Teachers have a responsibility to promote digital citizenship and model appropriate behavior online. This includes advocating for safe, legal, and ethical technology use; providing equitable access to digital tools and resources; promoting digital etiquette; and developing global awareness through online collaboration. As more people interact in virtual spaces, issues of rights, responsibilities, and governance become increasingly important. While censorship and abuse are problems online, establishing clear rules of digital citizenship could help balance individual rights and the needs of the broader community in the digital world.

1. Susan J. Belcher 2011

2. istenets.t4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

3. Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:

4. a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.

5. b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources. c. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.

6. d. develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.

7. Focus QuestionAs teaching professionals are we aware of the rights and responsibilities of a digital citizen in the virtual global world?ObjectivesWe will:Identify digital citizens;

8. Understand that rights and responsibilities must addressed;

9. Evaluate the difficulty of governing the Net.Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it. Martha GelhornRights and ResponsibilitiesDigital Citizenship

10. What Is A Citizen? * A native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from an alien). * Merriam Webster on the Net

11. Who Are The Citizens Of The Virtual World?All people connected to the Net.

12. Ribble and Baily: Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship Digital:Literacy

13. Access

14. Communication

15. Security

16. Communications

17. Rights and Responsibilities

18. Health and Wellness

19. Law

20. CommerceHow the Nine Elements Relate and ConnectRibbLe and BaiLeY2007

21. The Virtual WorldWhere Are Its Boundaries?What Is Its Culture?Who Governs This World?When Are You A Citizen Or Merely A Visitor?Why Did We Think the Virtual World Would Be The “Great Equalizer”?How Do Train And Teach The Citizens Of This World?

22. Abuse in the Virtual WorldIn complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, consumers reported losing $559.7 million at the hands of cyberthieves, representing a 110 percent increase compared with 2008 figures. (reported in 2010) www.TBO.com

23. Fewer than one in 10 people who have been victim to cybercrime report it to law enforcement, said John Kane, a research manager at the National White Collar Crime Center. www.TBO.com