1. Digital Citizenship
Action Plan
Bethany Meadows
Submitted February 19, 2012

2. Digital Citizenship Overview
O Millennials (our students) leading the way
with technology use
O Digital citizenship: responsible and
appropriate use of technology to more
effectively participate in society
O Task to enable students to make
responsible digital choices falls on
EVERYONE’S shoulders!

3. The Issue
O Cyberbullying (hurting, embarrassing
another student/group) is prevalent in our
school
O 43 percent of teens have been
cyberbullied in some format (NCPC)
O According to Pew, 95 percent of all U.S.
teens aged 12-17 are using the Internet.
O In one month, one percent of discipline
referrals involve cyberbullying on school
grounds

4. Goal - Summative
In one school year, reduce
discipline referrals
involving cyberbullying to
five (currently, about 45)

5. Goals - Formative
O Goal 2: Create two seminars for teachers
O Goal 3: Implement year-long digital
responsibility unit
O Goal 4: Increase adult volunteer presence
O Goal 5: Increase student response scores
on questionnaire

6. Teacher Seminars
SEMINAR 1 (Teacher Workday, Aug. 2012)
O Introduction to cyberbullying
O Presentation by Dr. Jenny Walker, expert
O Starting materials distributed (educator’s guide,
student survey)
SEMINAR 2 (Teacher Workday, Jan. 2012)
O Focusing on implementation of prevention in the
classroom
O Presentation by Scott Johnson, parent of student
who was cyberbullied
O Gauge progress and motivation on prevention

7. Designing digital
responsibility unit
O Year-long in homeroom; required to
receive diploma
O Curriculum includes pre-tests, blog
creation, an interview, viewing of
documentary, and interaction with guest
speaker
O As end-of-unit assessment, students will
create a 1-minute public service
announcement video to discuss dangers
of cyberbullying

8. Increase parent/adult
volunteer numbers
O Parent/adult visibility in and out of
school is paramount!!!
O Currently 8 parent volunteers; goal to
have 16
O Mailing/e-mailing information home
O Callout meeting for volunteers
O Free background checks
O Placement in main
office, classrooms, computer labs and
locker rooms

9. Increase student response
scores
O Adding a data-centered component
O Students given a copy of questionnaire;
questions ask about background knowledge
of and personal experience with cyberbullying
O Confidentiality stressed
O More background knowledge results and less
experience with cyberbullying = higher scores
O Data will be used to modify the existing action
plan for the following school year

10. Conclusion
O Cyberbullying is a fairly new phenomenon
but becoming a crisis in America’s schools
O Adolescents’ need to belong and conform
coupled with the use of technology like
computers and mobile-equipped cell
phones is creating the problem
O We hope to accomplish our summative
goal of cyberbullying reduction by the end
of the 2012-13 school year.

11. Resources
O Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Smith, A., Purcell, K., Zickuhr, K., & Rainie, L. (2011, November 9).
Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites. Pew Research's Internet & American Life
Project. Retrieved February 18, 2012, from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Teens-and-
social-media.aspx
O Stop cyberbullying before it starts. (2007). National Council on Crime Prevention. Retrieved
February 16, 2012, from http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/bullying/cyberbullying.pdf
O Walker, J. (n.d.) Home page. Cyberbullying News. Retrieved February 16, 2012, from
http://www.cyberbullyingnews.com
O Willard, N. (2007, January 18). Educator's guide to cyberbullying, cyberthreats and sexting.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. Retrieved February 18, 2012, from
http://csriu.org/cyberbully/documents/educatorsguide.pdf
O Let's Fight it Together [Online video] (2007). Retrieved February 18, 2012, from
http://old.digizen.org/cyberbullying/film.aspx
O A parent's guide to cyberbullying. (n.d.) StopCyberbullying.org. Retrieved February 17, 2012, from
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/flash/aparentsguidetocyberbullying.html
O Smith, P., Mahdavi, J., Carvalho, M., & Tippett, N. (2006, January). An investigation into
cyberbullying, its forms, awareness and impact, and the relationship between age and gender in
cyberbullyin. Anti-BullyingAlliance.org.uk. Retrieved February 18, 2012, from http://www.anti-
bullyingalliance.org.uk/pdf/CyberbullyingreportFINAL230106.pdf