EDU624 Digital Citizenship Webliography

 

Introduction

I am certified to teach English, grades 6-12; for the past fifteen years I have taught high school students and for the past two years I have been teaching students in grades eleven and twelve.  The teacher resources included in this webliography have been chosen for teachers of high school students.  The instructional resources included have been chosen for high school students.  Some resources are either/or, as eleventh and twelfth grade students, depending upon their maturity and skills levels.  Students with higher maturity and skills levels could access some of the teacher-oriented resources; while others might benefit more by the teacher using the resource or parts of the resource to create more maturity/skills level appropriate activities for students.

Digital Citizenship Defined

  1. (I) 10 Excellent Digital Citizenship Tips for Your Students and Kids ~ Educational

Technology and Mobile Learning. (n.d.) 10 Excellent Digital Citizenship Tips for Your Students and Kids~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from  http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/10-excellent-digital-citizenship-tips.html.

This is a wonderful infographic for high school students.  The Do’s and Don’t’s of navigating cyber-space are presented in a visually appealing manner with just enough text to satisfy teenage curiosity without becoming tedious.

  1. (T/I) Ribble, M. (n.d.) Nine Elements. digitalcitizenship. Retrieved April 18, 2014 from

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

This blog article by Mike Ribble first briefly defines digital citizenship.  Ribble goes on

to introduce, define, and briefly explain each one of the nine elements of digital citizenship.  This article is a good introduction to the concept of digital citizenship for both teachers and students in grades eleven and twelve.

  1. (T) Welcome to Generation Safe™. (n.d.). Generation Safe. Retrieved April 18, 2014 from

http://generationsafe.ikeepsafe.org./

This website welcomes teachers to dive in and learn more about digital citizenship and all

nine elements.  The website boasts links to: practical articles about becoming a good

digital citizen;  an “Incident Response Tool & Flow Chart;”  an interactive self-

assessment for schools;  a “Resource Library;” as well as the site’s news and blog.

  1. (T) What does digital citizenship mean to you?. (n.d.) What Does Digital Citizenship Mean to You? Retrieved April 18, 2014 from

http://www.microsoft.com/security/resources/digital-citizenship.aspx

In the second paragraph, click on the link “Fostering Digital Citizenship” to access a resource which explains digital citizenship in more depth.  “Fostering Digital Citizenship” does more than merely define digital citizenship.  This article makes very plain the necessity for educators and parents to teach young people how to follow the tenets of good digital citizenship.

Digital Access & Equity

  1. (T) Day, L. (2013, January 3). Bridging the New Digital Divide. Edutopia. Retrieved April

18,  2014, from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/bridging-the-new-digital-divide-lori-day

This brief blog article discusses two newer facets of the digital divide.  The old have’s versus have not’s inequity has changed with time, along with available technology.  What is not equal currently is access to the newest, fastest technology along with teachers who know how to use it.  Additionally, home access to the internet remains inequitable, due to socioeconomic factors.

  1. (T) Digital Divide, Equity, and Access. (2012, September 13). NBCNews.com. Retrieved

April 18, 2014, from http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/49027144#49027144

This twenty plus minute video discussion is a lively, up-to-date exchange of ideas and issues leading to digital inequity in American education.  In the words of every movie critic, this video is a “must watch.”

  1. (T) Purcell, K., Heaps, A., Buchanan, J., & Friedrich, L. (2013, February 28). How Teachers

Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms. Pew Research Centers

 Internet American Life Project RSS. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from

http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/02/28/how-teachers-are-using-technology-at-home-and-in-their-classrooms/

This article discusses the digital divide from several different perspectives.  One aspect of the digital divide addressed in this article is the disparity of access to the latest technology between schools in higher socioeconomic communities versus schools in lower socioeconomic communities.  Additionally, this article takes a look at teacher use of digital technology.  This article is a good stepping off point for teachers to begin looking at their own practice and their own schools when assessing digital technology access and use in their own classrooms.

  1. (T) Stark, K. (n.d.). Digital Access. Digital Citizenship. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from

http://digitalhawks.weebly.com/digital-access.html

At this site, Kevin Stark uses text and videos to discuss the use of assistive technology to provide equitable access to education for all students.  This is a great resource for all classroom teachers.

Digital Literacy

  1. (T) Best Tools. (n.d.). Best Tools. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from

http://digitalliteracy.us/best-tools/

At this site from US Digital Literacy, teachers can learn more about digital tools to promote student use of digital media tools and acquisition of 21st century technology skills.

