Digital Citizenship

Are you aware of your global citizenship? 

Do you consider how your actions may affect others when participating in global digital technologies?

As an individual, I believe it is important to always think about how your actions affect others.  I often reflect on what I have said to see if there was a possibility that I may have hurt another individual.  I have had these personal reflections and have taught my students about manners and treating others with respect.   Now it's time to think about our actions as global citizens.  As educators, we much teach our students about digital citizenship the same way we teach them about the classroom rules.  We must consider the multicultural connections our students are making.  The prominence of cyber bullying.  We must instill in our students protecting their identity.  The proper treatment of others within a social media environment must occur.

What have you done to instill positive values of digital citizenship in your students?

Thanks to Judy for her pinterest board and Mary Ellen for her contributions to our class wiki on Digital Citizenship.  Both were great ways to start gathering information on this topic.