Digital lesson 4- integrating digital tech PDF

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lSept. 29th, 2021

Lesson 4: Digital Citizenship TED Talk: Sherry Turkle ● The internet is letting us take us to places we don’t want to go. ○ They are so psychologically powerful that change what we do and how we are. ●

Parents are texting and sending emails at the dinner table. And children are spending time together but are all on their phones. ○

We are getting used to being alone together.

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We like to control where our attention goes (only listening to the parts of the meetings that we want).

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Texting, email, posting allow us to present ourselves as we want to be. We get to retouch everything we want (not too little, not too much, just right; Goldilock effect). ○ We can edit our texts, emails, etc. ○

Texting etc, don’t allow us to learn about others.

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The feeling that no one is listening to us makes technology so appealing. We are tempted by robots for companionship. ○ We expect more from technology and less from each other. ■ Technology appeals to us most when we are most vulnerable.

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Technology offers us 3 gratifying fantasies: ○ 1. We can put our attention wherever we want it to be. ○ 2. We are always heard. ○ 3. We are never alone: it is essential to changing our psyches. ■ The moment we are alone, we panic.

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I share therefore I am: we use technology to define who we are. ○ If we don’t have a connction, we feel like we don't know who we are. ■ Connect → isolate.

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If we don’t teach our children to be alone, they will only know how to be lonely.

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Think of solitude as a good thing, make room for it. Create sacred spaces at home and use them to talk. ○ We all need to listen to each other, when we hesitate and lose our words is when we reveal ourselves. Elements of Digital Citizenship

Social media and Citizenship theories ● Technologies are both socially shaped and socially shaping (life form). ●

Internet makes people what they are as opposed to being used by them.

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Online connections are mediated by our access to technologies, our identity, civic virtues, including the right to participate and the division of labor in that online niche community.

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Tensions related to Social Media Uses 1. The connection to material practices in the participation of online communication. a. All about consumerism and materialism. 2. The comprehension of the relationship between discursive practices and citizenship education. a. Bias and control of public discourse. 3. The schism between the nature and function of an emphasis on civic virtues as a major focus of citizenship education. 4. Who has the right to participate. a. Access is supposed to be freely available to everybody but infrastructure showed that this isn’t always true. Digital citizenship ● Digital citizenship: is a person using information technology in order to engage in society, politics, and government. Why Digital Citizenship? ● The focus of technology education should not just be on the programs or on the technology itself, but also on the appropriate use of the technology. ●

We need a digital citizenship program which students, parents, and teachers can explore and respect so that we all have a common framework to work with.

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We also need to be aware that digital citizenship will be constantly changing with the times as new tools are developed and used.

Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century ● Digital citizenship is defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. ●

The goal of digital citizenship is to provide a consistent message to students and education professionals so that they can become productive and responsible users of digital technologies.

Elements of Digital Citizenship Programs ● 1. Digital access ● 2. Digital commerce ● 3. Digital communication ● 4. Digital literacy ● 5. Digital etiquette ● 6. Digital law ● 7. Digital rights and responsibilities ● 8. Digital health and wellness ● 9. Digital security Digital access ● Digital access: full electronic participation in society. ○ To become productive citizens, we need to be committed to make sure that no one is denied digital access.

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Working toward equal digital rights and supporting electronic access is the starting point of Digital Citizenship.

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Helping to provide and expand access to technology should be the goal of all digital citizens.

Essential questions: ○ Does everyone in your school have equal opportunities as far as technology use is concerned? ○ Do you have programs for increasing access outside schools? ○ Do all students have access throughout the day to technology? ○ Do all students have access to technology at home or in the community? ■ Open computer labs ■ After school access in libraries ○

What about special needs students and required equpment?

Digital literacy ● Digital literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology. ○ As new technologies emerge, learners need to learn how to use that technology quickly and appropriately.

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New technologies are finding their way into the workplace that are not being used in schools.

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Workers in many different occupations need immediate information. This process requires sophisticated searching and processing skills.

Essential questions: ○ Is enough time devoted to learning how to use the technology tools in the classroom? ○

How can students use digital technologies to take best advantage of the educational opportunities available to them?

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How do students currently use technology to learn new ideas?

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What might they be able to learn if their technology literacy and acces were higher?

Digital communication ● Digital communication: the electronic exchange of information. ○ One of the significant changes within the digital revolutonm is a person’s ability to communicate with other people.

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The expanding digital communication options have changed everything because people are able to keep in constant communication with anyone else.

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Unfortunately, many users do not know how to make appropriate decisions when faced with so many different digital communication options.

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Do students use email, cell phone, texting, and social networking technologies appropriately when communicating with others? What rules, options and etiquette do students need to be aware of when using digital communication technologies? What should students know about using communication technologies in school?

Digital etiqutte ● Digital etiquette: learning right from wrong in the digital age. ○ We recognize inappropriate behaviour when we see it, but before people use technology they do not learn appropriate conduct.

