Understanding Digital Citizenship - Middle Years Conference

UnderstandingDigital Citizenship Dr. Alec Couros Middle Years Conference April 2011

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internet ʻsafetyʼ

offensive content

What Is Considered Offensive?

How is the Web Different?

“Pornography makes up 37% ofthe total content of the Internet.ʼ” =

cyber predators

“Posting personal information online does not, by itself, appear to be a particularly risky behaviour.ʼ”

“Posting personal information online does not, by itself, appear to be a particularly risky behaviour.ʼ” “Social networking sites ... do not appear to have increased risk of victimization by online molestors.ʼ”

Sexual predation is a concern ...existed before the Internet, but is overblown by the media.

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.

hate, racism, violence

“Some of the comments on Youtube make you weep for the future of humanity, just for the spelling alone, never mind the obscenity and naked hatred.”@leverus (Lev Grossman)

CONTROL FEARPREDICTABILITY VULNERABILITY

digital citizenship

“Digital citizenship isnʼt just about recognizing and dealing with onlinehazards. Itʼs about building safe spaces & communities, understanding how tomanage personal information, and about being Internet savvy - using your onlinepresence to grow & shape your world in asafe, creative way, and inspiring others to do the same.” (Digizen)

media literacy

Info. Literacy ≠ Media Literacy

http://www.hufﬁngtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

Easily Copied

Easily Copied Instantly Shared

Easily Copied Instantly SharedEasily Edited

Easily Copied Instantly SharedEasily Edited Viewable by Millions

PRIVATE by DEFAULTPUBLIC with EFFORT

PUBLIC by DEFAULTPRIVATE with EFFORT

network literacy

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

There are those who ʻgetʼ it ...

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

Justin Bieber

Amanda Hocking

Maria Aragon

and those who donʼt ...

“parents spotted Facebook comments she wrote describingstudents as ʻgerm bagsʼ and parents as ʻsnobbyʼ and arrogant.”

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

digital identity

37% of Canadian parents share sonograms online 84% of Canadian toddlers have an online identityDigital Footprint

kids start youngDigital Footprint

choices are madeDigital Footprint

schools also contribute

strategies ...

awareness

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

personas

distributed identity

portfolios

Owning a domain name isabout claiming your pieceof the internet. You’re nolonger renting, you’re ahome owner. http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/35723943@N00/2379057597/

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.

conclusion

digital citizenship

digital identity

Visitors vs. Residents

Understanding When & How to Share http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Understanding When& How to To Be Private http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Creating & Sharing With Others http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Understanding How to Navigate Our World http://www.ﬂowtown.com/blog/the-2010-social-networking-map

“Iʼve had a lot of people come up to me and say ʻI know not to say bad things. Ithink before I say somethingʼ. And thatʼs amazing because [they] actually are being affected by my video

web: couros.ca twitter: courosa google: couroscouros@gmail.com

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