VI. Engage

"BECAUSE SCHOOL IS A TIME TO THINK, CREATE, SHARE, AND GROW"

A. Think

Learners follow ethical and legal guidelines for gathering and using information by:

1. Responsibly applying information, technology, and media to learning.

2. Understanding the ethical use of information, technology, and media.

3. Evaluating information for accuracy, validity, social and cultural context, and appropriateness for need.

B. Create

Learners use valid information and reasoned conclusions to make ethical decisions in the creation of knowledge by:

1. Ethically using and reproducing others’ work.

2. Acknowledging authorship and demonstrating respect for the intellectual property of others.

3. Including elements in personal-knowledge products that allow others to credit content appropriately

C. Share

Learners responsibly, ethically, and legally share new information with a global community by:

1. Sharing information resources in accordance with modification, reuse, and remix policies.

2. Disseminating new knowledge through means appropriate for the intended audience.

D. Grow

Learners engage with information to extend personal learning by:

1. Personalizing their use of information and information technologies.

2. Reflecting on the process of ethical generation of knowledge.

3. Inspiring others to engage in safe, responsible, ethical, and legal information behaviors.