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It is not enough to create rules and policy, we must teach everyone to become responsible digital citizens in this new society.

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It is our job as educators to model proper digital etiquette so that students understand the subtle and not so subtle rules when using technology.

Essential questions: ○ Are students aware of others when they use technology? ○

Do students realize how their use of technology affects others?

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Do students know how to use technology in ways that minimize the negative effects on others?

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Do students respect others online: not engage in cyberbullying, flaming, inflammatory language, etc?

Bullying/Cyberbullying ● Similarities: ○ Both deal with one person attacking another psychologically. ○ Students can deal with both through intervention. ○ Both can continue after school. ●

Differences: ○ Technology can make people feel anonymous. ○ Technology can involve a larger number of people. ○ Regular bullying can have a physical aspect as well.

Digital Rights and Responsibilities ● Digital Rights and Responsibilities: privileges and freedoms extended to all digital technology users and the behavioural expectations that come with them. ○

Digital citizens have the right to privacy, free speech and the like.

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With these rights also come responsibilities as well. Users must help define how the technology is to be used in an appropriate manner. ■ Ex: not downloading music illegally.

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In a digital society these two areas must work together for everyone to be productive.

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Essential questions: ○ Do students know the difference between legal and illegal uses of technology? ○ Do students have a clear understanding of the acceptable use policies of the technologeis they are using? ○

Do students use online material ethically, citing sources and requesting permission?

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Do students report cyberbullies, threats and other inappropriate use of technologies?

Digital security ● Digital security: the precaution that all technology users must take to guarantee their personal safety of their network.

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In our homes, we put locks on our doors and fire alarms in our houses to provide some level of protection. The same must be true for digital security. We need to have virus protection, backups of data and surge control of our equipment.

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As responsible citizens, we must protect our information from outside forces that might cause disruption or harm.

Digital security issues: ○ Protecting hardware and network security ○ Protecting personal security, identity theft, phishing, online stalking ○ Protecting school security: hackers, viruses ○ Protecting community security: terrorist threats.

Digital commerce ● Digital commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods. ○ Technology users need to understand that a large share of the market economy is being done electronically.

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Users need to learn about how to be effective consumers in a new digital economy.

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Students often buy online without understanding the consequences: ■ Scams, identity theft, viruses, spyware… ■ Protecting privacy (credit card information, bank numbers or personal data).

Essential questions: ○ What issues related to buying and selling items online are appropriate to address in school? ○

What about buying and selling virtual merchandise for online games?

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What about online buying through commercial sites, auction sites and other internet locations?

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What about media subscriptions and purchases made through media software such as iTunes?

Digital law ● Digital law: deals with the ethics of technology within a society.

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Unethical use manifests as theft and/or crime. Ethial use manifests as abiding by the laws of society. Users need to understand that stealing or causing damage to other people’s work, identity or property online is a crime.

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There are societal rules that users must be aware of in an ethical society.

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These laws apply to anyone who works or plays online.

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Hacking into others’ information, downloading illegal music, plagiarixing, creating destructive worms, viruses or creating Trojan Horses, sending spam or stealing anyone’s identity or property is unethical.

Essential questions: ○ Are students using technology the way that it was intended or are they infringing on the rights of others? ○

Have we taught Copyright procedures in our schools? ■ Examples: ● Using file sharing sites ● Pirating software ● Subverting Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. ● Hacking into systems ● Stealing someone’s identity

Stealing ● Candy bar: ○ Laws against shoplifting ○ Causes loss of revenue store ○ We typically teach our children/students it is not appropriate ●

Downloading songs: ○ Laws against downloading - but many opportunities ○ Can decrease revenue for companies ○ We don’t always state to children/students that it is wrong.

Digital Health and Wellness ● Digital Health and Wellness: physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world. ○ Eye safety, repetitive stress syndrome and sound ergonomic practices are issues that need to be addressed in a new technological world.

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Beyond the physical issues are those of the psychological issues that are becoming more prevalent such as internet addiction.

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Users need to be taught that there are inherent dangers of technology.

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Digital citizenship includes a culture where technology users are taught how to protect themselves through education and training.

Examples: ○ Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

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○ Eyestrain, poor posture ○ Internet addiction Driving issues ● Drinking: ○ Alcohol addiction ○ Physical issues ○ Loss of attention ○ Can lead to accidents ○ Laws Against Doing ●

Texting: ○ Technology addiction ○ Can have physical itssues ○ Loss of attention ○ Can lead to accidents ○ New laws being passed

How the Elements of Digital Citizenship Relate and Connect (small to big) ● Core goals: improve learning outcomes and prepare students to become 21st-century citizens. ●

Student learning & Academic performance: digital literacy, digital communication and digital access.

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School environment & Student behaviour: digital security, digital etiquette and digital rights & responsibilities.

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Student life outside the school environment: digital health and wellness, digital law and digital commerce.

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