Digital Citizenship
ISTE-A Standard - Educational Administrators model and facilitate understanding of social, ethical and legal issues and responsibilities related to an evolving digital culture.
a. ensure equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources to meet the needs of all learners
b. promote, model and establish policies for safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology
c. promote and model responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
d. model and facilitate the development of a shared cultural understanding and involvement in global issues through the use of contemporary communication and collaboration tools
For additional details, visit the ISTE web site ISTE Standards for Administrators.
a. ensure equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources to meet the needs of all learners
b. promote, model and establish policies for safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology
c. promote and model responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
d. model and facilitate the development of a shared cultural understanding and involvement in global issues through the use of contemporary communication and collaboration tools
For additional details, visit the ISTE web site ISTE Standards for Administrators.
Pre-Assess Yourself
After reviewing the ISTE Standards for this Capstone, where do you see yourself?
Modeling Digital Citizenship
How can instructional leaders model digital citizenship? What laws and guidelines are in place to guide our theory and practice? As you review the materials for this Capstone, you will be asked to examine the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship and supporting resources for lessons and professional development. Let's engage and explore some top resources in your pursuit of modeling Digital Citizenship.
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Begin by viewing the following Digital Citizenship
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Engage & Explore
Modeling copyright and fair use in education is no easy task. Using the 21Things for the 21st Century Educator (21things4teachers), visit Thing 8: Digital Citizenship and Thing 9: Be Legal & Fair for an overview of what all educators need to know.
In Thing 8: Digital Citizenship, check out the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship, Common Sense Media, and the 21things4students resources. While visiting Common Sense Media, make sure to check out the Digital Citizenship curriculum, including the Scope and Sequence, Certification, and Professional Development materials.
Visit 21 Things 4 Students, which provides lessons for students to make connections in the following areas; Digital FootPrint, Hands-on-line, Cybersafety, Social Networking & Buyer Beware.
Find out more when you visit Thing 9: Be Legal & Fair describes the importance of Copyright, Creative Commons, Fair Use, and the Teach Act in education. As you move through, consider what your staff needs to know and the impact on their practice.
Explain
Communicate your vision for technology innovation in your building.
- Download an infographic of choice on Digital Citizenship and share with your professional network.
- Create a presentation, video screencast, infographic or digital story to share your message for staff about the 9 themes and the impact on teaching and learning.
- Review the Administrator and Teacher Guidelines for Copyright.
- What does your staff need to know about copyright and fair use?
1) a link to a digital artifact - a resource, document, visual, media creation, or
2) proof/documentation that participant has viewed, created, or participated in learning activity (e.g. reflection, summary, visual representation, data or feedback from staff activity).
Refer to the 21 Things 4 Teachers Basics Technology Skills page for tutorials if you need assistance with screenshots from your particular device.
Be sure to make your presentation and representations visible to the public so you can share the links with other participants in the following discussion forum. Link/artifact will then be posted in the forum.
As you review prompts posted by other participants, please identify ideas or resources you found useful and give suggestions for other ideas or resources where appropriate, as well as supporting and encouraging each other toward your leadership goals. Refer to the Guidelines and Expectations for Online Discussion Boards in drafting quality responses.
Elaborate
Think further about some ethical issues that could pop up in your school building or district. Thoughtfully critique your building’s application of the 9 themes, including: acceptable use, cybersafety, cyberbullying, safe searching, be legal/fair, copyright, plagiarism, web site/critical evaluation, etc.
Go above and beyond by exploring possible resources that can support positive digital citizenship.
Go above and beyond by exploring possible resources that can support positive digital citizenship.
- 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
- Create your own copyright for a presentation, article, or other media at Creative Commons or add a Creative Commons to your previous digital creation.
- Explore PD Opportunities for your staff with 21things4teachers.
Evaluate
Evaluate: Feedback on Digital Citizenship
Gather feedback from stakeholders about your vision:
As you work, be sure to capture images (screenshots) of your creations showing application of communication and social bookmarking sites and be prepared to share with other participants in the following discussion forum.
Refer to the 21 Things 4 Teachers Basics Technology Skills page for tutorials if you need assistance with screenshots from your particular device.
Be sure to make your presentation and representations visible to the public so you can share the links with other participants in the following discussion forum. Link/artifact will then be posted in the forum.
As you are starting conversations with staff on these legal, ethical, and safety issues, reflect on plans and practices:
Gather feedback from stakeholders about your vision:
- Complete the Copyright Quiz from "Copyright Kids" (22 questions) and print your Certificate of Completion.
- Create a Copyright Quiz for staff and administer. Review the results, then share out with staff for meaningful dialogue about what educators need to know.
- Locate resources on the 9 themes, or focus on Acceptable use, cybersafety, cyberbullying, safe searching, copyright, plagiarism, critical evaluation of web sites, or another related topic.
- Add the resources to your social bookmarking site.
- Share out with your professional learning network to generate conversation.
- Create a Blendspace, Playposit, or other digital representation that incorporates poll or survey questions to help evaluate or gather feedback on staff understanding of one of the elements above.
As you work, be sure to capture images (screenshots) of your creations showing application of communication and social bookmarking sites and be prepared to share with other participants in the following discussion forum.
Refer to the 21 Things 4 Teachers Basics Technology Skills page for tutorials if you need assistance with screenshots from your particular device.
Be sure to make your presentation and representations visible to the public so you can share the links with other participants in the following discussion forum. Link/artifact will then be posted in the forum.
As you are starting conversations with staff on these legal, ethical, and safety issues, reflect on plans and practices:
- What is the culture of your building/district and how well versed are staff to embrace these new, necessary guidelines and practices.
- What are your plans to inform and support local educators in implementing legal and fair use practices?
- Participate in this conversation with other leaders in your network to increase your knowledge of strategies and resources for promoting exemplary digital citizenship among teachers and students.
- Identify ideas or resources you found useful and give suggestions for other ideas or resources where appropriate, as well as supporting and encouraging each other toward your leadership goals.
- Refer to the Guidelines and Expectations for Online Discussion Boards in drafting quality responses.
Capstone 5 Reflection: How do you see yourself utilizing and sharing these tools both personally and professionally to promote continued growth? How does this help you to achieve the goals of your mission? What revelations, challenges or change barriers did you experience or anticipate?
Post-Assess Yourself
After completing the activities for this Capstone, where do you see yourself?
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