In this Journal I wrote about proper internet safety which is part of NETS IV, i also realized and wrote about the fact that everyone starts at the beginning which includes NETS I which is learning and growing using creativity.
Navigate the Digital Rapids
By Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis
Digital citizenship is the idea that people learn to become familiar with and have proper use to using the internet and other technologies. In the 21st century, digital is all around us. Everyone starts at the same place, the begining. In this feature on ISTE these two women use white water rafting as an analogy to using technology. When you first start it's difficult and sometimes frustrating and you want to give up, but you start to get used to it as you go and you learn from experience. Of course there will always be "rapids" but they won't be as difficult as the first time you came across them. Internet safety is very important, especially as our world is leaning more and more on technology; so become a digital citizen seems like a great idea. When students are put in charge of admin rights they develope online citizenship on thier own.
How do you plan to get through "digital rapids?"
When faced with a digital rapid in my classroom i would like to be able to help my students get through them, in order for me to do that i would need to learn more about technology myself. I think that in this day and age it's very important for teachers and students to be well aware of the internet and how it works, not only the internet, but technology in general.
Do you think Digital Citizenship can be helpful?
I think that digital citizenship is a good thing, it is very similar to the teenangles. Teenangles are ones that protect themselves and thier friends from misusing the internet. With digital citizenship you are implying that you know and will use technology correctly. With things like this in our world it will help us stray from improper use of the internet and hopefully allow for less abuse in the world.
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