Technology has greatly changed but one thing has remained constant: the importance of teaching students how to respect and protect themselves and others online. Digital Citizenship is more than just online safety. More than creating a strong password.
ISTE website reads, “Digital citizenship shouldn’t be a long list of don’ts. It should be about the do’s that help create thoughtful, empathetic digital citizens who can wrestle with the important ethical questions at the intersection of technology and humanity.”
Those do’s include:
Using technology to make your community better.
Engaging respectfully online with people who have different beliefs than you.
Using technology to make your voice heard by public leaders and shape public policy.
Determining the validity of online sources of information.
