Digital Citizenship

Overview.

This presentation is about Digital Citizenship. Below are some of the topic we will be going over.

1. What is Digital Citizenship?
   
   
2. Why is it important, especially in the virtual classroom?
   
   
3. What is your digital footprint?
   
   
4. What is digital literacy and why is it important?

You can visit the website commonsense.org to learn more about Digital Citizenship.

Why is Digital Citizenship important?

Protecting your online safety and ensuring the importance of online professionalism.

• Secure passwords.
  
  
• Protect private information from being easily accessible online.
  
  
• Protect yourself from computer viruses, malware, and phishing to locate personal information.
  
  
• Citing sources: Ensure the sources are credible, and be sure to give the authors credit (as we know there is a lot of disinformation and lies published online).

An example source is provided for you below.

Davis, Vicki. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis.

What is a digital footprint?

A digital footprint is the information online about a person, posted either by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally.

Try doing a Google search on your name and see what kind of information you can find. Remember if you can do a Google search on yourself, so can your employers and if you put something online about yourself, they can search for you, so before you post anything online, make sure to think twice because whatever you post will stay permanently online.

Digital Literacy.

“Digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.” - American Library Association.

Examples include.

• Looking at information critically online to ensure the information you are consuming is based on facts.
  
  
• Citing sources to give authors credit when writing papers or preparing presentations for school.
  
  
• Thinking critically about online content creation from emails to publishing work or videos online.

Conclusion

• In the 21st century, we are learning, living, sharing, and communicating online.
  
  
• Use these lessons to keep in mind that anything you put online on a public domain can be easily accessed by anyone, including a future employer.
  
  
• Remember to treat your classmates and Job Corps staff with respect both in person and in the virtual environment.
  
  
• Remember to be kind, think critically, and showcase your best digital footprint as you build toward your future goals!

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