Module 1.3 Edu 210: Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy. and Copy Right

What is digital literacy, digital citizenship and digital rights respectively.

skills, participation and norms, and legal protections

In Alberta how is “digital citizenship” policy and learning outcomes set?

They are set locally through Alberta Education’s Digital Citizenship Policy Development Guide.

Digital Citizenship Policy Development Guide

instructs school authorities (boards/districts/divisions) to develop their own plans and policies to support learning and protect students in open, collaborative online spaces.

What are the policies in the Digital Citizenship Policy Development Guide typically built on?

those policies are usually built with broad stakeholder input and organized as clear layers—board policy—> administrative regulations → school procedures—so schools know what to do day‑to‑day. Alberta's Privacy Laws* are then baked into the regulations (e.g., the rules for handling students’ personal information).

What is the broad definition of citizenship?

Citizenship is defined as the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political or national community. Citizenship carries both rights and responsibilities.

what is the same about general citizenship and digital citizenship?

Citizenship serves as a foundation and cornerstone for democratic nations. It provides the supports necessary to guide rights and responsibilities for civic engagement, for political engagement and for societal engagement. In essence, citizenship and now digital citizenship, offer the underpinnings of a democratic society. Education serves as the fundamental vehicle to the continuance and shaping of this political and cultural ideal.

digital citizenship

defined and developed broadly from the general nature of citizenship. Being active, inclusive, being educated and informed, community, etc. Digital citizenship creates a new form of citizenship. While it builds upon the concepts of citizenship, subtle characteristics and nuances are part of this newer form. digital citizenship is rooted in traditional citizenship. The underlying values of citizenship serve to inform and guide digital citizenship.

ISTE and NETS

International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) National Education Technology Standards (NETS)

What does NETS (National Education Technology Standards)

describe performance indicators for three different roles: students, teachers and administrators. These indicators include:

• Educational administrators will promote, model and establish policies for safe, legal and ethical use of digital information and technology.

• Teachers will develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.

• Students will demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

Digital Citizenship Policies and Acceptable Use Policies

Digital citizenship policies tend to focus on student learning and student needs. Rather than attempting to control student behavior as found in acceptable use policies, the emphasis is on how to teach students to work, live and share in digital environments. A fundamental assumption is that students will be using online technologies as part of learning to prepare for life in a globalized connected society.

Acceptable use policies tend to emphasize the problems, issues or challenges especially relating to behaviour. The focus is frequently on student behaviour, or more specifically, control of behaviour. Importantly, these policies tend to assume that digital access is not a fundamental learning tool.