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Digital Citizenship Reflection

Module 3 is Digital Citizenship and it explores the nine themes of responsible technology use, including law, communication, and rights and responsibilities. A video called "Digital Dossier" and a pamphlet called "Digital Citizenship: Addressing Technology Behavior" were used to introduce the module. The powerpoint "Promoting Digital Citizenship and Responsibility with INFOhio", the video "Digital Citizenship - Who Will You Be?", and links to the Digital Citizenship Wiki, digizen.org, and "A Webquest About Webquests". The activities that were required in order to better understand this module were a Case Study assignment involving technology in schools and a Webquest about something relevant to our field of study. Both activities demonstrated our understanding of the nine themes of digital citizenship.

It is important that teachers and students understand the rules of using technology and acknowledging the ownership of someone else's property. Students need to know to cite their sources in order to give credit to the site where they found the information. They also need to know about plagiarism and piracy and that it is not ethical to steal someone's work because it is available on the internet. It is also important to understand the consequences of using technology in terms of health and well-being. The most important thing teachers need to begin with is digital literacy (incorporating technology) and digital etiquette (the appropriate behaviors). For students and teachers to use technology effectively and responsibly, they must know the rules of digital citizenship.

To incorporate the themes of digital citizenship in my classroom, I will require students to cite reputable sources for papers and projects and help them understand the etiquette of technology. They need to know that cyber bullying is not appropriate and that if they witness anyone being harassed online, they should report that person or stop the behavior. I want my students to explore technology safely and with great curiosity while sharing their knowledge of technology with other digital citizens. I want my students to know that if they considering stealing an idea from someone or music, that the person they are stealing from worked hard to make money off their material and they owe that respect to them. It is important for educators and students to understand the rules of technology so that they can have a satisfying digital experience that does not compromise the work of others.