Day 5 Lesson 5 Digital Citizenship

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Digital Citizenship

Day 5 Lesson 5

Johanna RiddleInstructional Designer

Seminole Academy of Digital Learning


When you post or respond to information on the

Internet, you become part of your digital learning

community. Every community needs good citizens! Today, we will

look at some of the elements of good digital

citizenship.


Yesterday, we talked about citing sources. Giving credit for the

information you use is an important part of being a good digital

citizen. Cite your sources.


Now let’s talk about using information

honestly and responsibly.Summarize, don’t plagiarize.


To plagiarize means to copy someone else’s material, and to turn it in as if it were your own work. When you copy information from an Internet source, that’s plagiarism. That’s not okay.


Bill and Phil are part of the same digital learning community. Their teacher asked them to research and report on alpacas.


An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance. There are two breeds of alpaca; the Suri alpaca and Huacaya alpaca. Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlink llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden, but were bred specifically for their fiber.

Phil copied and pasted an entry from Wikipedia. That’s plagiarism.


An alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance. There are two breeds of alpaca; the Suri alpaca and Huacaya alpaca. Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea level, throughout the year. Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlink llamas, they were not bred to be beasts of burden, but were bred specifically for their fiber.

This is not Phil’s own work. In fact, he’s not even sure what it all means!

Not cool, Phil!


Bill also got his information on alpacas from the Internet. But he summarized his

research and took notes.

They are Domesan

They are

Alpacas are four legged mammals.

They live in South America.

Alpacas are

domesticated

animals.

Their fur is harvested and spun into fabric.

They feed on grass, hay, and grains.

Alpaca’s fur protects them in cold

climates.


Amazing Alpacas

Alpacas are four legged mammals. They are native to South America. Alpacas are amazing in many ways!Even though they are domesticated animals, they practically take care of themselves. Their thick fur protects them from cold and wet weather. They are vegetarians, and get the grass that they need by grazing in pastures, So they require very little care. Their fur

That’s what I’m talking

about!

Bill summarized his research notes, put information into his own words, and

organized them into a report.


If you use quotes in your research, It’s okay to copy them down exactly as they appear in your source. But always place quotes inside quotation marks. That shows the reader that the quote is an exact statement, and not a summary.


“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and

understand.”

This is a quote from Albert Einstein. The quotation marks show that these

were his exact words.


This is a summary and explanation of Einstein’s quote. It should not be placed inside quotation marks.

Albert Einstein believed that imagination was more important than knowledge. He explained this by pointing out that knowledge is always growing and changing. We can only know what we have discovered so far. Imagination doesn’t have those kind of boundaries. In fact, imagination leads to new ideas and even more knowledge.


Next, let’s take a look at digital

communication.

Digital Etiquette.


Each week, you will review research

projects created by your classmates. You will comment on the projects you review.


It’s important to use good manners and kind words when you state

your opinion or respond to other’s projects.

I don’t get it. Man, that’s

stupid!

I thought your graphics were clear,

but could you explain your topic a little

more?


Finally, let’s review several tips on smart

security. Be a smart digital citizen!


Don’t share your password with your friends.

Never talk to strangers online.

Use good judgment about the sites you choose to visit.


Good digital citizens: cite their sources. summarize, don’t

plagiarize. communicate and

collaborate with kindness.

play it safe and keep it secure.


This concludes your Smart Search tutorial. Next week,

you will put your research skills to work on your first research

project!

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Day 5 Lesson 5 Digital Citizenship