Citizenship Digital Age

Citizenship in the Digital Age
Jeff Suzik, ChrissyLaycob, Patrick Woessner
Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School
2/8/2010
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Teens, Technology & Us(we’ve been here before…)
Millennials “…have grown up mastering rapidly changing technology and constant multitasking. For them, a world without cell phones or Internet access is unimaginable. With family and friends only a few buttons or keystrokes away, telephoning or emailing—if only to discuss something as mundane as the weather—is such an ingrained habit, it’s almost second nature.”

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Howe and Strauss, Millennials Rising:
“For those parents who, as children, spent whole weekends away from home, the thought of not knowing what their nine-year-old is doing for eight hours at a stretch is unfathomable today.”
Neil Howe and William Strauss, quoted by Bridget Booher, “Helicopter Parents.” Duke
Magazine online, January-February 2007.
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/cgi-bin/printout.pl?date=010207&article=parents
(accessed January 3, 2008).

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Generational Fears/Concerns about Youth
Are not new!
Late-19th-century industrialization and urbanization led to a new pattern for relations between “teens” and their parents
Emergence of the comprehensive public high school in the early 20th century
The long-term effects of the G.I. Bill and Post-World War II affluence on teen/adult relations
Invention of the “Teen-ager”
Development of a broad-based “youth culture”

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Since the turn-of-the-twentieth century, then—and lasting right up until today—generation after generation of young people and adults have increasingly come into conflict, and it probably is not going to change anytime soon!

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Example #1: What was it??
It “encourages isolation and splitting”of families, and “puts children on a narrowly defined developmental path, and contributes little to social skills.”
It is “corrupting our youth”and “is not wholesome”.It “mesmerizes our children…teaches gambling and breeds aggressive behavior.”

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VIDEO GAMES (1980s)
Glenn Collins, “Video Games:
A Diversion or a Danger?” New
York Times, February 17, 1983,
p. C1.
Mrs. Ronnie Lamm, quoted by
William E. Geist, in “The Battle
For America’s Youth.” New York
Times, January 5, 1982, p. B2.

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It “exerts a harmful influence…upon the public mind and morals, and particularly upon the minds of youth and children.”
and it has “steeped the youth of our country in filth and degradation.”

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MOVIES (1930s)
Central Conference of American
Rabbis, quoted in “Rabbis
Denounce ‘Harmful’ Movies.”
New York Times, June 19, 1934,
p. 24.
Reverend Dr. S. Parkes Cadman,
quoted in “Cadman at Drexel
Denounces Movies.” New York
Times, June 19, 1934, p. 15.

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It “may well be…an insidious force that causes children to be more aggressive, fearful, materialistic and callous, while at the same time makes them more passive, less robust and damages their educational potential.”

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TELEVISION (1970s)
Richard Flaste, “Screening TV
For Uncritical Young Eyes.”
New York Times, March 11,
1977, p. 31.

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is “a communicable disease”is “cannibalistic and tribalistic”and just “another form of adolescent rebellion.”

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ROCK-N-ROLL (1950s)
“Rock-and-Roll called
‘Communicable Disease’.”
New York Times, March 28,
1956, p. 33.

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What do all of these examples have in common?
Young people embracing new forms of technology/activity that adults do not understand or know about (early adopters)
New technologies/activities involving thematic content with which adults are uncomfortable
Through these new technologies/activities, young people form “community” and speak a “language” that is theirs & theirs alone
Adults feel confused and left out of the picture, begin to worry and/or get angry about their loss of influence over “kids today”

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SOUND
FAMILIAR???

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Millennials & Technology Today
Like previous generations of 20th and early-21st century teens, Millennials embrace technological innovations and use technology far more readily than their parents and other adults
However, having been born after 1990, Millennials have never really had to adapt to technologies of various types—technology has been a part of their world & their culture for their entire lives

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Millennials Gen.X/Boomers
55% have a social
networking page
28% write blogs
27% have produced
web pages
64% of teens 12-17
Have some personal
online content
20% have a social
networking page
8% write blogs
14% have produced
web pages
Pew Internet & American Life Project, cited by Rhonda Bodfield Bloom, “Grown-Ups
Have Long Way to Go to Rival Teens’ Technology Grasp.” Arizona Daily Star online,
January 3, 2008. http://www.azstarnet.com/business/218901 (accessed January 3, 2008).

