In learning the greater needs of digital citizenship, I found that we focus most on personal safety, what not to post (pictures, personally identifiable information, etc), and on giving credit where credit is due, but not much time teaching how to interact with others on the internet. I have been focusing on this change since I learned about this. In the weeks since I began thinking about this destination, I have been involved in several conversations indicating how necessary this teaching really is (from Facebook conversations in the community, to classroom conversations noting the difference of how we act in person vs what is currently deemed acceptable/expected/not surprising when on the internet). I am quite invested in moving forward with this destination, and working with my school to implement these changes.

I enjoyed thinking of ways to pull people into moving this change forward. The more research I do to investigate evidence of this needed change, the more passionate I get. It was easy for me to right the pitch, because it is something I firmly believe in. I want to move our students forward to unchartered waters, and perhaps be better digital citizens than the current adults are. For us, the internet came into the public world while we were well into our schooling, if not beyond. Digital Discourse is newer for us, than it is for current students, as it has always been around for them. That makes our job a little harder. It is NOT something we have mastered, NOT something we had taught to us, NOT something we have a clear path for our students. Again, as I move forward with this idea, the more excited and motivated I am to help get this change started.