Digital+Citizenship

toc Back to Main Page =**Digital Citizenship**= Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

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CyberSmart Curriculum
This organization has information and lesson plans in various grade levels on the following units related to Digital Citizenship.
 * [|Safety and Security Online]
 * [|Manners, Cyberbullying, & Ethics]
 * [|Authentic Learning and Creativity]
 * [|Research and Information Fluency]
 * [|Twenty-First Century Challenges]

[|Click here to access the lesson plans.]

Creative Commons and Copyright
//Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."// [|Creative Commons Search]

Copyright Information - Copyright Free Resources

Cyberbullying
[|Video from Discovery Streaming] (must have account) Websites

Plagiarism
//**Information:**//
 * [|Plagiarism.org] - this site has lots of information, examples, etc. From it, students can check their work on [|Write Check] (fee attached).
 * [|Avoiding Plagiarism] - OWL at Purdue
 * //Plagiarism Detectors://**
 * [|Plagiarism Detect] (free)
 * [|Plagiarism Checker] (free)

Protecting Personal Information (Internet Safety)
[|What is Phishing?] [|FTC Site on Identity Theft]

Appropriate communication
In general, students should use technology appropriately.

In **school**, the following guidelines apply:
 * Use school email for school-related projects only.
 * If emailing a school employee, use appropriate language.
 * If emailing a school employee, be sure to use appropriate spelling, grammar, punctuation.
 * Teachers should not use technology to communicate anything of a personal nature with students. This includes having them as friends on Facebook and My Space.