Digital Citizenship Annotated Bibliography

Grades 9-10

Ahmed, S. (2022). Hollow fires. Little, Brown and Company.

An aspiring journalist investigates a murder of a boy who was wrongfully arrested and labeled a

terrorist. These themes reveal the importance of fact checking and using a critical lens to

evaluate information, rather than perpetuating opinions not based in fact.

Bradbury, R. (1951). Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster.

A dystopian society where books are banned, burned, and censorship limits access to

information. These themes can be connected to current topics of net neutrality, the digital

divide, and internet filtering, showing the importance of equal access to information.

Fromm, M. (2015). Ethics and digital citizenship. Rosen Publishing’s Rosen Central.

Includes information on media literacy, such as how to protect their professional and private

media security. Topics also include piracy, social media tactics, and how information is

exchanged between servers.

Gordon, S. M. (2019). Coping with online flaming and trolling. Rosen YA.

Discusses experiences of trolling victims and provides ideas on how to cope with trolling. This

resource also includes prevention tips and myths about trolling. It is relevant in regard to

the concept of digital ethics.

Hall, H. (2015). Student journalism and media literacy. Rosen Publishing.

This resource serves as a guide for student journalists and covers information such as digital

security for journalists.

Kamberg, M. (2019). Digital identity: Your reputation online. Rosen Publishing.

This work discusses the importance of online presence and reputation. It provides information

aimed at digital natives on how to effectively project a digital presence and how to

protect themselves online.

Leavitt, A. J. (2019). Digital ethics: Safe and legal behavior online. Rosen Publishing.

Discusses how to use the internet safely, morally, and ethically.

Lee, K., Qiufan, K. (2021). AI 2041: Ten visions for our future. Penguin Random House.

Short stories which imagine how artificial intelligence will change the world within twenty

years.

Mapua, J. (2019). Respecting digital content: Using and sharing intellectual property online.

Rosen Publishing Group.

Provides information on copyright, fair use, intellectual property, and sharing content online.

Prabnu, T. (2022). Rethink the internet: How to make the digital world a lot less sucky. Philomel

Books.

Covers internet etiquette, fact checking, cyberbullying, and how to be a responsible digital

citizen.

Orr, T. (2019). Digital privacy: Securing your data. Rosen YA.

Provides an overview of societal problems related to technology, such as racist algorithms, data

leaks, and false information on social media. It also discusses solutions for the future,

such as legal standards and digital codes of conduct.

Orwell, G. (1949). 1984. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

A dystopian novel which imagines a future year, 1984, where London is a totalitarian state. Here,

Big Brother is always watching. These themes relate to data privacy and online presence.
Smith, E. (2020). Don't read the comments. Inkyard Press.

A novel which follows two teens in a gaming world who face virtual harassment, which

eventually extends into real life harassment.

Van, R. L. (2022). Identifying fake news. BrightPoint Press.

Readers are presented with stories of teens consuming information online. They are tasked with

deciding if they can trust a source before sharing it or using it for an assignment. Topics

covered include journalistic ethics, identifying news articles and social media posts, and

recognizing bias.

Ventura, M. (2022). Distinguishing fact from fiction. BrightPoint Press.

Provides information on how to distinguish between personal beliefs and facts.Readers also learn

how to separate fact from fiction in the media.