1. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
EDUCATION –W531

2. RESPECT, EDUCATE AND PROTECT (REP)
E-INITIATIVE
DEFINITION OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
 Quality of an individual
belonging to a digital
community, who are
required to have
critical thinking, show
appropriate etiquette,
and make ethical
choices, actions, both
in usage and
consumption while
using technology.
 A Model digital citizen
affects the ecology of
the digital society.

3. ACTION PLAN
FOR THE REP E- Initiative
GOAL
Students of Middle School in Ashland
District Indiana will effectively
demonstrate critical thinking, practice
ethical behavior, understand laws,
rights and responsibilities, learning of
new digital literacies, staying safe and
will create a safer environment in the
digital society.

4. TO CREATE DIGITAL CITIZENS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY
FORSTUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL aged 11 to 14 years
 Survey to identify gaps in knowledge
 Construction of questionnaire on
 infrastructure to use digital devices
 attitudes of the administration
 benefits and issues towards technology
 protecting privacy and security
 knowledge on digital citizenship
 issues and information related to social
networking, copyright laws , cyber
bullying
 etiquette in online
communication, information
collection, plagiarism etc.

5. STEPS IN ACTION PLAN
Educate Teachers about digital citizenship
Focus on Nine Themes Of Digital
Citizenship

6. STEPS IN ACTION PLAN
 Educate Teachers about digital
citizenship
 Appointment of Technology and
learning coordinator
 Workshop with external technology
consultant.
 An Oath to digital citizenship for
students and parents.
 Educating threats, risk and severities
of misuse in technology
 Prohibition of texting during class,
except during specified time used for
learning purposes in real time.

7. STEPS IN ACTION PLAN
Educate Students about digital citizenship
 PROTECT
Schools should work with families such that they
are raised as a model digital citizen outside the
school environment practicing digital
commerce, digital law and digital health and
wellness.
 RESPECT
academic performance achieved with digital
literacy, communication and access
 EDUCATE
School environment and student behavior should
be promoted through digital
security, etiquette, rights and responsibilities

8. RESOURCES
Websites for educators and students
 I-SAFE – The leader in e- safety education
solution.
 Common Sense Media – This website has all
the technology resources for teachers.
 http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-citizenship-in-
schools
 http://www.netliteracy.org/safe-connects/
AND MUCH MORE are AVAILABLE

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