There has never been a better time to be a young creator!
Free and low-cost digital tools allow students to write blogs, share
their photos and art work on social media, create videos and develop a
YouTube following, and collaborate on projects with peers around the
world.
These are just a few of the ways today’s young citizens – digital citizens
– are taking advantage of the opportunities of living, learning and
working in an interconnected digital world. But along with those
opportunities come responsibilities. Students must learn to act and
model behavior that is safe, legal and ethical.
The elements of digital citizenship, it turns out, are not so different
from the basic tenets of traditional citizenship: Be kind, respectful
and responsible, and participate in activities that make the world a
better place.
Just as all kids throughout the centuries have needed help from their
parents, teachers and mentors along the path to becoming good citizens,
our digital natives need guidance as they learn how to apply the
elements of citizenship to the realities they encounter in a connected
world.
Fingal, D. (2014, December 14). Infographic: Citizenship in the digital
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Citizenship in the digital age