We have taken the classes on digital citizenship form 12 to 14 March. After going through the materials that our module tutor had uploaded and the presentation slide we have created on digital citizenship, I have learned that digital citizenship is being aware of how to use technology appropriately. Let me ask you one question. Are you a digital citizen? if you have the following nine characteristics (image given on right) then you are.
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I came to the conclusion that I partially own citizenship when it comes to digital. Partially, in the sense, most of the elements seemed to be new information to me or I partially have knowledge or practice on the nine elements. For example, Although, I know that we have to maintain the password to keep my online information safe and secure, I did not know that we have to change the password frequently( digital security). Till date, I have been using the image on the internet freely without citing the sources as I was thinking we only need to cite for articles( digital law). Almost all the rights and responsibility were new to me examples; reporting cyberbullying, rights to use technology, rights to protect personal information, etc).
I have been using these nine elements either knowingly or unknowingly. Example; digital access, I have learned that we have rights to access or use the technology but before that, I have been using it without this knowledge. We are introduced to doing online shopping( digital commerce) without knowing the consequences and correct procedures. But sometimes we became too lazy to follow, although we had knowledge. Example; ergonomics ( digital health), citing sources, sending spam messages, etc. I think introducing them to digital law will prevent them from being lazy. Digital etiquette talks all about treating others in the way you want to be treated when you are online. Example; avoiding slang word when commenting.
To be precise, we need to learn about digital citizenship in order to use the technology more appropriately, in a way you don't have to be a victim of the crime. Therefore, I will not selfishly keep this information to myself but spread the information to my students. I will spread this information to my students to reduce the crime, increasing the participation, shoulder the responsibility, take care of their health, communicate properly, treats others in a way they want to be treated when they are online. This information will quickly spread across every corner of our country so that we become a hundred percent digital citizenship.
well reflected! through your writing i came to know the digital citizenship well even though we have learn in the class as your reflection content detail information. As a educators its our responsibility to educate our children on digital rights and responsibility of using technology.
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