Exploring Digital Citizenship, Digital Identity & Connected Learning

Exploring Digital Citizenship, Digital Identity &Connected LearningDr. Alec CourosHalton Catholic District School BoardNovember 18, 2011

#hcdsbcouros.wikispaces.com/hcdsb

digital citizenship

Faculty Proﬁle

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/will-lion/3974469907/

The Blur

Life Stream

eci831.ca

context

ChangesEarly Day of PC in Schools Today’s Social/Mobile Reality

Mobile Reality

media stats (2010)• 107 trillion emails (89% spam), from 1.04 billion users.• 255 million websites• 1.97 billion Internet users• 152 millions blogs• 600 million Facebook users (sharing 30 billion pieces of content per month)• 2 billion videos watched on Youtube daily• 5 billion photos hosted on Flickr Stats as of January 2011 via Royal Pingdom

“Just as the telephone, automobile, andairplane reshaped our society in the first half of the twentieth century, the new digital infrastructure is beginning to reshape institutions in the twenty-first.” John Seely Brown 20

youth & social media

Maria Aragon

“In July 2003, the student’s family ﬁled a $250,000 lawsuit against the family of four of his schoolmates.The lawsuit stated in part that he “had to endure, andstill endures today, harassment and derision from his high-school mates and from the public at large.”

(digital) citizenship

“Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers and technology leadersunderstand what students should know to use technology appropriately. But Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool, it is a way to prepare students for a society full of technology.” (Ribble)

‘cyber-safety’ (digital citizenship 1.0)

Sexual predation is a concern ...existed before the Internet, but is overblown by the media. Bullying & harrassment are the most frequent threats faced by minors both online and ofﬂine.

be cautious with what you share and who you share with online or ofﬂine

Easily Copied Instantly SharedEasily Edited Viewable by Millions

PRIVATE by DEFAULTPUBLIC with EFFORT

CONTROL FEARPREDICTABILITY VULNERABILITY

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073

info/media literacy

no longer just consumption...

Best Job in the World

On Digital Video • “Ten years ago, not one student in a hundred, nay, one in a thousand, could have produced videos like this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital and important skill, and one utterly necessary not simply from the perspective of creating but also of comprehending videoStephen Downes communication today.

network literacy

Network Literacies • “Understanding how networks work is one of the most important literacies of the 21st century.” (2010)@hrheingold

PoliticsHoward Rheingold http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html

Services

Reputation

Shared Projects“Dear Photograph:Thank you for everything we had.”

Human Connections

God bless you and your familythrough this difﬁcult time.

My best attempt, I onlyremoved the tubing, leftcolors and levels alone. Iam sorry for your loss.

I color corrected theskintones a bit as well.

minor lighting, a 6 x 4 crop for printing in standard size & removed some of the background. well done fellow redditors !!!!

Hope nobody thinks this is in poor taste... please acceptmy warmest wishes and deepest sympathy for your loss.

Fixed thechair

OK black background gone. Sorry it took so long, hadto start over. Thanks again to wahoorob for doing thehard part.

Sorry for the late help. I wentfor simplicity. Enjoy - and Ihope you remember her well.

(digital) identity

“The average digital birth of children happens at about 6 months.” “In Canada, US, UK, France Italy, Germany & Spain ... 81% of children under the age of two have some kind of digital proﬁle or footprint.”

“Cisco just offered me a job!Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck againstthe daily commute and hating the work.”

From: http:// www.blogherald.com/ 2009/08/22/drunk- pictures-on-your-facebook-proﬁle-think- again/

The three main reasons why people were not hiredafter their profile was checked were:• Candidate posted provocative or inappropriate photographs or information – 53 percent• Candidate posted content about them drinking or using drugs – 44 percent• Candidate bad-mouthed their previous employer, co-workers or clients – 35 percent

But Social network profiles have helped candidates as well...

inspirations

considerations

transition

Personal Learning Network

examples

Example #1.1: Power Of (Global) Audience ps22chorus.blogspot.com

Example #2.1: Utilizing Networks

Example #3.1: Teaching/Learning Online

Example #4.1: PD Anytime, Anywhere

Example #4.2: PD Anytime, Anywhere @jgates513

there are thousands of examples but this is not the norm

big ideas

Sharing http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Identityhttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/jaumedurgell/740880616/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/

Relationships

@shareski

Don’t limit a child to yourown learning, for he was born in another time. ~Tagore http://couros.ca couros@gmail.com @courosa

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http://couros.wikispaces.com	123
http://topcadexperts.net	103
http://topcadexperts.com	31
http://storify.com	7
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