EDLD 5316 was a course I had been dreading since I began the Digital Learning and Leading Program because I was intimidated by the topic. During this course I learned that digital citizenship extends far beyond rules for using technology. I define digital citizenship as the norms of suitable behavior to interact with others globally via the use of technology, however these norms can apply to the non-virtual world as well. Unfortunately, when most people hear about digital citizenship, they think about the negative outcomes of malpractice, such as cuberbullying and lawsuits. As Ohler (2012) mentions, assigning consequences for cyberbullying or other violations of digital citizenship is addressing the symptoms, not the issues themselves. It is time for this to change. We shouldn't wait until our school is sued for copyright infringement or until one of our students takes their life due to cyberbullying, we need to act immediately. Ribble's nine elements of digital citizenship provide an organized, topical way to proactively address digital citizenship.
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After taking thecourse EDLD 5316, I have realized the importance of digital citizenship and the urgency in teaching these skills to our students to have them be contributing members of society. In order to pass on this message to fellow staff, I would hold a professional learning session on an introduction to digital citizenship. The Prezi presentation below would be used as a tool during this session; it would not stand alone. At the beginning of the session, I would share multiple definitions of digital citizenship and inform them that the wording of the definition is not the focus of the day, which would lead us into reading our learning objective for the day: Describe how the nine elements of digital citizenship affect our students via a Gallery Walk in order to gain an understanding of our roles as teachers.
People cope in various ways to the "shame game" that tends to play out over the internet. Some people continue to feed the beast by clicking on the links, giving it likes, sharing, commenting, etc. In her TedTalk, Lewinsky (2015) brought up an interesting point I had never considered, which was money from advertisements. When it comes to online gossip, I thought I was doing good by not liking, sharing, or commenting. By simply clicking on those links, I am encouraging those type of posts by showing advertisers that these are the type of posts they should be investing in. As Hinduja and Patchin wrote, "inaction is action" therefore by not standing up for the person being victimized, I am contributing to the problem (2014, p. 112). There need to be laws and policies in place that protect citizens from an overzealous government demanding private data and information. In the case of Monica Lewinsky, the audio recordings should not have been allowed to freely circulate the media. If the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal broken on social media, the humiliation for Clinton, Lewinsky, and their families would have been much worse. The audio recordings of the phone calls would have been at everyone's finger tips along with pictures, memes, and comments.
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