Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

1. Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately.

2. Digital Literacy

   • It is the ability to understand and use information in different formats from a range wide of resourceswhen it is presented via computer.
   • It is also the ability to use technology for different purposes.
   • A digitally literate person can use technology to evaluate information, connect and collaborate with others, produce and share original content, and use the Internet and Technology to achieve different goals.

3. Our obligation is to teach our Ss to become responsible digital citizens

4. Nine Elements of Digital Cityzenship

   • Digital Access: full electronic participation in society.
   • Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods.
   • Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information.
   • Digital Literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology.
   • Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure.
   • Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
   • Digital Rights & Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world.
   • Digital Health & Wellness: physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world.
   • Digital Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety.