DIGITAL

CITIZENSHIP
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What is Digital Citizenship?

Key Principles with Elements of Digital

Citizenship

10 Purpose of Netiquette
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• Digital citizenship, is a norms of
appropriate, responsible technology
use
• a holistic and positive approach to
helping children learn how to be safe
and secure, as well as smart and
effective participants in a digital world
• Digital citizenship is the ability to
navigate our digital environments in a
way that’s safe and responsible and to
actively and respectfully engage in
these spaces.

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Why is digital citizenship important?
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Why is Digital Citizenship important?

 Digital Citizenship, encourages young children to

use their knowledge, skills and understanding in order to protect and promote human
rights online, such as freedom, privacy and security (McGowan 2021). In this way,
students will become more aware of internet safety.
 Fraudsters and sources spreading misinformation and disinformation take advantage
of people without technological knowledge.

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CONCLUSION

 A world although we live and interact in the digital

in a similar way to the offline world, we’re not
always as mindful of our actions online. We can
sometimes act without realizing how it could affect
our reputation, safety and growth as digital
citizens. In the meantime, everything we do online
continues to affect and define our digital world and
selves.
KEY PRINCIPLES WITH ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

RESPECT EDUCATE YOURSELF PROTECT

YOURSELF/RESPECT CONNECT WITH YOURSELF/
OTHERS OTHERS PROTECT OTHERS
o Digital Etiquette o Digital Literacy o Digital Rights and
o Digital Access o Digital Responsibility
o Digital Law Communication o Digital Safety
o Digital (Security)
Commerce o Digital Health and
Welfare
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1. Remember the Human
 When you are online, it is sometimes easy
to forget the human. That is, the people you
are interacting with online are real humans
and not disembodied usernames or profile
pictures. While it brings so many benefits,
the internet can often dehumanise other
people, especially when you are interacting
with someone you do not know personally.
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2. Be Ethical
 In life, people generally follow the law. It
can however be easy to let your ethics slip
when online. Illegal streaming of movies,
illegal downloading of music and copyright
infringement is still breaking the law. It is
the online equivalent of shoplifting. These
activities are a huge loss of revenue for
artists and companies. Artists, companies,
internet providers and law enforcement
agencies are continuing to prosecute people
who illegally access and/or their material.
Breaking the law is bad netiquette.
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3. Know where you are
 Netiquette varies from website to website.
What is acceptable in one environment is
not acceptable in another. For example, the
way you behave on university websites and
discussion forums will be very different to
how you behave on a social network like
Facebook. One good piece of advice comes
from Shea (2011) "lurk before you leap".
When you approach a new website, watch
and monitor how people communicate and
interact.
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4. Respect other people’s time and data limits

 When you post anything online, write an email

or share a post it will take other people's time
to read. Shea (2011) argues "it's your
responsibility to ensure that the time they
spend reading your posting isn't wasted".
 When considering data limits - or bandwidth
(the information-carrying capacity of the
network), it is important to acknowledge
storage and network speed limitations. This
issue is still very relevant as people may be
accessing the internet via dial-up (slow),
mobile networks (variable), broadband or fibre
optic.
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5. Make yourself look good online
 Make sure you are careful with what you
share. It is always advisable not to share
anything embarrassing, illegal or
inappropriate. People you have not even met
may look you up online. Make sure you set
a good impression. Always ensure that what
you write and share is understandable and
grammatically correct. It makes it hard for
others to read your work if it is not
communicated properly
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6. Share expert knowledge
 Sharing is one of the principles behind the
majority of internet services. If you are
knowledgeable in an area then you have
something to offer! Share what you know
and it will help other users. You can share
your experiences as part of this - both
positive and negative. If you have made any
mistakes, sharing these can help prevent
others from doing the same.
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7. Keep Disagreement Healthy
 People are always going to disagree and that
is healthy. Such disagreements can be about
heated issues like politics, religion and
philosophy or they can be relatively trivial.
When involved in any such a debate, it is
important to be respectful of the other
people involved. Never reduce the
discussion to personal issues and avoid
inappropriate language. If you are going to
provide negative comments, ensure they are
constructive and useful.
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8. Respect other people’s privacy
 When you are networked to someone on a
website like Facebook or LinkedIn, you
may be given privileged access to
information about him or her and what he or
she shares. You need to ensure you do not
breach anyone's wishes by sharing any of
the content they have made available to you.
It is also worth mentioning that you should
not use anyone else's computers, mobile
devices or accounts without their
permission.
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9. Don’t abuse your power
 If you are an administrator or facilitator
for any online environment, make sure
you do not abuse the privilege of access Click icon to add picture
that your position may give you
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10. Be forgiving of other people’s mistake
 People will make mistakes when they are
new to online environments. Everyone has
to start somewhere, so try and be forgiving
of other's mistakes.