Digital citizenship involves 6 key areas: digital access, digital communication, digital commerce, digital literacy, digital security, and digital law. It is important that all people have access to technology and understand how to safely and legally participate in the digital world through email, social media, online shopping, and other online activities while respecting digital etiquette and the rights and well-being of others.

1. Digital Citizenship
By Jeordia Smith

2. Digital Access
Electronic involvement in society

3. For Example:
Everyone should have access to the internet
and should be aware of and support
electronic access.

4. Digital Communication
Exchange Information

5. For example:
• Email
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Cell phones
• Instant Messaging etc.
• The opportunity to communicate and
collaborate with anyone from anywhere
and anytime

6. Digital Commerce
Buying/ Selling of goods

7. For Example:
• Sellers change the market economy
• Buyers and seller need to be aware of the
issues associated with technology.
• Users need to learn about how to be
effective consumers in a new digital
economy.

8. Digital Literacy
Teaching and learning about technology
and the use of technology

9. For example:
• Focus on what technologies should be
taught as well as how it should be used
• Learners must be taught to learn
anything, anytime, anywhere.
• As new technology emerge people have to
learn quickly and appropriately

10. Digital Security
Protecting Ourselves

11. For example:
• Take precautions to guarantee safety
• There are individuals in society who steal
and disrupt other people.
• Have virus protection, backups of data,
and surge control of our equipment
• Protect information from outside forces
that might cause disruption or harm.

12. Digital Law
Electronic responsibility for
actions and deeds

13. For example:
• Abide by the laws of technology & society
• Users need to understand that stealing or causing
damage to other people’s work, identity, or property
online is a crime.
• Laws apply to anyone who works or play online
• Hacking into others information, downloading illegal
music, plagiarizing, creating destructive worms, viruses
or creating Trojan Horses, sending spam

14. Digital Right/
Responsibility
Freedom for anyone in the digital world

15. For example:
• Digital citizens have the right to privacy
• Basic digital rights must be addressed,
discussed, and understood in the digital
world, with these rights comes
responsibility.

16. Digital Health/
Wellness
Ergonomics, physical wellness/ mental

17. For example:
• Eye safety, repetitive stress, and sound
ergonomic practices are issues that need
to be addressed in a new technological
world
• Internet addiction is becoming more
relevant

18. Digital Etiquette
Be polite and respectful in the digital
world

19. For Example:
• Be responsible digital citizens in this new
society.
• Don't take part in cyberbulling
o bullying online (email, facebook, even
Youtube)
o through cellphone use!