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Have you ever used a digital device for communicating via email, text message, or phone call? How about creating and consuming digital content such as: recording a video, watching a movie, or playing your favorite video game? If you answer yes to any of these questions, this makes you a digital citizen!
Being a digital citizen is much more than just navigating the online world; it’s about doing it in a manner that is safe, responsible, and appropriate—in this case, for both the protégé and the mentor. Within the mentoring relationship, digital citizenship is necessary for demonstrating how protégés and mentors should interact, communicate, and learn accordingly through digital interactions. Mentors can help educate and advise their protégés to assume appropriate online practices. This will help the protégé navigate digital interactions not only with their mentors but also with employers, teachers, and peers. Below, you will find tools and resources that you (the protégé or mentor) can review to discover more about digital citizenship.
Conversation Starters: Exploring the Internet
Conversation Starters: Exploring the Internet
Where do you get information online?
Where do you communicate online?
What social media, messaging or other apps do you use to communicate with others online?
Conversation Starters: Online Behaviors and Safety
Conversation Starters: Online Behaviors and Safety
What behaviors can you engage in to be considered a good digital citizen?
What behaviors might someone engage in to be considered a bad digital citizen?
How should one behave during a digital interaction, such as when interacting with your protégé or mentor?
What measures do you take to stay safe online?
Have you ever encountered a difficult situation online?
If so, how did you handle it?
Was there someone that you went to for help?
What are some examples of what not to do on the internet?
What are some benefits and drawbacks of using digital technology?
Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources
Uncertain about safely and securely navigating the digital world?: Take a look at this infographic detailing the dos and don'ts for staying safe on the internet. While we are all aware of the benefits that it provides, it is easy to sometimes forget the potential dangers it holds. That’s why understanding what actions to take and avoid online can help you stay away from possible risks.
Interactive lessons: Explore these two free lessons together as a match! Gain insights into recognizing risky online relationships and determining if an online relationship is healthy and positive. This will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure you have a safe online experience.
Activity Ideas
Activity Ideas
Play a game! Spend time with your protégé or mentor to review different scenarios that you may confront online and decide what course of action would be most appropriate to take. This activity is designed to teach the importance of digital safety and responsible online behavior.
Take the digital citizenship quiz! Assess how you would respond to different scenarios, and, in the end, based on your choices, it will determine if you are a good digital citizen. This is meant for you to reflect on whether your choices align with the traits of a good digital citizen.
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