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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

“Don’t say anything online that you wouldn’t want plastered on a billboard with your face”- Erin Bury

Technology opens the door to the world, it’s up to us to walk through it in a meaningful and respectful way. There are parcels of dodgy individuals, places and offers online. It’s regularly difficult to ‘read’ emotion in posts and emails, and jokes can effectively be confused. Being a mindful advanced citizen implies having the online social abilities to take part in online community life in a moral or in an ethical and conscious way. Respect for yourself and other individuals is vital in all connections, and it’s no distinctive when you’re online. Work to improve digital literacy by learning and teaching others about the availability and uses of new technology. Digital rights and responsibilities help to shape and ensure the freedoms that everyone should be able to enjoy online. Note that rights come with responsibilities. Take precautions with your technological equipment and online behavior to protect yourself as well as the material you share online. Be especially cautious with information associated with your identity. Though you may not picture sitting at a computer as dangerous or unhealthy, your health and wellness are effected by your digital lifestyle. Be aware of the physical and psychological effects of operating in a digital world. Protect yourself from these dangers, and encourage others to stay aware as well. The importance of knowing digital citizenship is a topic, a very important topic, and implementing some kind of curriculum that gives students the opportunity to become digitally informed citizens is a must. Anyone can be a digital citizen but it is your choice to become a responsible digital citizen.