  1. (T) Hague, C., & Payton, S. (n.d.). Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum. futurelab.org.

Retrieved April 18, 2014, from

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=15&ved=0CG0QFjAO&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.futurelab.org.uk%2Fresources%2Fdocuments%2Fhandbooks%2Fdigital_literacy.pdf&ei=PapRU-djko7aBdXhgIgE&usg=AFQjCNHEjiF5QHr3JA5xz1ysTjRjlJ5pNQ

This “handbook” first sets out a theoretical framework and discussion of digital literacy and its importance for learners in the 21st century.  Part 3 is of more interest to most classroom teachers, who will find tips and ideas for integrating digital technologies instruction into curricula.

  1. (T) Teaching Channel Presents: Digital Literacy in the Classroom. (n.d.). Teaching Channel.

Retrieved April 18, 2014, from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/tch-presents-digital-literacy

This video, nearly an hour long, shows how eight teachers are integrating digital literacy skills into their curricula.  This is a useful and practical resource for classroom teachers.  Although the teachers in the video are middle school, the concept of how to integrate digital skills in a meaningful way transfers to high school instruction as well.

 

 

Digital Commerce

  1. (T/I) Alterman, E. (2011, October 10). As Kids Go Online, Identity Theft Claims More

Victims. CNBC.com. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://www.cnbc.com/id/44583556

This article deals with the theft of minors’ identities.  More to the interests of educators, it proposes four specific ways young people can protect themselves from identity theft.  Teachers can share these points with students; teachers of upperclassmen can share the website with students.

  1. (T) e-Commerce and e-Security. (n.d.). cyber [smart:]. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from

http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Parents/Resources/Educate%20yourself/Parents%20guide%20to%20online%20safety/Guide%20to%20online%20safety%20text%20alternative/eCommerce%20and%20eSecurity.aspx#m5t1_3

This list of resources may be desiged for parents, but teachers can also use the advice and tips when integrating technology into the classroom or to teach students how to safely buy and sell online.

  1. (T/I) Heaney, J. (n.d.). e-commerce & m-commerce: Buying & Selling on the Web & Mobile

Devices. Education Portal. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/e-commerce-m-commerce-buying-selling-on-the-web-mobile-devices.html#lesson

This explanation of e-commerce is both informative and differentiated.  The author reads the article aloud if you play the audio.  This site is apprpriate for eleventh and twelfth grade students, as well as being a resource for instructors.

 

 

  1. (T/I) Internet Safety Tips for Children and Teens. (n.d.). Welcome to the New York Public

 Library. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/legal-notices/internet-safety-tips

The advice at this site is accessible to upper grade high school students as well as instructors who are preparing a lesson in safety online, including safe e-commerce practices.  There is also a link to a child-friendly list of Do’s and Don’t’s at the very bottom of the page which would make a great poster to hang next to student computers as a reminder.  The link is: http://www.safekids.com/kidsrules.htm.

Digital Communication

  1. (T) EdTechTeacher.  (n.d.) Tools for Teachers. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from

http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology

This site is a great place for teacher professional development.  It offers links to free webinars on using and teaching digital communications tools, as well as links to resources for iPads, web tools, research, writing, assessment, rubrics.

  1. (T) Peterson, K.  (n.d.). Multimedia Applications for the Classroom. Multimedia

Applications for the Classroom.  Retrieved April 19, 2014 from http://www.pbs.org/program/digital-media/

The video at this site, though from 2010, nevertheless shows some creative ways to use multimedia digital communications tools to foster student engagement and improve student motivation.  It is almost an hour long, with a brief introductory text, but a valuable source of teacher professional development; perhaps it will be effective for persuading technology reluctant teachers to embrace the potential for technology integration to positively impact student learning.

  1. (T) Schrock, K. (n.d.). Home Page. Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything. Retrieved April

19, 2014 from http://www.schrockguide.net/

Kathy Schrock is the technology in the classroom guru.  Her blog is a treasure trove for teachers who want to integrate technology.  In particular, she offers links to the newest digital communication tools so that teachers can show students appropriate and fun ways to use digital communication for educational purposes.

  1. (T/I) Stark, K. (n.d.). Digital Communication.  Digital Citizenship. Retrieved April 19,

2014, from http://digitalhawks.weebly.com/digital-communication.html

This web site presents text and video for teachers about cyberbullying, one of the dangers of digital communications, especially with young people.  Although the site is prepared for teachers, it could be shared with high school juniors and seniors as well.

