Digital Citizenship Curricula, K-12

Frederick S. Lane

AETN – ArkansasIDEASConway, AR8 July 2014

Lecture Overview

• Introduction•Curriculum Goals• Pre-K Concepts• Elementary School (Gr. 1-5)•Middle School (Gr. 6-8)•High School (Gr. 9-12)

Background and Expertise

• Attorney and Author of 7 Books• Focus on the Impact of Technology on

Law, Society & Privacy• Numerous Lectures to School

Districts, Administrators, Teachers, PTOs & PTAs, and Students

• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Board• Computer Forensics Expert and

Consultant

Sticky Fingers, Shiny Tablets

Kids Will Not Wait• In 2013, 75% of Kids <8 Had Access to a “Smart” Device• 38% of Kids <2 Have Used a Smart Device for Media Consumption• 17% of Kids <8 Have Used a Smart Device Daily• Screen Time on Smart Devices for <8 Kids Increased from :43 in 2011 to 1:07

The mGen• Percentages of Children Carrying a Mobile

Phone:• High School – 95%• Middle School – 75%• Elementary School – 50%

• At Least Half of Mobile Phones Are “Smart”• Average Age for Getting First Mobile Phone

Is <10

Curriculum Goals

• Enhancement of “Traditional” Learning•Digital Competency•Digital Literacy•Digital Safety•Digital Citizenship

Enhancement of Traditional Learning

• Entertaining Introduction of Concepts• Access to Vast Quantities of Information• Programs and Apps to Inspire Creativity• Development of Skills Critical to 21st Century Adulthood• Family Life• Employment• Citizenship

Pre-K Concepts

• Limited Exposure to Devices• Curated Content• Introduction to Basic Concepts:• Alphabet, Numbers, etc.•Music• Interactive Videos, Photos, Animation

Elementary School (Gr. 1-5)

• Significant Adoption of Devices Between Ages 6 and 10• Integration into Learning Environment•Distinguish Between Device as Object and Device as Tool

Elementary School (Gr. 1-5)

•Device as Object:•Ownership of Device•Respect Other’s Property•Care and Handling•Observance of School Rules

Elementary School (Gr. 1-5)

• Device as Tool:• Introduction of Research Concepts• Crossing the Information Highway Safely• Avoiding Cybercliques• Introduction to Concept of Privacy• Innocence Lost?

Middle School (Gr. 6-8)• Arguably the Most Challenging Digital Education Environment:• Accelerating Intellectual Development• Sophisticated Device Users• Often Risky Online Behavior• Complicated Social Relationships• Hormones

Middle School (Gr. 6-8)

•Concepts for Digital Literacy:• Anyone Can Publish on the Internet• Learning to Evaluate Sources• Intellectual Property Concepts•Understanding Plagiarism•Digital Honor Codes

Middle School (Gr. 6-8)• Digital Safety: Cybertraps for the Young• Online Exposure of Personal Info• Cyberbullying• Cyberharrassment• Identity Theft• Sexting

Middle School (Gr. 6-8)• Digital Citizenship for Middle Schoolers:• Protecting Personal Privacy• Respecting Boundaries• Understanding Acceptable Uses• Digital Advocacy• Consequences of Electronic Misbehavior

High School (Gr. 9-12)

•Digital Devices Now Completely Woven into Fabric of Lives• Balance Issues• Proto-Digital Adulthood• Potential Consequences More Severe and Long-Lasting

High School (Gr. 9-12)• Reinforcement of Digital Literacy Concepts:• Advanced Research Techniques – Going

Beyond Google• Application of Critical Thinking to Online

Sources• Establishing Credibility Online• Criminal/Civil Concepts of Intellectual Property

Theft• Digital Honor Codes

High School (Gr. 9-12)• Longer Term Consequences for Electronic

Misconduct:• Damage to Academic Record• Removal from Teams, Clubs, etc.• Impact on College Acceptance• Loss of Scholarships• Impediment to Grad School, Employment,

Marriage(?)• Physical Safety Issues

High School (Gr. 9-12)• Digital Citizenship for High Schoolers:• Developing and Protecting a “Brand”• Understanding Networking• Social Involvement and Awareness• Issue and Policy Advocacy• Establishing a Cyberethical Framework

Contact Information• E-Mail:• FSLane3@gmail.com

• Telephone:• 802-318-4604

• Twitter• @Cybertraps, @FSL3

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Digital Citizenship Curricula, K-12

Frederick S. Lane

AETN – ArkansasIDEASConway, AR8 July 2014