A 21st-Century Model for Teaching Digital Citizenship

Autor/in	Young, Donna
Titel	A 21st-Century Model for Teaching Digital Citizenship
Quelle	In: Educational Horizons, 92 (2014), S.9-12 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-175X
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Teaching Models; Electronic Learning; Information Security; Information Literacy; Social Networks; Integrated Curriculum; Integrated Activities; Teaching Methods; Educational Needs; Grade 5; Privacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Lehrmodell; Informationskompetenz; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Integrierender Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Privatsphäre
Abstract	This author has often heard teachers refer to kids as "experts" when it comes to using technology. She has found, however, that, while they may be great at navigating a new app or figuring out how to use the latest gadget, kids are not experts when it comes to properly communicating and ethically handling everything that goes along with using digital tools. Kids do not understand what a digital footprint is. They do not realize that posting private information could put them at risk or that writing in all caps means that you are "shouting." Most students also do not consider it dangerous to post personal details and pictures online or give strangers access to this information. Understanding how to properly navigate and ethically participate in a digital society means knowing the rules that come with being a good digital citizen. For this reason, teaching digital citizenship must be part of every school curriculum across the globe. The author teaches a semester-long class to all 5th-grade students at her school that focuses entirely on digital citizenship. Throughout the semester, students work to answer these four big questions: (1) What is digital citizenship, and why is it important?; (2) Is privacy important in the digital age?; (3) Should 5th graders be allowed to have Facebook or Twitter accounts?; and (4) What are their rights as a user and producer of information in the digital age? (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Phi Delta Kappa International. Available from: Pi Lambda Theta. 408 North Union Street, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402. Tel: 800-766-1156; Tel: 812-339-1156; Fax: 812-339-0018; e-mail: plt@pdkintl.org; Web site: http://www.pilambda.org/index.php?pageId=49
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10