Capstone 1: Equity Citizenship
Elaborate
Consider how your staff and students would fare in a thoughtful critique of their understanding of the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship.Think further about some ethical issues that could pop up in your school building or district, or the education needed by your stakeholders. In this section you will review resources to educate your audience about key elements and craft a plan for further implementation.
Dig Deeper: Staff Application
Thoughtfully critique your staff's application of the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship, including: acceptable use, cyber safety, cyber bullying, safe searching, be legal/fair, copyright, plagiarism, web site/critical evaluation, etc.
Go above and beyond by exploring possible resources that can support educators in their modeling of positive digital citizenship:
Go above and beyond by exploring possible resources that can support educators in their modeling of positive digital citizenship:
- Consider how you might use elements of the 21things4teachers.net to engage staff in PD Opportunities.
- Check out the PBS Copyright for Educators video series
- Become a Certified Educator, School, or District by Common Sense Media
- Visit Netsmartz for Educators and locate resources to share with staff
- Explore the transformation infographic from ISTE -- "Citizenship in the Digital Age"
Dig Deeper: Classroom Application

Let's take your understanding of this Standard to a deeper level by exploring resources that impact the classroom. Visit 21 Things 4 Students, which provides lessons for students to make connections in the following areas; Digital FootPrint, Cybersafety, Social Networking & Buyer Beware. Thoughtfully consider how these resources might be used to teach the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship to students.
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Consider the use of digital images in the wide array of projects in education. Are students using copyright friendly images? Are they adding Creative Commons licenses to protect their work? Check out the 21things4students Thing 10 - Digital Images, Quest 1 designed to teach grades 5-9 students about locating copyright friendly images using Google.
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After reviewing the resources for both staff and students use in meeting the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship, share ideas about how you might educate your stakeholders. In the next section, you will be asked to select a meaningful way to communicate your analysis.