Explains one of the nine elements of Digital Citizenship. Digital Rights and Responsibilities

1. DIGITAL RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
By
Mikayla Maloney &
Kayla Young

2. CYBER BULLYING
Cyber Bullying threatens a person's identity,
and can involve predator activities.

3. INTERNET SAFTEY
Internet safety includes the sensibility and common
sense to guide your relationships you involve
yourself in online. One must be aware of the threats,
crimes, and risks that go on online.

4. NETIQUETTE
Netiquette refers to the lingo one uses when typing and
communicating with others. Shortcuts are okay when talking to a
friend, but as for an older adult such as your teacher us the
appropriate lingo and sentence structure.

5. PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is when you use a source and don’t cite it. This act can get
you kicked out of school, or worse punishments.

6. REPORTING OFFENDERS
Reporting Offenders online is like the reporting offenders offline.
When one sees a crime take place down the street, he/she will call the
police. Similarly, if it happens online one must report the offender to
the website management or police authority.

7. DIGITAL LAW
Digital Laws entail: copyright procedures, software pirating, identity
theft, internet scams, and hackers. It is the users personal
responsibility to educate themselves on the subjects at hand in order
to protect themselves.

8. IN SCHOOL
Digital Rights and Responsibilities is defined as the freedom to use
and enable technology in and outside of school. However, there are
rules that one must follow to obtain and retain his/her freedom. In
school, parents and children are reminded of these rules and
responsibilities through an Acceptable Use Policy. Within the policy is
a contract stating the rules regarding the use of the school's
resources and the consequences that follow if the child doesn't
uphold to these rules. Policies like these not only keep the student on
track in school, but keep them safe when surfing the web.

9. ALTOGETHER
Altogether Digital rights and responsibilities are rules that you have
to follow when using the internet at any time. These rules are here to
keep you safe when surfing the web.

10. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER TO…