Digitalcitizenship

Digitalcitizenship

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   Appropriate and responsible behavior with technology use  Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do.  The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.  The topic of digital citizenship is certainly gaining momentum not only in the United States but around the world.  Whether the it is called digital citizenship, digital wellness or digital ethics the issues are the same; how should we act when we are online, and what should be taught to the next generation is extremely important
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   Etiquette: electronic  Security: electronic standards of conduct precautions to or procedure guarantee safety  Communication:  Literacy: process of electronic exchange teaching and learning of information about technology and  Access: full electronic the use of technology participation in society  Commerce: electronic  Law: electronic buying and selling of responsibility for actions goods and deeds  Health & Wellness:  Rights & Responsibilities: physical and those freedoms psychological well- extended to everyone in being in a digital a digital world technology world
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   Typing tends to go faster for adept keyboard users, which many youngsters have become since they have essentially grown up with computers in the household  This makes note taking easier. When notes and assignments are saved to a computer, there’s less likelihood of them getting lost, especially if important files are routinely backed up  Data saved on a computer can easily be manipulated into a number of different formats, potentially making it easier to study  Bodies of text can be transformed into charts or pie graphs with many word processing programs. Students can cut and paste important quotes or examples into essays and the like, saving time on homework
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   The decline of penmanship is one of them  In a digital era, people are less likely to write letters by hand or keep up with penmanship in other ways. Some children don’t know what cursive handwriting is and may never learn how to sign their names in “script,” which was a common lesson for other generations  While digital communication does promote social interactions on some levels, there are some who argue that spending too much time staring at a screen and keyboard compromises the social aspect of going to school and learning in a classroom. Today’s youth are less likely to “talk,” choosing to “LOL” and “TTYL” through texting  Digital devices may be great learning tools, but they also offer a number of distractions to students. When a student is supposed to be taking notes on a laptop in the classroom, he or she might be downloading music, updating social networking sites, streaming video, or checking celebrity gossip
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   Appropriate behavior and conduct while using the internet and other digital tools  Forward-thinking schools make netiquette the student's Internet hall pass. Here are some of the basics:  Don't SHOUT in all caps  Remember: The person on the other end of a digital communication can't see your expression or hear your tone of voice  Cool off before responding to messages in anger  Check messages for misspellings or misstatements
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   Respect others' privacy and your own (for example, don't give your number to that new MySpace friend)  Use a clear and understandable email subject line  Adjust your tone and style to the situation (for example, don't use IM-speak or all lowercase letters in an internship application)  Don't forward private messages to people they weren't intended for or copy others on replies to personal messages  Remember: Email is never really private and a copy may exist in cyberspace . . . forever
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   Keep your password secure by keeping it to yourself  Have more than one  Make it easy to remember but difficult to figure out  A strong password  Is at least eight characters long  Does not contain your user name, real name, or company name  Does not contain a complete word  Is significantly different from previous passwords  Contains characters from each of the following four categories
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  Character category Examples Uppercase letters A, B, C Lowercase letters a, b, c Numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Symbols found on the keyboard (all `~!@#$%^&*()_ keyboard characters -+={}[]|:;"'<>, not defined as letters .?/ or numerals) and spaces  A password might meet all the criteria above and still be a weak password. For example, Hello2U! meets all the criteria for a strong password listed above, but is still weak because it contains a complete word. H3ll0 2 U! is a stronger alternative because it replaces some of the letters in the complete word with numbers and also includes spaces.
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   Create an acronym from an easy-to-remember piece of information  For example, pick a phrase that is meaningful to you, such as My son's birthday is 12 December, 2004. Using that phrase as your guide, you might use Msbi12/Dec,4 for your password  Substitute numbers, symbols, and misspellings for letters or words in an easy-to-remember phrase  For example, My son's birthday is 12 December, 2004 could become Mi$un's Brthd8iz 12124 (it's OK to use spaces in your password)  Relate your password to a favorite hobby or sport. For example, I love to play badminton could become ILuv2PlayB@dm1nt()n.
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   Cyber bullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.  It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor.  Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyber stalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyber stalking is NEVER called cyber bullying.
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   There are two kinds of cyber bullying  Direct attacks (messages sent to kids directly)  Cyber bullying by proxy (using others to help cyber bully the victim, either with or without the accomplice's knowledge)  Because cyber bullying by proxy often gets adults involved in the harassment, it is much more dangerous.
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   Preventing cyber bullying › Educating the kids about the consequences helps. Teaching them to respect others and to take a stand against bullying of all kinds helps too. › Think about what you are doing to someone and think would you want that done to you?  What is the school's role in this?  When schools try and get involved by disciplining the student for cyber bullying actions that took place off-campus and outside of school hours, they are often sued for exceeding their authority and violating the student's free speech right.  What's the parents' role in this? Parents need to be the one their kids can go when things go wrong online and offline. Yet they often are the one place kids avoid when things go wrong online.
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  Cameron was beautiful.Here's her story:

Cameron liked a senior boy, and his girlfriend didn't like that.She texted Cameron saying "go kill yourself" multiple times. Finally,She couldn't take it anymore. Cameron ended up hanging herself in her closet. I miss her, and I hope that none of you will ever have to go through what my school and I did after her death. I love you Cameron. May you forever rest in peace.
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//www.stopcyberbullying.org/preventi on/index.html  http:

//windows.microsoft.com/en- US/windows-vista/Tips-for-creating-a-strong- password  http:

//specialsections.suntimes.com/educa tion/prek12/7931047-555/pros-and-cons-to- learning-in-a-digital-age.html  http:

//www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008- netiquette-guidelines  http:

//www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elem ents.html