BEING a DIGITAL CITIZEN in a DIGITAL COMMUNITY

What does it mean for you?

What makes a Digital Community?

• First, there has to be a digital world. Sites such as Facebook, My Space and any general use of communication technology are some ways you can be part of the digital community.

• Second, a real world citizen, such as yourself, can create a digital profile in these sites.

Who is a digital citizen?Click on any of the boxes that you may have done or used.

Wrote a letter to your grandparents

E-mailed a friend a birthday invitation

Read a book at the Library

Used a chat site

Involved in a sport

Have a MP3 playing deviceUsed a mobile pho

ne to talk or text some one

HOWEVER…

When you are at school, home or in public, you follow a code of behaviour and conduct. There should be no difference once you are in the digital world.

Today we are going to pair up and use the internet to look at some website that promote productive digital communities.

You are a Real World Citizen

You are a Digital Citizen

Websites

• http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/cyberquoll/

• http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Kids/Fun things to do.aspx

• Type digital citizen into a search engine.

Reflection

• Think, pair, share with a partner. Discuss: • How am I a digital citizen?- what technologies do you use?

• How do I need to act when I’m in the Digital Community?

Then…• What does a good digital citizen

look/sound/feel like?- Each collect a Y-chart from the front, complete and paste in your humanities work book.