LibGuides: For Teachers: Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

What is Digital Citizenship and How Can Australian Children Learn About It? - Australian Research Council
Digital citizenship is a term that describes the knowledge and skills individuals require to successfully participate in societies where digital media and technologies play a central role in daily life. It is important for entertainment and leisure, learning and education, employment, and for social, cultural and civic participation.
Everything You Need To Teach Digital Citizenship - CommonSenseMedia
Designed and developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education -- and guided by research with thousands of educators -- each digital citizenship lesson takes on real challenges and digital dilemmas that students face today, giving them the skills they need to succeed as digital learners, leaders, and citizens tomorrow.
Research Aims to Refine Digital Learning to Help Children Stay on Track - ABC
Ms Maslin believes, used in the right way, digital technology can fundamentally improve education for a whole range of children — from those doing distance education to others forced home by lockdowns or in disaster or war zones. The question is — how?

Digital Footprints

Leaving a Digital Footprint - NSW Department of Education
Your digital footprint is the record of all your interactions online. Once something is posted or shared online, it can be there forever. Understanding your digital footprint helps you choose and control what you leave online for others to find.
Your Digital Footprint: It's Bigger Than You Realize - CNET
Just about everything about you is online, whether you put it there or not.
Building a Positive Digital Footprint - MyFuture
In today’s world, your digital footprint matters. To build a positive digital footprint, consider what you publish online. At some stage, someone will search for you online. It could be your future boss, teacher, lecturer or parent.
'Online Reputations' Must Be Carefully Cultivated or They Will Affect Our 'Real' Lives, Cybersecurity Expert Warns - ABC
Cybersecurity adviser Dan Holman says "these days everyone's got two lives" — one that is lived alongside friends, family and colleagues, and the other that exists in online comment sections, news feeds and virtual groups. Your data – every react, share and comment – forms part of your digital footprint, or your "online reputation".

Useful Links

ICT Capability
The Australian Curriculum includes a range of general capabilities that includes the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability. This capability outlines the skills required for students to function in the world as it stands in the Digital Age and beyond. The idea of Digital Citizenship underpins the development of these crucial skills. You can read more about this general capability by clicking here.
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Common Sense Education
Common Sense Education provides an outstanding Digital Citizenship resource pack with curriculum alignments for students in Year 7, titled The Power of Digital Footprints. Resources and Curriculum links are available here, or by clicking the CSE logo above.
UNESCO
UNESCO supports the development of media and information literacy skills in member states and around the world. These skills are crucial in the post-truth world and assist in not only the development of a well-rounded digital citizen, but also assist those citizens in identifying misinformation and disinformation online. You can read more about UNESCO's goals here.
eSafety Commissioner
The Australian Government eSafety Commissioner provides information about digital footprints geared towards young people. You can also access the eSafety homepage for further related information.