Digital Citizenship

Student Objective: (9) Practice ethical and legal use of technology systems and digital content. Explain consequences of illegal and unethical use of technology systems and digital content. Interpret copyright laws and policies with regard to ownership and use of digital content.

What does it mean to be a citizen?

– An inhabitant of a city or town– A member of a state– a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a

government and is entitled to protection from it– a civilian as distinguished from a specialized servant of the

state

Taken from: http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizen

What is citizenship?

• The mark of a good citizen understands that they have a responsibility to the community, environment, and law. You can instill in others the virtue of citizenship by explaining the difference between good and bad citizenship.

Taken from: http://www.congressforkids.net/citizenship_1_whatis.htm

Digital Citizenship

• knowing how to behave appropriately and responsibly with regard to technology use.

Digital Etiquette

• a basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you.

• treat people with courtesy and respect online • When you instant message, chat, or email someone

over the Internet, they can’t see your face to tell if you’re teasing them or saying something in jest.

How do you practice good Netiquette?

• It’s simple – just treat others as you want to be treated – with courtesy and respect.

• People know these rules but usually do not follow when using the Internet. – This includes hacking others computer, downloading

illegally, plagiarism and using bad language on the Internet.

• If all of us follow this it could make the Internet a better space to share and use

Importance of Netiquette

• The internet can be a powerful tool when it comes to circulating opinion or information. Because it can be spread very quickly and is easy to access, the impact it can make can increase the dramatic. Some people are pushing for using their real names as user id to place more responsibility on people when they leave these comments.

How powerful can the internet get, even causing a person to die? On 21st of Jan 2007, pop singer U;Nee (25) committed suicide in her room. The news of her death shocked the nation and her family, friends and fans all over the world. In her music videos, photos and television appearances, she always appeared bright and happy, but what she hid from others was her depression and deep loneliness. Her sudden death brought us together to think about the fact that those offending comments can hurt a person. She could not deal with the pressure she had as a 20 years old young girl so she went on the internet for help and to cheer herself up. Unfortunately she lost her last hope by receiving large number of negative comments and criticism and being bullied on the internet. U;Nee was deeply affected by all the negative comments left by “anti-fans,” who even disparaged the singer on her cyworld homepage. It is this pain and the pressure to produce a hit record that is said to have added to her decision to take her own life.

Taken from: http://digiteen.wikispaces.com/Digital+Etiquette

Simple guidelines to follow while online.

• Keep e-mails short and too the point.• Write the action you are requesting in the topic of

the subject line. Example: Question or Your Invited• Check your grammar and spelling• Be cautious. Think before you send an e-mail.

– Remember that sometimes you do not come off as funny or sarcastic when you are typing.

– People cannot hear the tone of your voice and see your facial expressions.

Taken from: tech.blorge.com

• Remember that e-mail is not private.– E-mail goes through many different networks before it

reaches the recipient.– E-mail can also leave a copy on servers that someone

else may have access to

• Be courteous, considerate, and responsible when writing an e-mail message

• Keep your computer virus free.– You don’t want to infect computers of people you are

sending e-mail and files to

Digital rights and responsibilities

• Acceptable Use Policy (inside and outside of school)• Use online material ethically (citing sources) • Report cyber bullies and threats

Acceptable Use Policy

• is a set of rules applied by a network and by the website owners which restricts the ways in which the network or site may be used, for example there are acceptable use policies at schools and work places and in some cases entire countries. As well as being what we can and can’t do it is also what we should do to help make our life online and others as safe and enjoyable as possible.

What is Copyright?

• is a form of legal protection automatically provided to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works.

• U.S. copyright law generally gives the author/creator or owner of an original creative work an exclusive right to:– Reproduce (copy) or distribute the original work to the public (e.g.,

create and sell copies of a film) – Create new works based upon the original work (e.g., make a movie

based on a book) – Perform or display the work publicly (e.g., perform a play)

Taken from: http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/copyright-faq

How do I use copyrighted material

• To use copyrighted material, students must cite where the information came from.

• There is a website to help you!– http://citationmachine.net/

• All assignments turned in to me will need a resources page where you would post the internet sites you used to complete your work. Failure to complete a resource page with drop your assignment 1 letter grade.

Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting the ownership of an idea.

• In school, it usually means passing off someone else's ideas as your own in a research paper or other academic work. Plagiarism is wrong, dishonest, and can lead to serious negative consequences in any school or professional setting.

• One way to avoid plagiarism is to properly cite your sources – a key academic skill.

Taken From: http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/copyright-faq

Let’s practice a Reference page!

• You will need a sheet of paper and a writing utensil.• Helpful website is: http://citationmachine.net/ • Lets try one together!

– http://www.copyright.gov/

• Now open your internet explorer browser and visit: computerprojects.wikispaces.com