Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship
By: Jinwoo Song
Digital Etiquette• Customs, rules for polite behavior
• Know the rule but don't follow when using Internet
What can you do?1.Respect and Courtesy2.Treat others like you want to get treated
Digital Communication
• Ways of communication
• Increase in 21st Century(expanding digital communication)
• Learn appropriate decisions when given many options of digital communication
Digital Literacy
• Require sophisticated searching, process skill
• Learn anything, anytime, anywhere
• Need high degree information literacy skills
Digital Access
• Right for equal digital access
• No matter who, should have equal access to technology
• To become productive citizens
Digital Commerce
• Buying goods on Internet is common
• Goods sold legally/illegally
• Informed about problem
• Effective consumers in new digital economy
Digital Law
• Rules online (ethics of technology in society)
• Stealing, damaging others work, identity property (hacking, illegal download, etc.)
• Anyone online
Digital Rights & Responsibilities
Rights• Rights for all digital citizens
(Privacy, free speech, etc.)
• Must be addressed, discussed, understood in digital world
Responsibility• How technology used, appropriate manners
Digital Health & Wellness
• Physical and psychological issues
Physical• Eye safety, repetitive stress syndrome, sound
ergonomic practices
Psychological• Internet addiction
Digital Security
• Deface or Disrupt others
• Virus protection, backups of data, surge control of equipment
• Protect our information fromoutside forces
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