Digital Etiquette

  1. (T) Digital Etiquette. (n.d.). digitechs –. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from

http://digitechs.wikispaces.com/Digital+Etiquette

This site is a good resource for teachers who want to instruct their students in digital etiquette.  Here, short and sweet, teachers will find a definition of digital etiquette, examples of bad digital etiquette for students, and tips to share with students about how to use good digital etiquette when communicating electronically.

  1. (T/I) Digital Etiquette Lessons. (n.d.). Digital Etiquette Lessons. Retrieved April 19, 2014

from https://sites.google.com/a/go.rbe.sk.ca/digital-etiquette-lessons/home

No author name, no affiliation with any university or institution, no date; however, this website is actually very promising for use with students in high school.  The scenarios are realistic and the explanations for why certain digital behaviors are inappropriate are well-written.  Five of the links do not work; however, this does not compromise the usefulness of the site.

  1. (I) Gordon, S. (n.d.) 5 Things to Teach Your Kids About Digital Etiquette. About.com

 Bullying.  Retrieved from  http://bullying.about.com/od/Cyberbullying/a/5-Things-To-Teach-Your-Kids-About-Digital-Etiquette.htm

This common-sense and no-nonsense guide is a great resource to consult when building lessons about digital etiquette.  With 5 “rules” about digital etiquette that students must know and follow to be good digital citizens, it is a starting point for discussion and a stepping stone toward more complex issues of digital etiquette for older teens.

  1. (I) Jergensen, E. (2010, March 26). What is Digital Etiquette. What is Digital Etiquette.

  Retrieved April 19 from http://www.slideshare.net/guestc38192/what-is-digital-etiquette

This is a short slide presentation, only eight slides, which points out the basics of digital etiquette, and which could easily be shared with high school juniors and seniors.  Below the slide show is the narrative, written out, so that students can read before or after – or both – viewing the slide show.  This is a great way to open discussion of digital etiquette with students.

Digital Law

  1. (T) Hoon, P.  (n.d.). Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching – FAQ:  Questions Faculty

and Teaching Assistants Need to Ask Themselves Frequently. Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching – FAQ: Questions Faculty and Teaching Assistants Need to Ask Themselves Frequently. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=17&ved=0CE0QFjAGOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.knowyourcopyrights.org%2Fbm~doc%2Fkycrfaq.pdf&ei=TLFSU-n5PNi0yATnzoG4AQ&usg=AFQjCNH3bup0xaf_NlvcdB2WyR4lPpBzLQ

This is a fairly easy to understand and well-organized explanation of the laws surrounding the use of copyrighted materials as teaching materials.  Although it was created in 2007, it is still quite relevant for today’s educators.

  1. (T/I) Stark, K. (n.d.). Digital Law.    Digital Citizenship. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from

http://digitalhawks.weebly.com/digital-law.html

Although this website is designed as a resource for teachers, it could also be used with upper level high school students when teaching them the finer points of digital law.  The author has embedded several short, interesting videos and readable text about illegal file sharing, pirating, viruses, hacking, identity theft and copyright infringement.

  1. (I) Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism. (n.d.) Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism.

 Retrieved April 19, 2014 from https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/TM/curr390_guide.shtml

This is a good resource and reminder for students who are conducting research.  They should either bookmark this site or have a copy taped inside of their research notebook.

  1. (T) Welcome to the Purdue OWL. (n.d.). The Purdue OWL: Preventing Plagiarism.

  Retrieved April 19, 2014 from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/3/33/

Click on “Avoiding Plagiarism” to view lessons and handouts to teach students how to avoid plagiarism.  This website is more of a teacher’s resource; however, students grades eleven and twelve, especially those who are planning to go to college, should know what the Purdue OWL is and how to access its many helpful resources.

 

Digital Rights and Responsibilities

  1. (T/I) Ferris, D. (n.d.). Digital Rights and Responsibilities – Digital Citizenship. Digital

 Rights and Responsibilities – Digital Citizenship D Ferris.  Retrieved April 19, 2014 from https://sites.google.com/site/digitalcitizenshipdferris/digital-rights-and-responsibilities

Although this site is designed for teachers who want to design lessons to teach students about digital rights and responsibilities, there are some portions of it that could be shared with eleventh and twelfth grade students to their benefit.

