A presentation designed for Year 8 and 9 students. Updated with two additional slides for parents. Feel free to download and adapt this presentation for your own purposes.

1. How to Become
a Great Digital Citizen
(…in One Easy Lesson
in February 2015
at Faith Lutheran College)

2. This Lesson is NOT about
…Making RULES
Listing
CONSEQUENCES
SCARING you
or even BORING you
(…until you drool)
It’s all about
LEARNING and
making you THINK
The Worst Teacher Ever
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4. Definitions
Digital Literacy: refers to the knowledge, skills, and
behaviours used in a broad range of digital devices
such as smartphones, tablets and laptops
Digital Citizenship: is the concept of educating students
about how to use technology appropriately. This
involves not misusing it to disadvantage others.
Cyber Safety: is the ability to act in a safe and
responsible manner on the Internet. These behaviours
protect your personal information and reputation (and
the reputation of others.)
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5. Reputation
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6. You Live In Two Worlds
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BUT
…these two
worlds are
rapidly
becoming one

7. Statistics
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How true are these statistics of you?

8. How “Big” is the Internet?
• 759 Million - Total number of websites
on the Web
• 510 Million - Total number of Live
websites (active)
• 103 Million - Websites added during
the year i.e 2013
14.3 Trillion Webpages, live on the
Internet
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• Over 1 Yotta-byte - Total data stored on the
Internet (Includes almost everything).
1 Yotta-byte =
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Bytes!

9. What Is the Internet Made
Of?
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10. NOW … IT’S TIME TO
THINK
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… but not
about giant
donuts!

11. When There’s No Internet at Home …
HAVE YOU EVER?
Tried to find your neighbour’s WiFi Signal
Gone out especially to access public WiFi
Visited a friend just to use their WiFi
Read a book instead because a book is just as good
Sat in a corner doing this …
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This is NOT my baby photo

12. Protecting Your Personal
Information
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13. Social Media
Twitter: Over 140 million
tweets sent per day
Facebook: Over 1 billion
status updates per day
YouTube: Over
36,000 hours of film
added per day
(that’s a little over
four years!)
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14. Have Your Parents …
ever confiscated your phone or another device?
or, have they, at least threatened to?
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15. Anatomy of a BAD Post
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How many “mistakes” can you see here?

16. Whatever You Post on Social
Media…is not the tiny digital
footprint of a Rainbow
Butterfly Unicorn Kitten
Instead, it’s a digital
tattoo which is all but
impossible to remove
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17. T.H.I.N.K.
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Think about your Grandma?
Do you like and love her?

18. CYBERBULLYING
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According to recently gathered statistics, 463,000
Australian children were victims of cyberbullying in 2013,
and almost three quarters of these were in the age group
between 10 and 15 years. (www.nobullying.com)
In a shock to parents,
Australia has been
ranked number one for
bullying on social
networks with one in
four children bullied
online …
(www.mandurahmail.com.au)

19. How to Respond to
Cyberbullying
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TELL A TRUSTED ADULT
Take time now to download the app
“Take a Stand Together”
(You will also be sent the link via email along with details of a
competition.)
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/take-a-stand-together/id507931486?mt=8

20. USING DEVICES AT SCHOOL
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Competition
I will be giving away two $20
iTunes cards; one to a Year 8
student and one to a Year 9.
Here’s what to do:
1. Open the email you receive
from me.
2. If you don't already have the
free Glogster app, then
download it.
3. Design a poster which
delivers a Digital Citizenship
message about either
Cyberbullying OR
Protecting your Online
Reputation
Send me your poster via email by
next Monday, February 9. Winners

21. REMEMBER1. You can't live your entire life
online.
2. When online, protect your
personal information.
3. T.H.I.N.K. before you post on
Social Media sites.
4. If you should be the victim of
cyberbullying, tell a trusted
adult.
5. When using devices at school
respect others and protect
your own reputation.
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22. FINALLY,
REMEMBER THAT
THE VERY BEST
INTERNET FILTER
IS IN
YOUR HEAD.
SO,
THINK
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23. What Can Parents Do?
Develop an understanding of how your child
builds their digital “tattoo.”
Talk with your child not just about cyber
safety but also their responsibilities as digital
citizens.
Learn how to engage online with your son or
daughter.
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24. Top 3 Tips For Parents
(according to Tanya Avrith)
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And, if all else fails … Sto
p! Hammer Time

25. IMAGE CREDITS
Slide 2: http://youtu.be/uhiCFdWeQfA
Slide 3:http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2012/11/25/5-ways-social-learning-communities-transform-culture-and-
leadership/; http://d152j5tfobgaot.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG-Learning-Online-Orange-400px.jpg
Slide 5: www.meetville.com; http://astimesgobye.com/?attachment_id=914
Slide 6: http://s357.photobucket.com/user/ReddKoolaidd/media/quotes/welcome-to-the-real-world.png.html;
http://www.expand-your-world.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Digital-World.jpg
Slide 7: http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/engage-blogs/engage-blogs/Research-snapshots/Aussie-teens-online
Slide 8: www.thecreatorsproject.com
Slide 9: www.weknowmemes.com
Slide 10: http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/pictures/homer
Slide 11: www.findmeacure.com
Slide 12: http://youtu.be/F7pYHN9iC9I
Slide 13: http://pdagraphicdesign2013.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/social-media-every-minute.html
Slide 14: http://youtu.be/_u3BRY2RF5I
Slide 15: http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/the-easiest-way-to-get-my-attention-follow-me-on-twitter/
Slide 16: www.rainbowgram.net; http://theawesomefacts.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/top-10-awesome-weird-face-tattoo.html
Slide 17: http://www.edgalaxy.com/classroom-posters-charts/2013/7/29/think-before-you-speak-poster;
www.spiffyfitness.com
Slide 18: http://www.suescheffblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CyberbullyingRealLives.jpg;
http://austinmpc.co.uk/tag/cyberbullying-bullying-in-the-digital-age
Slide 19: http://www.glogster.com/toytle/cyberbullying/g-6lhb9699se8t46k45nmj1a0;
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/pip_cyberbullying.html/context/1103
Slide 20: http://www.oxfordsd.org/Page/6420
Slide 22: http://www.adrants.com/images/thinking-cap.jpg
Slide 23: https://www.pinterest.com/thenspcc/online-safety-for-kids/
Slide 24: www.spin4.co.uk