"Passport to Digital Citizenship" L&L Dec 2008/Jan 2009
Since there aren't a written code of laws or norms for digital technology, it's important to lay down some standards or expectations of users so that it may be used appropriately.
According to Ribble, what are the nine elements of digital citizenship?
1. Digital access
2. Digital commerce
3. Digital communication
4. Digital literacy
5. Digital ettiquette
6. Digital law
7. Digital rights and responsibilities
8. Digital health and wellness
9. Digital security
These elements are laid out more like a heirarchy, so that if the digital security may only be obtained if the previous eight elements are fulfilled. It should be the user's goal to fulfill all nine, especially in the classroom.
So how do we teach digital citizenship?
Ribble points out that teach students to be good digital citizens, they must "reflect" on technology and its role in our society. This means that students must more than the applications themselves, but the impact they have in a technological age.
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Indeed, we should all reflect on the cultural and socio-political dimensions of technology, which can be a neglect area in public discourse about the educational use of technology.
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