technology, and how to protect themselves through education and training.
9. Digital security (or self-protection):
Electronic precautions that help guarantee safety. In any society, there are individuals who
steal, deface or disrupt other people. The same is true for the digital community. In our homes, we put locks on our doors and
install fire alarms to provide some level of protection. The same must be true for the digital security. We need to have virus pro- tection, backups of data, and surge control of our equipment to protect our information from outside forces.
So what does teaching digital citizenship
look like in action? The website for Northside Independent School District in San Antonio
(
www.nisd.net/digitalcitizen/Main_Page. html) provides examples of how they are teaching the nine elements of digital citizen- ship. Make a virtual visit to see elementary and secondary scope and sequence charts. In the online world, educated digital
citizens are well equipped to safely and suc- cessfully navigate the online world, behave appropriately to avoid problems, and take advantage of the information and commu- nication wealth that defines life online. It has only been a short couple decades
since the first Web browser appeared in 1993, and the rules of society and law often strug- gle to keep pace with the rate of technological change. Digital citizenship can help ensure that the ability of our technology is matched by the human wisdom to use it wisely. n
References
Ribble, Mike and Bailey, Gerald. (2007). Digital Citizenship in Schools. Interna- tional Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). An updated version is scheduled to be released this year.
Broadband Data Improvement Act and the Protecting Children in the 21st Cen- tury Act.
www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/ onlinesafety/BroadbandData_Publi- cLaw110-385.pdf.
Digital Citizenship: Using Technology Appro- priately.
www.digitalcitizenship.net
Digital Citizenship Wiki. http://digitalciti-
zenship.pbworks.com/w/page/17771708/ FrontPage.
Digital Citizenship: Addressing Appropriate Technology Behavior.
www.eric.ed.gov/ PDFS/EJ695788.pdf.
Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas.
www.nisd.net/digital- citizen/
Main_Page.html.
Youth Safety on a Living Internet (June 2010).
www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/2010/ OSTWG_Final_Report_060410.pdf.
Social Science Content Standards – Rights and Obligations of Citizenship.
www.cde.
ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp.
Thomas Tan is director of network and computer services with the Hacienda-La Puente USD in Los Angeles County. He has served on the ACSA Urban Education Committee.
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