Digital+Citizenship

=**Introduction**= Digital Citizenship is a concept which is slowly disappearing. The concept is losing the "digital" aspect of it and being replaced with just Citizenship. Our digital lives and real lives are so engrained together that the lines are becoming more and more blurred. We must therefore prepare our students for the future.

The concept of digital citizenship can be divided down into the following 9 areas:
 * Digital Access
 * Digital Commerce
 * Digital Communication
 * Digital Literacy
 * Digital Law
 * Digital Rights & Responsibility
 * Digital Health & Wellness
 * Digital Security

In school the concept can be generalised into the following three categories:
 * Promoting a balanced lifestyle.
 * Digital Footprint
 * Copyright & Ownership and Creativity.

=Promoting a balanced lifestyle= As the lines between online and real lives blur, where do we draw the line? Do we need to?


 * What can we do to promote a balanced lifestyle?
 * Who defines a balanced lifestyle?

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Two conflcting TED speeches regarding a balanced lifestyle.

=Digital Footprint=
 * How do you teach students to manage their own footprint?
 * How important is it that it is ‘flawless’?

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=Copyright, Ownership and Creativity=
 * How can we promote creativity in our schools?
 * How do we reconcile differing ideas of ownership between teachers/students/parents?

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Bloggers Beware!

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A guide to Creative Commons.

Bringing It Back:
How is ownership and copyright treated at your school? How do teachers model ethical behavior with respect to these concepts?

=Other Resources:= Clint Hamada's resource blog on digital citizenship (useful!)