What is digital citizenship? When it comes to technology use I like to think of digital citizenship is about knowing how to be responsible and knowing what behavior is appropriate. Upholding these standards and leading by example is also important. Becoming media literate significant when it comes to digital citizenship. Think for a moment, how well do you understand online terminology? Do you know what phishing is? Would you be able to tell me what the word "cookies" means when it comes to technology? Luckily if you're ever curious about the meaning of an unfamiliar word there are websites that can help you (or you could always "Google it"). Because we are so heavily dependent on technology, knowing how to access and being able to create or evaluate media is essential in today's society. Becoming a digital citizen offers many opportunities. Some of these opportunities include gaining a better means of accessing information, expanding connections, and also being able to participate and collaborate with learning communities.
We all know that digital citizenship affects both our personal AND our professional lives. In what ways they affect you are based on the decisions that you make. In my opinion I think that you could say that your digital citizenship in your personal and professional life even overlaps. There have been many people that have been fired for sharing certain social media posts. Despite there being an overlap I think that it's important to try to keep them as separate as possible. Take our class for example, there's a reason why we created brand new twitter accounts instead of using existing ones. We don't want to see a retweet about something stupid a famous person may have done or said (although it may have been hilarious) while we're looking at our educational based twitter feed.
Privacy is important online. Lots of adults fear for their child's safety because just like the real world, there are also dangers on the internet. Due to the large amount of anonymity there is, the internet may in times be more dangerous than the real world. I can happily say that I have neither been a victim of online harassment nor have I hurt someone over the internet. At the same time it hurts to know that some of my closest friends have been victims of harassment through the internet.
Whether you're a teacher or a parent, it's important teach kids about the internet. Growing up in a linked community where everybody is sharing and participating, it's important to teach them about setting the bar for ethical standards to combat cyber bullying; it's important to teach them about privacy and the consequences of sharing information or pictures. Just like the real world, ethical behavior needs to be implemented into the digital world. By teaching students about ethics, what's important to share and what to keep private we can build a safer community on the internet.
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