Keynote presentation for Halton Catholic District School Board given on November 18, 2011 in Oakville, Ontario.

1. Exploring Digital Citizenship, Digital Identity &
Connected Learning
Dr. Alec Couros
Halton Catholic District School Board
November 18, 2011

2. #hcdsb
couros.wikispaces.com/hcdsb

3. digital citizenship

4. Faculty Profile

5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3974469907/

6. The Blur

8. Life Stream

9. eci831.ca

11. context

12. Changes
Early Day of PC in Schools Today’s Social/Mobile Reality

15. Mobile Reality

18. media stats (2010)
• 107 trillion emails (89% spam), from 1.04 billion users.
• 255 million websites
• 1.97 billion Internet users
• 152 millions blogs
• 600 million Facebook users (sharing 30 billion pieces of
content per month)
• 2 billion videos watched on Youtube daily
• 5 billion photos hosted on Flickr
Stats as of January 2011 via Royal Pingdom

20. “Just as the telephone, automobile, and
airplane reshaped our society in the first half
of the twentieth century, the new digital
infrastructure is beginning to reshape
institutions in the twenty-first.”
John Seely Brown
20

21. youth & social media

22. Maria Aragon

29. “In July 2003, the student’s family filed a $250,000
lawsuit against the family of four of his schoolmates.
The lawsuit stated in part that he “had to endure, and
still endures today, harassment and derision from his
high-school mates and from the public at large.”

32. (digital) citizenship

34. “Digital Citizenship is a concept which
helps teachers and technology leaders
understand what students should know to
use technology appropriately. But Digital
Citizenship is more than just a teaching
tool, it is a way to prepare students for a
society full of technology.” (Ribble)

35. ‘cyber-safety’
(digital citizenship 1.0)

37. Sexual predation is a concern ...
existed before the Internet, but is
overblown by the media.
Bullying & harrassment are the most
frequent threats faced by minors
both online and offline.

38. be cautious with what you share
and who you share with
online or offline

39. Easily Copied Instantly Shared
Easily Edited Viewable by Millions

40. PRIVATE by DEFAULT
PUBLIC with EFFORT

41. CONTROL
FEAR
PREDICTABILITY
VULNERABILITY

42. BYOD

43. http://www.flickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073

44. info/media literacy

53. no longer just consumption...

56. Best Job in the World

60. On Digital Video
• “Ten years ago, not one student in
a hundred, nay, one in a thousand,
could have produced videos like
this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital
and important skill, and one
utterly necessary not simply from
the perspective of creating but
also of comprehending video
Stephen Downes communication today.

61. network literacy

62. Network Literacies
• “Understanding how
networks work is one of
the most important
literacies of the 21st
century.” (2010)
@hrheingold

63. Politics
Howard Rheingold
http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html

64. Services

65. Reputation

66. Shared Projects
“Dear Photograph:Thank you for everything we had.”

68. Human Connections

70. God bless you and your family
through this difficult time.

71. My best attempt, I only
removed the tubing, left
colors and levels alone. I
am sorry for your loss.

72. I color corrected the
skintones a bit as well.

73. minor lighting, a 6 x 4 crop for printing in standard size &
removed some of the background.
well done fellow redditors !!!!

74. Hope nobody thinks this is in poor taste... please accept
my warmest wishes and deepest sympathy for your loss.

75. Fixed
the
chair

76. OK black background gone. Sorry it took so long, had
to start over. Thanks again to wahoorob for doing the
hard part.

77. Sorry for the late help. I went
for simplicity. Enjoy - and I
hope you remember her well.

78. (digital) identity

80. “The average digital birth of children
happens at about 6 months.”
“In Canada, US, UK, France Italy,
Germany & Spain ... 81% of children
under the age of two have some kind
of digital profile or footprint.”

81. “Cisco just offered me a job!
Now I have to weigh the utility
of a fatty paycheck against
the daily commute and hating
the work.”

84. From: http://
www.blogherald.com/
2009/08/22/drunk-
pictures-on-your-
facebook-profile-think-
again/

85. The three main reasons why people were not hired
after their profile was checked were:
• Candidate posted provocative or inappropriate
photographs or information – 53 percent
• Candidate posted content about them drinking or
using drugs – 44 percent
• Candidate bad-mouthed their previous employer,
co-workers or clients – 35 percent

86. But Social network profiles have
helped candidates as well...

87. inspirations

88. considerations

89. transition

90. Personal Learning Network

91. examples

92. Example #1.1: Power Of (Global) Audience
ps22chorus.blogspot.com

93. Example #2.1: Utilizing Networks

95. Example #2.2: Utilizing Networks

96. Example #2.3: Utilizing Networks

97. Example #2.4: Utilizing Networks

98. Example #2.5: Utilizing Networks

99. Example #3.1: Teaching/Learning Online

100. Example #3.2: Teaching/Learning Online

101. Example #3.3: Teaching/Learning Online

104. Example #4.1: PD Anytime, Anywhere

105. Example #4.2: PD Anytime, Anywhere
@jgates513

106. there are thousands of examples
but this is not the norm

107. big ideas

108. Sharing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

110. Identity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaumedurgell/740880616/sizes/l/in/photostream/

111. http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/

112. Relationships

113. @shareski

115. Don’t limit a child to your
own learning, for he was born
in another time. ~Tagore
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