences.
Second Synchronous Session: (one hour)
Participants will reconvene in Adobe Connect for another synchronous session. We will go
through the same topics but with a deeper dive into content. Participants will be asked to
share stories from the assignments they worked on asynchronously.
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Asynchronous topics
Cyberbullying
What is cyberbullying?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=5wjKb4DAhI4
https://youtu.be/qA1TJjJgdz8
Take the time to familiarize yourself with the procedures for Reporting Cyberbullying on
Popular Social Media Sites.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/help/1417189725200547/
Snapchat
https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/article/report-abuse-in-app
Instagram
https://help.instagram.com/547601325292351
How can you prevent or put a stop to cyberbullying?
https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/index.html
Standing Up to Cyberbullies
https://youtu.be/lN2fuKPDzHA
Be familiar with the suggested protocol for dealing with cyberbullying in a school setting by
viewing this flowchart.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10bIQhSmaWMJES8ril3CFVhu7zxyB_MbA/view?usp=sharing
*Written assignment - Now that you are familiar with cyberbullying and how devastating it
can be, let’s look at a few positive stories of how students are standing up and making a
difference. View the video clips linked below:
https://youtu.be/Ps3Cefys0Kc
http://www.rethinkwords.com/
https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2236&category=Digital-
citizenship&article=It%27s+time+to+commit+to+digital+citizenship!
*After viewing the stories above what is one way you can help to make a difference at your
school? (Write 1-2 paragraphs to share with your peers when we reconvene for our next
synchronous meeting).
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Digital Footprint
Introduction to digital footprint
https://youtu.be/DinW62zlWcc
Another digital footprint video clip
https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/digital-footprint
Flocabulary video on digital footprint – great posting advice for students (adults too!)
https://youtu.be/wyjd73tUXig
Digital Footprint and Reputation
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/digital-footprint-and-reputation
Assignment: Select the social media site you use most often. You will analyze your
activity log/use on the site, and complete the chart below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ldsqrbciFp8yd1nfP2fxMAquhozRs9G5/view?usp=sharing
 If you will be analyzing your Facebook use, you will want to click on
your own page and then click on “activity log”. You will see a menu that
allows you to easily find your posts, comments and likes. (see image on
left).

Assignment: Preview the promotional video for Digital Compass and the Educator’s
Guide. Do you feel this resource would work well with your students? Why or why not?
Please write a reflection (1-2 paragraphs) to share your thoughts with others. Be prepared
to share your findings at our next synchronous meeting.
Digital Compass videos: https://youtu.be/ng5yOsOGOhk
https://youtu.be/6opdfUvdETg
Educator’s Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fZM0ovZ25dM9dZPufnBoZYdJ_AsbHjJ0/view?usp=sharing

Assignment: Find one article that describes one of the following:

- A student who was suspended or expelled from school due to online activity
- A celebrity who lost a job due to online activity
Provide a summary of the article by focusing on the 5 Ws and any other details that are
important to the person’s online behavior.
____________________________________________________________
Digital Privacy
Check to see if your passwords are safe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fLBBJjqxDo
Be sure you are familiar with the sins of social media and avoid them.
https://youtu.be/WN4ZvIlSB4A
Do you know that companies are gathering data on your activity online?
https://youtu.be/UhhYSrUHnao
How to keep your information secure.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0272-how-keep-your-personal-information-secure
Assignment:
After previewing the material provided, think about your passwords for all of your accounts.
Do you feel they are safe? What could you do to strengthen your passwords? (Write a
reflection to share with your peers during our next synchronous session).
https://youtu.be/bBZ64GQxvWE