ISTE Standards & Technology Application TEKS

2 Digital Citizen: Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.

2a: Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.

2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

2c: Students demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.

2d: Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.

The student practices safe, responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. The student is expected to:

(A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting appropriate behavior in a digital environment;

(B) comply with acceptable digital safety rules, fair use guidelines, and copyright laws; and

(C) practice the responsible use of digital information regarding intellectual property, including software, text, images, audio, and video.

The student practices safe, responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using digital tools and resources. The student is expected to:

(A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting positive social behavior in the digital environment;

(B) respect the intellectual property of others;

(C) abide by copyright law and the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia;

(D) protect and honor the individual privacy of oneself and others;

(E) follow the rules of digital etiquette;

(F) practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology; and

(G) comply with fair use guidelines and digital safety rules.

The student practices safe, responsible, legal, and ethical behavior while using technology tools and resources. The student is expected to:

(A) understand, explain, and practice copyright principles, including current laws, fair use guidelines, creative commons, open source, and public domain;

(B) practice and explain ethical acquisition of information and standard methods for citing sources;

(C) practice and explain safe and appropriate online behavior, personal security guidelines, digital identity, digital etiquette, and acceptable use of technology; and

(D) understand and explain the negative impact of inappropriate technology use, including online bullying and harassment, hacking, intentional virus setting, invasion of privacy, and piracy such as software, music, video, and other media.