This week was the last week of our study on digital citizenship, and we covered quite a bit of information. I learned from this study of digital citizenship that there are nine elements that construct the character of a digital citizen: access, commerce, communication, literacy, etiquette, law, rights and responsibility, and health and wellness. These… Continue reading A Final Reflection

After examining a variety of resources that link our digital citizenship to our global presence online I created a short presentation of what I took from my studies. The following nine elements are what encompass digital citizenship: digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital etiquette, digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and… Continue reading A Good Digital Citizen – Video Presentation

This week’s study of cyber-bullying brought a lot of important information to me. Technology has become actively apart of our lives. My personal experience as a young person with technology began with the use of a landline phone that was used to make and receive voice calls. There was no voice mail or caller ID.… Continue reading Contributing Factors in Cyberbullying

This week’s study of copyright law has broadened my understanding of how it is a part of being a responsible digital citizen. Two of the key elements of being a good digital citizen is to be responsible and ethical in posting information online. Liken to being a citizen of a country, we must be aware… Continue reading Copyright Laws and Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship is a part of our use of technology and managing our digital footprint is our personal responsibility. Here is a video presentation of areas we should safeguard while using the internet:  

This week study has been very informative and has helped me understand some of the components of what it means to have a digital footprint. I realize that when we become digital citizen’s we develop a digital footprint. A digital footprint is established from our online activity. Our online activity could include purchases we make… Continue reading My Digital Footprint

This week’s discussion on digital citizenship has helped me to balance what I considered I already knew about it and what I learned. As an end-user of technology, I knew that technology should be used responsibly and understanding the proper use of it has benefited my personal education as an online student.  Currently, my use… Continue reading Digital Citizenship in the Classroom