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Why does this concern us?
Safety
Propriety
Civility
Uncomfortability with the “unknown” & the “unmonitorable”

Parent Education

It IS a parent’s Responsibility!
Don’t expect that children and teens will “make good choices”
Get involved as much as possible
Set the standards immediately and when your children are young.
Don’t leave the parenting to monitoring software

How much do parents know?
93% of parents felt they knew what their children were doing on the internet.
41% of students grades 5-12 said they do NOT share information with their parents about what they are doing online.
(I-Safe, 2005-2006)

Moral Development
Adolescence is the time to develop moral identity
Moral Development closely tied to brain development
Moral Identity
Personal, internalized values about what is safe and unsafe, right vs. wrong
Online World = Lack of inhibition
Do things online you would never do in person
You can’t see me, I can’t see you
Need to develop standards and values for safe and responsible online choices

Developing Moral Compass Online
Focus on values and standards you have established – do you talk openly about them?
Shift away from rules and threats to emphasis on values and standards.
What happens when values and standards are violated – can cause harm to self or others.
Help child understand how actions can cause harm even if you don’t see person.

Online Moral Development (Cont.)
Discuss pitfalls of making decisions when emotional
Challenge unhealthy values and standards in the media
Teach ethical decision-making guidelines
Is it kind and respectful to others?
How would I feel if someone did this to me?
What would a trusted adult think if they saw this?
Would I do this in the real world, face to face?

Tips for Parents

How can Parents monitor their kids online?
Start as early as possible
Make it an enjoyable experience
Ask questions
Find out who they are talking to and what are they posting online
Be positive about the good choices they make
The goal is to have your child regularly invite you into their online world.

What about privacy?
There is no such thing as privacy online!
Yes, even with privacy features.
All their activities should be under your open and direct supervision.
Your children should be able to earn the right to greater privacy as they get older.

Establishing a Digital Citizenship Program

A Comparison of Frameworks
Framework Comparison Matrix

A Closer Look: Digital Citizenship in Schools

Digital Citizenship: Ribble and Bailey
Digital citizenship can be described as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.
In their book Digital Citizenship in Schools, Gerald Bailey and Mike Ribble identify nine elements of digital citizenship that can be grouped into three broad categories:

Student Learning and Academic Performance
Digital Access: full electronic participation in society
Digital Literacy: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information

School Environment and Student Behavior
Digital Security and Safety: electronic precautions to guarantee safety/physical well-being in a digital technology world
Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
Digital Rights and Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

Student Life Outside the School Environment
Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
Digital Health and Wellness: physical and psychological well-being
Digital Law: rights and restrictions

A Closer Look: Protecting Students in the 21st Century

Simple K12’s PS21 Program
Online, web-based
Comprehensive: Offers components for students, teachers, and parents
Addresses all topics required by law
Covers the latest technologies and 21st century concerns facing our teens

PS21 Overview

The MICDS Framework
AUP
Ethnics
Cyber Safety
Cyber Security
Cyber-bullying
Copyright and Fair Use
Electronic Communication
Social Networking and ORM
Grades 5-8
MICDS Framework with Activities

Program Resources

Lessons Learned
Utilize a variety of instructional strategies; a standard format is simple but not always effective
Need to weigh benefits/drawbacks of large vs. small group setting; consistency or intimacy
Scope, sequence, and timeframe; how much, how deep, and how often

Questions or Comments?
Session Wiki with Additional Information
Jeff Suzik: jsuzik@micds.org
ChrissyLaycob: claycob@micds.org
Patrick Woessner: pwoessner@micds.org

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