Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Nine Elements of Digital Citzenship

Definitions & Research;;

Digital Access:
The full participation of all of society digitally online.
Digital Commerce: the buying and selling online (Ebay, Amazon.com...etc.).
Digital Communication: The exchange of information/ideas/thoughts online(digitally).
Digital Literacy: Teaching of digital citzenship and its role education-wise (Flat Classroom..etc).
Digital Etiquette: Appropriate behaviour online, the standards set globally about how to act online.
Digital Law: The legal end. Copyright, infringment laws, privacy policies. (Terms of agreement that you SHOULD read... but we all know you DONT)
Digital Rights and Responsibilities: The rights given to a digital citzen. (The right to have control of who sees what, again, privacy policies)
Digital Health and Wellness: Your physical well being, the things that are associated with computers (Eye saftey, light sensitivity, special conditions that induce strokes, etc.) as well as phsychological well being (no cyber-bullying....etc.) LEARN MORE: Physical, Physcological
Digital Security:
the precautions taken (digtally) to ensure one's saftey. (again, privacy policies that ask you to add someone as a 'friend' on facebook/myspace...etc. not giving out private information unless that was approved by the owner of the account.) [this will go up in flames if someone finds out your password!]

STAYING SAFE ONLINE

A Great Link to Digital Citzenship

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