Heaton LRC Digital Citizenship Unit
Heaton teachers, please book your class in for the Digital Citizenship Unit delivered in the LRC by the LRC Coordinator.
The Digital Citizenship unit consists of six 45 minute sessions where students learn how to be "awesome" digital citizens, with a focus on being safe, smart, responsible and kind.
The first session introduces students to the nine elements of Digital Citizenship, as defined by Mike Ribble.
The remaining 5 sessions focus on 5 of the 9 elements: Etiquette; Communication; Health & Wellness; Rights & Responsibilities; and Security. For each element we watch and discuss some relevant YouTube clips, before breaking off into small groups to work on creating a class collage detailing the specific ways we can be awesome digital citizens.
N.B. Digital Literacy is an essential and highly relevant “element”, encompassing anything to do with being a skilled and knowledgeable user of all various apps etc, plus being a smart and ethical researcher. Digital Literacy is not covered in this Digital Citizenship unit however as it would duplicate what is already covered in the LRC Research Skills unit (e.g. search skills, evaluating information, legitimate sources vs fake news, respecting Copyright, how to reuse images ethically with Creative Commons, not plagiarising).
RESOURCES / LINKS
How to be an Awesome Digital Citizen (Heaton LRC Digital Citizenship Unit slides, available to Heaton staff only)
Digital Citizenship - TKI
Netsafe Kit
Posters
9 Elements of Digital Citizenship - by Fractus Learning
"The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship" - graphic based on Mike Ribble's work, created by Sylvia Duckworth & Courosa
Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/15664662@N02/17190424026/ Licensed under CC BY 2.0
Videos:
CommonSense Media "Digital Life" video (1.45min): No words, shows how variety of digital devices can be used for a variety of purposes in everyday life.
The 9 Elements by Ramsaes (4.50min) Brief explanation of the 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship.
Games
CommonSense Digital Compass game.
"Students explore digital dilemmas, make good (and not-so-good) decisions, and try out possible solutions through stories and mini-games – all without risking their real-world reputations."
Digizen Game
This game follows on from the cyberbullying film Let's Fight It Together to personalise and reinforce learning from that film. This game allows you to log on to a computer and create your own character that goes into the same school where cyberbullying has taken place.
You have the opportunity to experience a day at school with Joe, the main character, and make decisions about how to help him as he experiences cyberbullying. You are challenged to be a responsible digital citizen and find out more about keeping safe online.
The Digital Citizenship unit consists of six 45 minute sessions where students learn how to be "awesome" digital citizens, with a focus on being safe, smart, responsible and kind.
The first session introduces students to the nine elements of Digital Citizenship, as defined by Mike Ribble.
The remaining 5 sessions focus on 5 of the 9 elements: Etiquette; Communication; Health & Wellness; Rights & Responsibilities; and Security. For each element we watch and discuss some relevant YouTube clips, before breaking off into small groups to work on creating a class collage detailing the specific ways we can be awesome digital citizens.
N.B. Digital Literacy is an essential and highly relevant “element”, encompassing anything to do with being a skilled and knowledgeable user of all various apps etc, plus being a smart and ethical researcher. Digital Literacy is not covered in this Digital Citizenship unit however as it would duplicate what is already covered in the LRC Research Skills unit (e.g. search skills, evaluating information, legitimate sources vs fake news, respecting Copyright, how to reuse images ethically with Creative Commons, not plagiarising).
RESOURCES / LINKS
How to be an Awesome Digital Citizen (Heaton LRC Digital Citizenship Unit slides, available to Heaton staff only)
Digital Citizenship - TKI
Netsafe Kit
Posters
9 Elements of Digital Citizenship - by Fractus Learning
"The 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship" - graphic based on Mike Ribble's work, created by Sylvia Duckworth & Courosa
Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/15664662@N02/17190424026/ Licensed under CC BY 2.0
Videos:
CommonSense Media "Digital Life" video (1.45min): No words, shows how variety of digital devices can be used for a variety of purposes in everyday life.
The 9 Elements by Ramsaes (4.50min) Brief explanation of the 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship.
Games
CommonSense Digital Compass game.
"Students explore digital dilemmas, make good (and not-so-good) decisions, and try out possible solutions through stories and mini-games – all without risking their real-world reputations."
Digizen Game
This game follows on from the cyberbullying film Let's Fight It Together to personalise and reinforce learning from that film. This game allows you to log on to a computer and create your own character that goes into the same school where cyberbullying has taken place.
You have the opportunity to experience a day at school with Joe, the main character, and make decisions about how to help him as he experiences cyberbullying. You are challenged to be a responsible digital citizen and find out more about keeping safe online.
