Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

1. Netiquette

   • Rule 1: Remember the Human
   • Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
   • Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behaviour online that you follow in real life
   • Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes
   • Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy
   • Rule 9: Don't abuse your power
   • Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth
   • Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control
   • Rule 6: Share expert knowledge
   • Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace

2. Fake News

   • 7 Questions to ask before believing a story:
     • Has the story been reported anywhere else?
     • Does the photo or video look normal?
     • Have you heard of the organisation that published the story?
     • Does the story sound believable?
     • Does the website address at the very top of the page look real? Is the end of the website something normal like '.co.uk' or '.com', and not something unusual, like 'com.co'?
     • Is it on the radio, TV or in the newspapers?
     • Does the website where you found the story look genuine? (meaning it doesn't look like a copycat website that's designed to look like another genuine website)
   • Fake news factories make false stories just to get money from people reading, clicking or buying it.

3. Cyber Bullying

   • Be SMART
     • S: Screenshot any offensive or harassing messages
     • A: Avoid any further communication with the bully
     • T: Talk to a parent or someone you trust about what happened
     • R: Report the incident to the internet service providers and/or the social media site
     • M: Make sure your privacy setting are set so only people you know can see your account

4. Digital Footprint

   • Before you post ask your self 5 questions
     • Are you happy to loose control of this post, once you post it people can share it without you knowing.
     • Are you over sharing? Do you want people to know this about you?
     • Do you have the person whose information or picture you are sharing’s permission to do so? Would you want it shared if it was you?
     • THE BILLBOARD, would you be happy for your post to be shared on a billboard for all of your school, family and friends to see.
     • If you didn’t know you, what would you think of your post?
   • A digital foot print is virtual picture of you based on your online activity. Digital footprint could be permanent if companies keep your data or other screen grab your posts.