  1. (T/I) Learn More About Your Online Rights and Responsibilities. (n.d.). cyber [smart ].

  Retrieved April 19, 2014 from   http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/About%20Cybersmart/Newsroom/Annual%20Events/Safer%20Internet%20Day%202013/SID2013%20-%20Connect%20with%20respect.aspx

This is a concise site to share with students.  Digital rights are listed, then digital responsibilities.  Students could read this site to prepare for an introductory discussion about digital rights and responsibilities.

  1. (T/I) Student Rights and Responsibilities in the Digital Age: A Guide for Public School

Students in Washington State.  (n.d.). American Civil Liberties Union of Washington. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from https://aclu-wa.org/student-rights-and-responsibilities-digital-age-guide-public-school-students-washington-state

This resource could certainly be read by high school students; in fact, such reading should be mandatory, considering how ignorant most teens are about their responsibilities as digital citizens.  It can also serve as a resource for teachers who want to raise student awareness of their rights and responsibilities as digital citizens.

Digital Health and Wellness

  1. (I) Graham, W.  (2013, September 11). Digital Citizenship:  Digital Health and Wellnes.

prezi.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from http://prezi.com/6faahzrf6qmp/digital-citizenship-digital-health-and-wellness/

Will Graham created a short and entertaining snapshot of the dangers of internet addiction in this Prezi.com presentation.  At the end is an amusing video which illustrates (or parodies) how internet addiction can affect an individual.

  1. (T/I) Health/Wellness – Digital Citizenship.  (n.d.). Health/Wellness – Digital Citizenship.

  Retrieved April 19, 2014 from https://sites.google.com/a/aea11.k12.ia.us/heartland-digital-citizenship/health-wellness

At this site, ergonomics and the dangers of internet or gaming addiction are presented.  Scenarios are presented, which students could read and discuss in class.  Six resource links are provided, as well as a downloadable poster.  This is a good resource for teachers, although older students – high school juniors and seniors – could access it easily.

  1. (I) Poston, R., Farmer, L., Whisler, K., Rembold, J. & Monk, A.  (2012, September 20).

Digital health and wellness. Slideshare.net. Retrieved April 19, 2014  from http://www.slideshare.net/pbruinsm/digital-health-and-wellness-14352691

This slideshare.net slide show discusses eye safety, repetetive stress syndrome, proper body, chair, wrist, monitor, mouse, and keyboard positions. The importance of taking breaks to avoid injury is suggested, and viewers are warned of the dangers of internet addiction.  Upper level high school students could benefit from viewing this slide show.

 

 

Digital Security

  1. (T) McAfee Digital Deception Study 2013: Exploring the Online Disconnect between

Parents & Pre-teens, Teens and Young Adults. (2013, May 28). McAfee Digital Deception Study 2013: Exploring the Online Disconnect between Parents & Pre-teens, Teens and Young Adults. Retrieved April 19, 2014 from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CFQQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcafee.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Freports%2Frp-digital-deception-survey.pdf&ei=rdJSU7G5HuTg2gWgwoCACw&usg=AFQjCNHtQZkd_TM3wXJ8gTq7eiZsjKwyTw

This report offers a sobering look at the discrepencies between what adults think their teens are doing online, what teens actually are doing, and how teens are endangering both their own security and that of their family.  All educators should read this report and probably share it with parents as well.

  1. (T/I) Protect Kids Online│OnGuard Online.  (n.d.).   Protect Kids Online│OnGuard Online.

 Retrieved April 19, 2014 from http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/protect-kids-online

Plan to spend a lot of time on this website.  There are resources for adults as well as kids of all ages.  Teachers can find plenty of helpful links to explain to students how and why they must protect themselves online.  Visit all six “chapters” on the menu for a thorough understanding of how sneaky cyber crooks can be, and how to stay one step ahead of them. The “Video and Media” link on the menu leads to a large library of videos that address online security issues.

 

  1. (T/I) Raising Digital Citizens │Stay Safe Online.org. (n.d.). Raising Digital Citizens │Stay

 Safe Online.org.  Retrieved April 19, 2014 from  http://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/for-parents/raising-digital-citizens

I couldn’t pick just one!  This website has great advice for parents and teachers who want to broach the subject of digital security with teens.  After all that great advice there is a list of links to online resources, many of which can be used with students as part of a unit or lesson on digital security.

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http://mediaeducationlab.com/curriculum/materials

http://mediasmarts.ca/cyber-security/cyber-security-special-issues-teens