LIVING WATER ESSENTIAL COLLEGE INC

VALUES, ARTS AND LANGUAGE SCHOOL

PALOMARIA, BONGABON, NUEVA ECIJA

LESSON TITLE: Promoting Digital Citizenship

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 Compare and contrast one’s role as a citizen of a community and that of a digital world; and
 Share ways on how one can observe social, ethical, and legal responsibilities in promoting digital
citizenship.

Introduction

Welcome to Lesson 4 of this module! This lesson improves your awareness and knowledge of information on
the appropriate use of digital technology. This also guides you to learn the necessary skills and elements to
become responsible and productive netizen. Just buckle up and enjoy yourself to work below the given
activities for you to have a grasp of the topic in this lesson.

Concept Note:

Digital Citizenship
In this digital world, learners today are currently surrounded by numerous devices and different technologies to
interact with social connection, education, employment, and other forms. Several inventions and innovations to
address accessibility and quality of life are developed and continue to grow to find the novel and state-of-the-art
technology solution. This lesson will unlock the meaning of digital citizenship, digital citizen, netizen, and its
elements with respect to 21st-century learning.

Why digital citizenship matter? There was 34 percent of students reported that they have experienced
cyberbullying. There were 24 percent of teens do not know what to do if harassed online. There were 39 percent
of teens also who do not enable their privacy settings on social media. Cyberbullying and other forms of digital
dangers deeply affect the youth. Therefore, digital citizenship matters. Digital citizenship goes beyond
technology fluency or expert use of technology. It focuses on a person’s digital actions and interactions with
other people. Digital citizenship aims to empower everyone especially the youth (https://youtu.be/h-
VP58ncwJU).

Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate and responsible use of technology. In a school setting, digital
citizenship covers concepts and skills that teachers, technology leaders, school administrators, and parents
should teach and develop in students or technology users for them to use technology tools appropriately
(Tuscano, 2017). Meanwhile, a digital citizen is one who knows what is right and wrong, exhibits intelligent
technology behavior, and makes good choices when using technology (Costelo, 2020). Merriam-Webster (n.d.).
defines netizen as an active member of the digital world. It is also known as cybercitizen, cybernaut, or
cybersurfer.
9 Elements of Digital Citizenship

The nine elements of digital citizenship, as defined by Ribble (2015) written on his book of Digital Citizenship
in Schools, provide a basis for educators, parents, and students to understand and implement strategies for safe
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and responsible consumers and creators in the digital world. It serves as a foundation and education for digital
citizenship.

This framework identifies the current components of digital citizenship with nine elements such as etiquette,
access, law, literacy, communication, commerce, rights and responsibilities, security, and health and wellness.
These elements have been grouped into three all-encompassing known as REP principles: Respect, Educate, and
Protect. “R” stands for respecting yourself and others. The elements categorized under the theme of respect are:

Digital Access: advocating for equal digital rights and access is where digital citizenship starts
Digital Etiquette: rules and policies aren’t enough; we need to teach everyone about appropriate conduct
online
Digital Law: users understand it’s a crime to steal or damage another’s digital work, identity or property “E”
stands for educating yourself and others, which includes learning in the classroom, at home, and within the
community. The elements categorized under the theme of educating are:
Digital Communication: with so many communication options available, users need to learn how to make
appropriate decisions
Digital Literacy: need to teach students how to learn in a digital society
Digital Commerce: as more purchases are made online, students must understand how to be effective
consumers in a digital economy
“P” stands for protecting yourself and others, which includes protecting identity, information, and ideas. The
elements categorized under the theme of protecting are:
Digital Rights and Responsibilities: inform students of their basic digital rights to privacy, freedom of speech,
etc.
Digital Safety and Security: know how to protect your information from outside forces that might cause
harm; students must guard their tools and data
Digital Health and Wellness: from physical issues, such as repetitive stress syndrome, to psychological issues,
such as technology addiction, students should understand the health risks of technology; about achieving a
balance between the online world and the real world.

These REPs simply known as repetitions, mark the current model and facilitates to develop and strengthen
digital citizenship skills in proper time and place of context. As educators to this contemporary world, these
elements must be reviewed and proposed necessary captions to really capture the existing phenomena.
Educators can enable learning opportunities for students to apply this model and may inject new digital
discourse appropriate to avoid harm and provide a peaceful way of digital living.

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

1.Observe the page below and watch the contentof this video
https://youtu.be/65X0m3FQCMg

2. Compare and contrast your roles and responsibilities as citizens of the real-world and netizen of the online
world out of this video.

3.Create a 2 to 3-minute vlog in any social media outlet promoting the digital citizenship of 21st-century
learning.

References: Technology for Teaching and Learning, Edition 2, published 2001.

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