Transcript Digital Citizenship at West Dalhousie School

Digital Citizenship
at West Dalhousie
School
2010/12
Digital Citizenship
• builds safe spaces and communities
and has students understand how
to manage personal information;
using students online presence to
grow and shape their world in a
safe, creative way that inspires
others to do the same.
- Digizen.org
Digital Citizenship
• Aligns with the Alberta Program of Studies
• Aligns with the CBE Three Year Development
Plan
• Aligns with the West Dalhousie School
Development Plan
• Considers the resources available
• Safety is our first priority in helping teach
our students to learn and live in an
increasingly connected world.
Digital Access
• Digital access means access to any digital
tool and environment for education.
• In CBE schools students can access digital
environments through CBE devices or the
students' own devices.
• Students cannot be required to bring their
own devices to school. If students choose to
bring their own devices to school they are
responsible for security, damage, loss,
maintenance, software updates, virus
protection and charging.
Digital Literacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ZRDRPqoXo&feature=player_embedded
Digital Communication
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFbDEBNS7AE
Digital Etiquette
• Digital citizenship involves the ethical use
of the Internet and all digital technologies.
• Understanding when it is contextually
appropriate to use technology, how to use
technology in a compassionate manner or
when it is good manners to use technology
is something teachers and parents must
help students understand.
Adapted in part from Ribble, Mike and Bailey Gerald. Digital Citizenship in
Schools. Washington, D.C. ISTE.
Digital Citizenship and the Law
• Digital citizenship involves the ethical use
of the Internet and all digital technologies.
• Digital citizenship requires that users
understand and respect copyright.
• Resources obtained digitally must be
properly cited, whether they are text,
music, images, audio or any other digital
content.
Digital Citizenship and the
Classroom
“We must prepare young people for living in a world of
powerful images, words and sounds.” - UNESCO, 1982
• Digital citizenship, like web awareness,
begins in the home, but must be supported
in the classroom as students begin to
explore use of digital resources and their
own digital footprint.
• As they do in their classrooms, teachers
will continue to emphasize responsible
citizenship among students in online
environments.
Digital Citizenship and the Home
• Set expectations for behaviour and internet
usage and model them.
• Use internet and email filters to block out
inappropriate material.
• Teach your children how to exercise caution
with regard to personal information.
• Make yourself aware of their activities and
monitor usage of social media sites.
• Become familiar with CBE’s policies (AR1062)
and West Dalhousie’s Admirable Use Policy
(AUP).
Digital Devices from Home
• Teach your children to use the devices you
send with them to school.
• Talk with them about proper care of
equipment.
• Help students become aware that the
equipment they bring from home, like
other personal items, is their responsibility.
• Reinforce school policies regarding
appropriate use
L.A.W.N.
• Users within West Dalhousie School will be
able to access the internet via Learner
Accessible Wireless Network (LAWN)
• Students will be responsible for their
own devices.
• Academic usage of LAWN will be
available after Spring Break.
Admirable Use of Electronic
Information Resources Policy
(AUP)
• Centers on the Three Pillars of Care and our belief
that our students are responsible and will conduct
themselves as good digital citizens.
It states:
Follow these three principles of respect to ensure
that you are using information and technology
resources in responsible way:
Respect Yourself
• Keep your CBE account passwords and other personal
information confidential.
• Practice responsible conduct and digital etiquette
when using electronic information resources.
• Inform your teacher if something on an electronic
device makes you feel uncomfortable or is
inappropriate.
• Use electronic information resources in a responsible
manner that supports learning and demonstrates
exemplary character.
• Care for personal devices is the individual student’s
responsibility.
Respect Others
• Use appropriate language and communicate
respectfully while using electronic devices.
• Respect the property and the creative work of others.
• Protect and respect personal information of others.
Respect this Place
• Use all electronic resources in a responsible manner
that does not damage computer systems, data or
networks.
• Leave the school equipment so that it is ready to be
used by others.
• Use electronic equipment in the classroom
environment to support learning in consultation with
your teacher.
Students at West Dalhousie are expected
to be responsible digital citizens who
demonstrate exemplary character through
an understanding of personal and civic
responsibility. Any violation of the above
expectations may result in disciplinary
measures as outlined in CBE
Administrative Regulations 1062 and
6001.
More on Digital Citizenship
• http://www.innovativelearning.ca/sec-learntech/webawareindex.asp