Digital Citizenship

Module 6: Digital Citizenship developed a greater understanding of the different components of digital citizenship and the issues surrounding copyright, fair use, plagiarism, cybersafety, and cyberbullying. The content covered legal issues surrounding cyberbullying and additional resources for students, teachers, and parents about digital citizenship.

Portfolio Assignment: Web 2.0 Project-Based Assessment

Link to Digital Citizenship for Adults presentation

Reflection: Digital Citizenship

ISTE Standard 5

ISTE Standard 5 for educational Administrators focuses on understanding the social, ethical, and legal responsibilities related to an ever-changing digital culture. As the educational technology leader in my district, I am confident in my own strengths of digital citizenship and that I model the appropriate behaviors accepting these responsibilities. An example that demonstrates my strengths is the establishment of policies for safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology through the implementation of a system to vet apps and services. Teachers submit their apps which are then checked to determine if the privacy policy meets AB 1584 (SOPIPA), at what grade levels it can be used, and if directory information is sufficient or if additional parental permission must be granted. The system will then report out what are the “approved” district apps and for which student audiences. The next step for this system is to train teachers and administrators to do a perfunctory check of the app before submitting so that they are responsible for their decisions of what to use in instruction.

The area of growth for this ISTE standard is to facilitate the development of a shared cultural understanding and involvement in global issues. Bringing awareness of how to use communication and collaboration tools on a global platform in such a way that is responsible and safe is something that needs more work as I am not comfortable with removing the “walled garden” for students based upon the types of internal communications that I am privy to. The next steps are to present the types of irresponsible ways students are interacting with each other to teachers and administrators and to then develop an action plan on how to begin teaching our students that their interactions are not appropriate.