The Skill Sets of Acceptable Digital (Social) Online Citizenship
Digital thinking and activity differ from real world thoughts and actions. Communicating happens rapidly, without time to reflect, debate or often, evaluate consequences or risk. Developing the skills of online good Citizenship, is critical to assist adolescents, tween and teens with a framework of guidance which allows everyone to share information and interact, wisely.
These skill sets/tenets of social behavior allow for each internet user, from adolescent and tween to teen, to promote the best, most kind, and respectful, thinking of good cyber-citizenship to the rigors of cyberspace, with a positive result for everyone. A good cyber citizen:
- Champions and supports “equal digital rights and access for everyone”, online.
- Interacts with cyber users in online destinations with the greatest respect and consideration.
- Does not tolerate or act in any bullying or angry capacity online. No trolling!
- Uses internet global resources and digital tools wisely, to educate, stay current on the newest technology/discoveries, develop excellent study habits of focus, strategy and positive thinking.
- Promotes and champions equal rights for every online user without prejudice or exception.
- Never posts inappropriate, offensive, threatening content, words or imagery, online, which is improper, potentially damaging, or disturbing to others.
- Does not plagiarize, download illegally, or pirate the digital content, property, or identity of anyone from websites, blogs, or other destinations.
- Practices security awareness to protect and safeguard self, and others, personal information from cybercriminals, strangers, hackers, phishing scams, and rogue software. Never be “quick to click”.
- Consistently and proactively limits psychological and other health risks of internet over usage, by limiting online intervals, and engaging in off-line, “no net” specified, quality time for personal interactions with family, friends, and the valuable activities of the real world.
Guiding Their Footprints with Digital Citizenry
Parents and teachers of this generation, which has not known a world without an enormous internet/cyberspace presence, are finding that whatever digital footprint, they or their children create, as they interact online, represents their profile to a globally connected world. This profile is indelible, and must represent the very best impression of each of us. According to the recent Pew Report, the need to mentor and shepherd young minds to:
- strive for internet actions which contribute to a positive outcome
- credit all sources for research
- have gratitude for the incredible amounts of priceless information they have gleaned and been enlightened by
- feel proud of the content posted
- educate themselves with specific rules of engaging on web and social media sites
is critical to their ability to be educated with strong, life-long good academic success. Young internet uses must hone their ability to build a digital footprint that celebrates their identity in all that they strive to achieve.
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