2. Appropriate and responsible behavior with technology use
Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing
and abusing technology but not sure what to do.
The issue is more than what the users do not know but what
is considered appropriate technology usage.
The topic of digital citizenship is certainly gaining momentum
not only in the United States but around the world.
Whether the it is called digital citizenship, digital wellness or
digital ethics the issues are the same; how should we act
when we are online, and what should be taught to the next
generation is extremely important
3. Etiquette: electronic Security: electronic
standards of conduct precautions to
or procedure guarantee safety
Communication: Literacy: process of
electronic exchange teaching and learning
of information
about technology and
Access: full electronic the use of technology
participation in society
Commerce: electronic Law: electronic
buying and selling of responsibility for actions
goods and deeds
Health & Wellness: Rights & Responsibilities:
physical and those freedoms
psychological well- extended to everyone in
being in a digital a digital world
technology world
4. Typing tends to go faster for adept keyboard users,
which many youngsters have become since they
have essentially grown up with computers in the
household
This makes note taking easier. When notes and
assignments are saved to a computer, there’s less
likelihood of them getting lost, especially if important
files are routinely backed up
Data saved on a computer can easily be
manipulated into a number of different formats,
potentially making it easier to study
Bodies of text can be transformed into charts or pie
graphs with many word processing programs.
Students can cut and paste important quotes or
examples into essays and the like, saving time on
homework
5. The decline of penmanship is one of them
In a digital era, people are less likely to write letters by hand or
keep up with penmanship in other ways. Some children don’t
know what cursive handwriting is and may never learn how to
sign their names in “script,” which was a common lesson for
other generations
While digital communication does promote social interactions
on some levels, there are some who argue that spending too
much time staring at a screen and keyboard compromises the
social aspect of going to school and learning in a classroom.
Today’s youth are less likely to “talk,” choosing to “LOL” and
“TTYL” through texting
Digital devices may be great learning tools, but they also offer a
number of distractions to students. When a student is supposed
to be taking notes on a laptop in the classroom, he or she might
be downloading music, updating social networking sites,
streaming video, or checking celebrity gossip
6. Appropriate behavior and conduct while using the
internet and other digital tools
Forward-thinking schools make netiquette the
student's Internet hall pass. Here are some of the
basics:
Don't SHOUT in all caps
Remember: The person on the other end of a digital
communication can't see your expression or hear
your tone of voice
Cool off before responding to messages in anger
Check messages for misspellings or misstatements
7. Respect others' privacy and your own (for
example, don't give your number to that new
MySpace friend)
Use a clear and understandable email subject
line
Adjust your tone and style to the situation (for
example, don't use IM-speak or all lowercase
letters in an internship application)
Don't forward private messages to people they
weren't intended for or copy others on replies
to personal messages
Remember: Email is never really private and a
copy may exist in cyberspace . . . forever
8. Keep your password secure by keeping it to yourself
Have more than one
Make it easy to remember but difficult to figure out
A strong password
Is at least eight characters long
Does not contain your user name, real name, or
company name
Does not contain a complete word
Is significantly different from previous passwords
Contains characters from each of the following four
categories
9. Character category Examples
Uppercase letters A, B, C
Lowercase letters a, b, c
Numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Symbols found on the
keyboard (all
`~!@#$%^&*()_
keyboard characters
-+={}[]|:;"'<>,
not defined as letters
.?/
or numerals) and
spaces
A password might meet all the criteria above
and still be a weak password. For example,
Hello2U! meets all the criteria for a strong
password listed above, but is still weak
because it contains a complete word. H3ll0 2
U! is a stronger alternative because it
replaces some of the letters in the complete
word with numbers and also includes spaces.
10. Create an acronym from an easy-to-remember
piece of information
For example, pick a phrase that is meaningful to you, such
as My son's birthday is 12 December, 2004. Using that
phrase as your guide, you might use Msbi12/Dec,4 for your
password
Substitute numbers, symbols, and misspellings for
letters or words in an easy-to-remember phrase
For example, My son's birthday is 12 December, 2004
could become Mi$un's Brthd8iz 12124 (it's OK to use
spaces in your password)
Relate your password to a favorite hobby or sport.
For example, I love to play badminton could
become ILuv2PlayB@dm1nt()n.
11. Cyber bullying" is when a child, preteen or
teen is tormented, threatened, harassed,
humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise
targeted by another child, preteen or teen
using the Internet, interactive and digital
technologies or mobile phones.
It has to have a minor on both sides, or at
least have been instigated by a minor
against another minor.
Once adults become involved, it is plain
and simple cyber-harassment or cyber
stalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyber
stalking is NEVER called cyber bullying.
12. There are two kinds of cyber bullying
Direct attacks (messages sent to kids
directly)
Cyber bullying by proxy (using others to help
cyber bully the victim, either with or without
the accomplice's knowledge)
Because cyber bullying by proxy often gets
adults involved in the harassment, it is much
more dangerous.
13. Preventing cyber bullying
› Educating the kids about the consequences helps. Teaching
them to respect others and to take a stand against bullying of all
kinds helps too.
› Think about what you are doing to someone and think would
you want that done to you?
What is the school's role in this?
When schools try and get involved by disciplining the student for
cyber bullying actions that took place off-campus and outside of
school hours, they are often sued for exceeding their authority and
violating the student's free speech right.
What's the parents' role in this?
Parents need to be the one their kids can go when things go wrong
online and offline. Yet they often are the one place kids avoid when
things go wrong online.
14. Cameron was beautiful. Here's her story: Cameron liked a senior
boy, and his girlfriend didn't like that.She texted Cameron saying
"go kill yourself" multiple times. Finally,She couldn't take it
anymore. Cameron ended up hanging herself in her closet. I
miss her, and I hope that none of you will ever have to go
through what my school and I did after her death. I love you
Cameron. May you forever rest in peace.
