Digital Citizenship

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by Kourt Royster1 view·Updated May 6, 2022
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  1. Hey everyone.
  2. So I wanted to talk to you all about digital citizenship
  3. and before I get into some different components about digital citizenship,
  4. I just want to let you guys know what it is. So
  5. the digital citizenship is the interactions and the
  6. roles that we take into a digital environment.
  7. So when we go into the web,
  8. what do we do there? How do we interact with others around the world?
  9. That is digital citizenship?
  10. Um It is for the safety of ourselves and others and we want to start promoting that
  11. to adolescents and teens as early as possible um
  12. to build an environment that is full of equality,
  13. respect and tolerance of others um because technology is going to continue to grow
  14. um and build,
  15. we do want to make sure that you're aware that this is gonna be a lifelong process
  16. um as new inventions and breakthroughs come through
  17. um it'll be something that you will be required to kind of navigate in that new space.
  18. So up first I want to talk about Ecuador access.
  19. So anyone who accesses the opportunity for everyone
  20. to have the same access to technology,
  21. um we know what people are from different parts of the world.
  22. Um There are also people who have different
  23. socioeconomic status is and so they may not have the same access to
  24. the internet or to technological devices that
  25. you may have access to. So you want to be aware of that
  26. because accessing the internet is essential
  27. to being a good digital citizens
  28. because you can't access even if you don't have the technology to do so.
  29. and so that's why we as educators want to make sure that you're taking advantage
  30. of what we provide so that you can have the ability to access different technology.
  31. Um
  32. and we know that technology isn't a one size fits all types of situations. So
  33. um as you realize you need different things,
  34. you never get the web please just let us know
  35. um or whoever it may be in charge.
  36. No because there are different things to make technology
  37. use a little bit more accessible for you,
  38. whether it's being
  39. oh
  40. reading assistance, visual assistance um or economic equipment.
  41. Um there's a variety of things that can be done to make
  42. um
  43. your experience will be more user friendly
  44. up next appropriate communication. So
  45. one of the big functions of technology and
  46. has been to make communication a little bit
  47. easier um and a lot more effective um you
  48. know you send a text message goes through instantly
  49. and so
  50. technology has revolution really revolutionized the way
  51. that we have communicated with each other
  52. um with that being said a lot of
  53. more institutions and different organizations are moving to
  54. really
  55. um digitally, heavily heavily digital communities.
  56. Um and so with that we're seeing a lot more people of different ages
  57. access to the internet.
  58. We're also seeing people from different areas
  59. around the world access to the internet.
  60. So as you're engaging with these individuals,
  61. you want to make sure that you remember to
  62. um remember that you are talking to real people.
  63. Um These are real people with real feelings um
  64. just like you just have to be in different locations and you can't see them.
  65. Um So we want to be aware of that and we also want to
  66. be careful of what we post because we never know who that may offend.
  67. We never know
  68. what message you may say
  69. about us and we never know what effect it may have because once it's put out there
  70. you can never really completely take it back even though you delete it.
  71. Um there's always that possibility that there is some lingering
  72. data that maybe um store it in a service somewhere.
  73. Um there's a possibility that it may be screenshot it. And so
  74. you never really know um
  75. what impact you may be having on
  76. the world
  77. up next.
  78. We have safety and ethics and so this is the right
  79. of the recognition of rights and the responsibility to others.
  80. So there's a lot of content on the internet to that is the
  81. that is for you to use um some of it is protected with copyright,
  82. some of the things we can use due to fair use.
  83. Um and there's also things that are public demand
  84. who pretty much is just access for everyone.
  85. And so we want to be aware of those different policies
  86. and how they come into play because those are legal um
  87. obligations
  88. also when you are um navigating the internet anytime you have a password you
  89. want to make sure that you create strong passwords and you protect those passwords.
  90. So meaning that you don't write your passwords down and
  91. having them in a place where it is easily accessible.
  92. You wanna make sure that you keep that
  93. safeguarded and you don't share that information.
  94. Um
  95. Also be aware of um hackers and scammers,
  96. there are a variety of scams um that are in motion all the
  97. time that will steal your information and use it for nefarious purposes.
  98. So you do want to be aware of
  99. um
  100. those types of situations
  101. up next
  102. diversity and awareness and this really goes back
  103. to the communication um and being appropriate there
  104. but you'll be interacting with so many people from different cultures,
  105. generations,
  106. geographical locations um and you just want to be aware that
  107. there are differences as far as like how you talk,
  108. how you communicate, what is basically normal
  109. um for those individuals and so we want to be make sure that
  110. we're aware of our own prejudices and biases and so making sure that we
  111. don't impose any of those onto other individuals who are not from me
  112. for or were from or look like where we like what we do.
  113. Um and we also want to be an understanding of how those differences in our
  114. affect our interactions with technology.
  115. Um So what does it look like when someone from another country is on the web,
  116. What what access do they have?
  117. What are some things that we do that they don't do vice versa?
  118. And so we want to be aware of that.
  119. Um
  120. Up next, I wouldn't assess a trend in technology which is virtual reality.
  121. Um it's something that's been around for a while, but it's really picking up more
  122. um speed and so
  123. it's being used a lot of technology to I mean a lot of education to create
  124. um really immersive experiences for students and teachers
  125. um instead of going on the actual field trips,
  126. you have the ability to use the VR headset.
  127. Um
  128. two
  129. really engage in that environment. And so
  130. um
  131. even with this new technology we experience it's still important to make
  132. sure that we're being good to do a citizens in this environment
  133. um
  134. and so making sure that we're doing what we need to
  135. do to protect to ourselves and the others who engage in
  136. that type of environment.
  137. And so
  138. that is
  139. I want I want to share with you all today on
  140. digital citizenship and I hope you all have a great day