Lesson materials for the CHS Year 9 BYOD orientation programme 2015.

1. DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP
At Cambridge High School
An orientation day activity

2. Image from http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy-fundamentals/digital-literacy-fundamentals#what

3. KNOW HOW TO STAY
SAFE AND MANAGE RISK.
• What could this look like?
• What can you do to stay safe online?
• Eg. Keep yourself and your friends safe by not giving
out personal details, including full names, telephone
numbers, addresses and images…
• Protecting your password

4. ARE RESPONSIBLE AND
ETHICAL
• What does this mean and what could it look like?
• Eg. Be respectful in how you talk to and work with others.
• Never instigate (start) or participate in online bullying (this
includes forwarding messages, carrying on hurtful or
inappropriate conversations).
• Always seek permission from individuals prior to taking
photos, recordings and uploading any material to public
websites.

5. PROMOTE CIVILITY AND
RESPECT
• What could this look like?
• What could you do to not only conduct yourself in this
way, but to promote these values?
• Eg. Consciously post positive stories, clips, comments on
social media, never use put-downs or tolerate them
from others…
• Keep your phone on silent during class times and only
make / answer messages and calls outside class times

6. UNDERSTAND RIGHTS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• What are your rights online?
• What could be your responsibilities?
• Eg right to freedom of speech.
• To not be harassed for any reason by anyone.
• To feel safe, unthreatened at all times.
• You should act with honesty and integrity at all times.
• Report any unsafe or inappropriate behaviour you come
across

7. USE TECHNOLOGY IN POSITIVE
AND MEANINGFUL WAYS
• What are some examples you could think of to
demonstrate this?
• Eg. Participating in voluntary organisations.
• Blogging about topics you enjoy.
• Using social media to affect positive change…

8. ARE CAPABLE USERS OF ICT
• What does this mean to you?
• What skills does this imply?
• Eg. Familiar with common programmes used at school
eg. Microsoft suite
• Familiar with the devices you use / own and their
capabilities eg software, battery life…
• Can use your device to produce work and engage in the
act of learning independently…
• Are responsible for the security of the device at all times.

9. APPLY CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
• What does it mean to think critically about what you
see, read, hear etc?
• How could you demonstrate this online?
• Eg. Carefully evaluating the content of websites you
visit.
• Cross-check facts in multiple places.
• Enter into dialogue with content creators to ask
questions about their work…

10. USE TECHNOLOGY TO
CONNECT WITH THE WORLD
OUTSIDE THEIR SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNITIES
• By what means can you connect and interact with the
outside world online?
• What are some reasons for doing this?
• Eg. Social media; FB, twitter, Instagram,
• Blogging, forums
• News sites
• To keep up to date with world events, make connections
with like-minded people around the world…

11. USE TECHNOLOGY TO
PARTICIPATE IN
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL
AND ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES.
• In what ways could you participate in educational
activities?
• Cultural activities?
• Economic activities?
• Eg. Online learning teams, skype / google hangout
discussions…take charge of what, when, how, where,
why you want to learn…
• Online shopping…

12. LET’S GET CREATIVE!
• Now you’ve thought about what each of the aspects of
being a good digital citizen is all about, it’s time for you to
get creative.
• You are to design a visual product which includes each of
the Digital Citizen category headings and a visual
representation / example of what each of these attributes
looks like in practice.
• You will need to be able to save a copy of this product into
your student drive, and if possible, print it out if it is in poster
form.
• There will be prizes for the most engaging, creative, stylish
and thoughtful products!