My submission for the Character Traits Quest

2. Respect is important in any learning
community. Online communities are
no exception. Perhaps even more
attention should be paid to respect in
an online community, because words
that are intentionally typed and shared
cannot be undone or unshared.

3.  …teens overwhelmingly chose
negative adjectives to describe
how people act online. Words that
appeared frequently included
“rude,” “mean,” “fake,” “crude,”
“over-dramatic,” and
“disrespectful.”
 PewResearchCenter.org
 http://www.pewinternet.org/2011
/11/09/part-2-social-media-and-
digital-citizenship-what-teens-
experience-and-how-they-behave-
on-social-network-sites/

4. Technology itself does not make material engaging
or assignments interesting. Students thrive when
they are given access to content information in
multiple ways and when they can convey their
understanding in a variety of ways.

5.  Among the more positive impacts
they see: the best students access a
greater depth and breadth of
information on topics that interest
them; students can take advantage
of the availability of educational
material in engaging multimedia
formats; and many become more
self-reliant researchers.
PewResearchCenter.org
http://www.pewinternet.org/2011/11/
09/part-2-social-media-and-digital-
citizenship-what-teens-experience-and-
how-they-behave-on-social-network-
sites/

6. One of the most striking differences between the
online classroom and the walls-and-windows
classroom is the ease of collaboration. Students
who do their work in a digital community can share,
partner, and build their work with other students
easily, and the communication between teacher
and student can also become a collaboration based
on student work, student goals, and student
strengths.

7.  We’re looking for ways technology can bring
people together to make a difference in
communities, through developing deeper
neighbor-to-neighbor connections, fostering
collective dialogue or making it easier for
residents and leaders to co-create solutions.
These shifts are fundamental to the more
meaningful involvement that leads to
consensus building and the types of
solutions that can transform communities.
Knightfoundation.org
http://www.knightfoundation.org/digitalcitizen
ship/