Promoting

Digital
Citizenship
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Digital Citizenship

ability to engage positively, critically and competently in the digital

environment.

drawing on the skills of effective communication and creation

to practice forms of social participation that are respectful of

human rights and dignity through the responsible use of
technology.
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 To be a good digital citizen,
you must::

• Relate well to Be aware of the

Follow the rules
the people they potential
of good behavior communicate
online dangers and
with digitally avoid them

In short, digital citizenship is using the internet and technology responsibly. 

 Equitable Access to Technology
One factor that can prevent all students from being productive digital citizens
is a lack of equitable access to technology. Because students should use the
tool that best supports their learning needs, equitable access does not mean
that all students use the same tool.

Students who have equitable access to technology:

-Use technology for higher-order thinking, including
communicating, collecting and analyzing information,
collaborating with others, problem-solving, and presenting
learning.
-Develop technology skills with embedded civic values.
Suggested Strategies for Advancing Equitable Access:
-Examine technologies, including social networks and technology outside of school,
that other schools and/or students have and compare them with your own.

-Explore what technologies are available, through the district or from outside sources,
that your school is not taking advantage of

-Advocate for the purchase of beneficial product’s

-Build awareness among teachers of the different forms that access takes and the
benefits of innovative uses of technology

-Share tools and resources with teachers that would increase equitable access,
including tools and resources that are culturally and linguistically relevant and
universally accessible

-Provide access for students to knowledgeable peers and mentors who can provide
social support in using high-quality tools and resources for high-level use
 Safe and Ethical Computing
Another factor that can prevent all students from being productive digital citizens is
not understanding what safe and ethical computing looks like. Digital learning
coaches must ensure that all school stakeholders understand what safe and ethical
computing looks like.
Students who practice safe and ethical computing:
• -Know how to discern fact from fiction
• -Share information responsibly
• -Interact with people in an appropriate manner online
• -Maintain an appropriate digital identity online
• -Know how to find, use, and cite reputable and accurate sources
to inform their work
• -Keep equipment in good working order
• -Use adults as a resource to help them stay safe online
• -Balance screen time with other activities
Suggested Strategies for Facilitating Safety and Ethics:

• -Read and stay up to date on the laws related to technology in education

• -Create and keep a current list of expected behaviors with technology and

logical consequences that will be enforced if a student breaks a rule—often
called an Acceptable Use Policy, Responsible Use Policy, or Online Safety
Contract

• - Raise awareness of safety and ethical concerns by talking about these

issues with teachers, students, and parents through format such as an online
forum, technology information nights, or digital newsletters.

• -Support teachers in directly teaching lessons on how to engage in good digital

behavior and cyber safety 
 Global Communication
The final component of digital citizenship is using tools and resources
to provide students with opportunities to communicate and engage
with people from other cultures and with different perspectives and
backgrounds from their own. Digital learning coaches must create
opportunities for global communication.
• Students who engage in global communication:
• -Collaborate and have meaningful discussions with a variety of people
• -Engage in creative pursuits online
• -Gain exposure to diverse points of view and experiences
• -Make progress in having a global awareness of the world and understanding other
cultures
• -Share their own perspectives and unique voices
• -Access and connect with resources outside of the school
 • Suggested Strategies for Facilitating Global
Communication:

• -Locate and analyze tools and resources that can be used for
communication and sharing, such as Skype education, Google Docs, or
Edmod

• -Model how to implement and use communication tools safely and

ethically

• -Connect with other classrooms, teachers, and students from other

schools as collaborators
The primary purpose of all instructional coaching is to improve student learning
by providing teacher support. Instructional coaches play multifaceted roles and
defining a coach’s role is key for a coaching program’s success. Regardless of the
design of any one specific coaching program, there are visible similarities in the
knowledge and skills coaches need to use and the attitudes, aspirations, and
behaviors they must exhibit.

• -Resource
provider • -Instructional • -Mentor • -Catalyst for
• -Data coach • -Classroom • -School change
specialist
• -Curriculum supporter leader • -Learner
• -Learning
specialist
facilitator
 Digital Learning Coach as Curriculum Specialist
The coach:
- Deepens teachers’ content knowledge
-Ensures understanding and high-level implementation of the curriculum
- Understands the demands of content standards on students and how technology can support the application of the
content
-Helps teachers become sophisticated users of the existing curriculum and developers of their own classroom curriculum
-Embeds digital citizenship goals, outcomes, lessons, and units into the curriculum
-Ensures that all students achieve identified learning outcomes and are prepared for living full digitally responsible lives
-Aligns the written, taught, and assessed curriculum
-Dissects standards and identifies the essential skills and knowledge students need to achieve each standard
-Develops lessons and units to achieve learning outcomes
-Integrates digital citizenship knowledge and skills within and across multiple disciplines

Thank you!