Digital Citizenship

for Staff

This website has been designed to provide the resources needed to gain a basic understanding of digital citizenship, select digital resources, and plan lessons for your students.

I can...

  • explain what digital citizenship is and the importance of embedding it in my lessons.
  • explain what my employer expects me to know and follow per technology acceptable use policies for myself and my students.
  • explain how to choose outside digital resources that are safe, secure and legal for student.
  • locate digital citizenship lessons and curriculum to use with my students.
  • explain how I can be a super digital citizen role-model for my students and colleagues.

WHY

Have You Ever Googled Yourself?

What is available online for...

...future employers?

...companies awarding grants?

...college admissions?

...information agents?

...hackers?

District Policy

Using Digital Resources

Choose apps/extension or software.

Selecting Digital resources

As we prepare our students to be respectful and responsible citizens of the world, our jobs transcends into the digital arena. What we ask our students to do now (or what they do on their own), has real-world/life consequences.

By law, our schools need to comply or be knowledgeable about The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

What this means to you?

When you choose digital resources for your students, these resources need to be in compliance with the law, and most importantly, keep our students safe and their information private.

When you tell your students to use the Internet at school or at home, students should have basic knowledge to stay safe, use information ethically, protect their privacy, and contribute positively to an online community.

Control + F or Command + F

age or 13, advertise, marketing, share, privacy, COPPA

COPPA, Ferpa, CIPA, oh my!

Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Terms of Use

If you answer "no," do not use the resource.

Yes No 1. Do the terms and conditions indicate that no student data is shared with any other entity without explicit permission?

Yes No 2. If the resource allows for students to communicate directly with each other or people outside of GBSD in chats, games, or collaboration of any kind, are the communications moderated by the GBSD staff member sponsoring use? Can any posts or comments be deleted or reviewed for appropriateness where needed?

Yes No 3. Is any collected student data used for marketing or vendor purposes?

Yes No 4. Are there any targeted advertisements?

For consideration--dependent on your situation.

Yes No 5. Can the resource be used with students 13 or younger?

Yes No 6. Does it require an account for each student?

Yes No 7. Do parents need to be notified of use for consent?

A special thanks to North Clackamas School District for sharing their digital citizenship resources and expertise with us.

Digital Responsibility: Sample Email to 3rd Party

Sample letter to 3rd party resources

Example COPPA Consent Parent Letter

Sample letter to parents.

Example Parent Letter #2- 3rd Party Digital Resource

Sample letter #2 to parents.

Still Need More Information

COPPA

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a federal law, enacted in April 2000, related to the online collection of personal information from students under age 13. COPPA makes it clear to website owners what they must include in their privacy policy, when they must seek consent from parents for a child under 13 to use their services, and what the website owner’s responsibilities are to protect the online privacy and safety of children. These rules apply regardless of whether the website is fee-based or not.

When parents grant permission for student Internet use, schools may act as intermediaries between operators and parents in the notice and consent process.

Companies need to clearly define what information they take and what they do with that information, especially for students under 13.

FERPA

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) is federal legislation in the United States that protects the privacy of students' personally identifiable information (PII). The act applies to all educational institutions that receive federal funds.

FERPA protects peoples' private information. Someone else can't share someone else's info (especially minors).

CIPA

Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement an Internet safety policy addressing:

  • Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet;
  • The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;
  • Unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online;
  • Unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and
  • Measures restricting minors' access to materials harmful to them.


Schools have to protect students online.

What and How

Explore Various Digital Citizenship Programs

Resources Digital Citizenship

Role Model

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