The document defines several key aspects of digital citizenship, including digital access, commerce, communication, literacy, etiquette, law, rights and responsibilities, health and wellness, and security. Each topic is briefly described with examples of how people engage with technology in each area. Statistics are also provided on teen technology use, such as the percentage that use social media, send texts, and play video games. A survey was conducted on digital citizenship topics and the results were analyzed. Sources used for researching digital citizenship are listed at the end.

1. Digital Citizenship
The norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.

2. Digital Access
When one participates in electronic society.
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Most of digital access is through the internet and social media websites
To do digital access one must share things or make things over the internet
Trevor Trejo

3. Digital Commerce
The use of electronics in order to buy and sell goods.
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A large amount of economic transactions occur
electronically
Digital commerce makes it easy for people to
say they are someone else
It’s important to buy from someone who has a
high rating
Jacob Flynn

4. Digital Communication
The electronic transmission that is encoded digitally.
We all use/see digital communication in our lives today.
Ways of digital communication:
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Social Medias are a main use of digital communication
Any type of communication on the internet IS digital communication
Digital communication is also used in graphic design, entertainment,
movies, and artistic productions.

5. Digital Literacy
The process of teaching and learning about technology and
the use of technology.
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Technology is constantly changing
Being able to adapt with tech will give you an edge
The world is constantly adding new technology in daily
life and business
Its also everything you have learned in this class (or
didn't learn)
Jacob Flynn

6. Digital Etiquette
How people act online, that is
Different from offline behavior.
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People acting tough online
People being rude because they are using a fake username
People Bullying online because they think it is not bad
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Everyone acts differently online
You might now realise that you are being different
You might get in serious trouble because of what you are doing online
Andrew Foster

7. Digital Law
Digital Law is your electronic responsibility for actions and deeds.
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It deals with ethics of technology within a society
People need to understand that stealing or causing damage to peoples work, identity, or
property online is a crime
There are laws that people need to understand when online, this applies to anyone that
does something online
○ Downloading illegal music
○ getting others information through hacking
○ plagiarism
○ creating destructive worms, viruses or Trojan horses
○ sending spam
○ and stealing anyones identity
Ethan Lobdell

8. Digital Rights and Responsibilities
Explains legalities of digital use.
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rights of citizens on the internet includes of privacy, free speech, etc.
are on the internet.
As everyone knows with rights comes responsibility
○ The responsibility of digital citizens is the controlling of what the
rights include and the norms along with appropriate uses of the
internet are
○ The rights of internet use matter just as much as basic rights of
humanity because we live in a digital age
Brayden Duex

9. Digital Health & Wellness
Branch of digital citizenship that focuses on using technology safely and appropriately.
Problems associated with digital health and wellness:
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internet addiction
○ cyber-relationship addiction
○ cybersexual addiction
○ net compulsions
○ information overload
online safety
○ do not give out personal info
○ don’t agree to meet anyone
poor ergonomics(physical use)
○ sit up straight and not for too long
○ maintain distance from screen
Allison Folin

10. Digital Security
Electronic precautions to guarantee safety.
Ex: As responsible citizens we must protect our information from outside forces that might
cause disruption or harm.
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Self Protection
○ Make sure you keep all accounts private
○ Don’t talk/meet up to people that you don’t know
Virus Protection
○ Anti-Virus software to help prevent, and detect
computer viruses and hijackers
Backups of Data
○ Keep all data backed up
○ Don’t lose all your data because of one mistake
Surge control of Equipment
○ Appliances designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes
Lacey Clark

11. Statistics
● 93% of teens go online
● 27% of teens play games with people they don’t know
online
● On average a teen receives and sends 1,500 texts per
month
● 97% of teens play a video game
● 500 million people use Facebook
● 646 million Twitter users
● 30% of a persons day is spent on an electronic device

12. Survey Results
Brayden Duex and Ethan Lobdell

13. What this means...
Twitter or Facebook● who has one, who does not...self
explanatory
Brayden Duex

14. Sources for Research
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"Digital Citizenship." digitalcitizenship. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. <http://digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html>.
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"Digital Citizenship." :: Cable in the Classroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. <http://www.ciconline.org/DigitalCitizenship>.
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"Digital Citizenship - Main Page." Digital Citizenship - Main Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. <http://www.nisd.net/digitalcitizen/>.
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"Digital citizen." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Feb. 2014. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_citizen>.
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"What does digital citizenship mean to you?." What Does Digital Citizenship Mean to You?. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. <http://www.microsoft.
com/security/resources/digital-citizenship.aspx>.
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Jacob Flynn