Digital Citizenship is an idea which helps educators, technology leaders and parents comprehend what students/children/ technology users should know to utilize technology effectively.

 

Digital Citizenship is something other than a teaching means; it is an approach to prepare students/technology users for a world full of technology. Again and again we are seeing students and adults abusing and mishandling technology, yet are not certain what to do. The issue is more than what the users don't know, however, what is viewed as suitable technology usage. Being a decent digital citizen is more than feeling comfortable around the web. It's about associating and teaming up in ways you didn't know were conceivable.

 

​Digital Citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.

 

There are nine elements that make up Digital Citizenship:

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• 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

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References 

 

Davis, M. (Ed.). (2016). What is Digital Citizenship. What is Digital Citizenship. Retrieved May 18, 2017, from https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/what-is-digital-citizenship/. 

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Davis, V. (2014). What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship. What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship. Retrieved May 18, 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis. 

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Ribble, M. (2017). Digital Citizenship Using Technology Appropriately. Retrieved May 18, 2017, from http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/

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