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Digital Citizenship for School Leaders

Wendy Drexler, PhDUniversity of Florida

FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

What are your fears with regard to giving students open access to digital tools?

Tales from the Trenches

Nightmare in the Media

Oh, Judy Blume!

The Middle School Identity Theft Caper

Your Mom Stole my Chainmail

Searching for “Porns”

The Content is Great! (Did you see those comments?)

Guess Who’s on YouTube…Maybe You!

What are your tales from the trenches?

Reality

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/4736264846/

Are we asking the right questions?

How do we protect our children from the dangers of the

Internet?

Are we asking the right questions?

How do we maximize the learning potential of

the Internet and teach our children to use it

responsibly?

Ribble’s Elements of Digital Citizenship

Digital Etiquette

Digital Communication

Digital Literacy

Digital Access

Digital Commerce

Digital Law

Digital Rights and Responsibilities

Digital Health and Wellness

Digital Security

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

(Ribble, 2007)

Digital Citizenship for Learning

External influences

Internal needs

Practicing Digital Responsibility for Learning

Avoiding Inappropriate Content

Communicating Responsibly

Using Technology Appropriately

Tools that Facilitate Digital Responsibility for Learning

Well-balanced filtering policy

Community-developed Responsible Use Policy

Copyright guidelines for teachers and students

Creative Commons

Direct Instruction and Guidance On going Purposeful Authentic

What can Leaders Do?

Check your paradigm

Use technology for your own professional development

Form a close bond with your network administrator

Support your teachers Provide PD opportunities Showcase best practices – allow time for sharing

Educate your community and involve them in planning

Leadership Resources

Digital Citizenshiphttp://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Resources.html

Dangerously Irrelevant – Scott McLeodhttp://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/

Practical Theory – Chris Lehmannhttp://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/

Wendy Drexler, PhD

Emailwdrexler@gmail.com

Twitter@wendydrexler

Bloghttp://teachweb2.blogspot.com/

Teach Web 2.0 Consortiumhttp://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/

Websitehttp://www.wendydrexler.com