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Five-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship. "Digital citizenship" is an umbrella term that covers a whole host of important issues.
Broadly, it's the guidelines for responsible, appropriate behavior when one is using technology. But specifically, it can cover anything from "netiquette" to cyberbullying; technology access and the digital divide; online safety and privacy; copyright, plagiarism, and digital law, and more. In fact, some programs that teach digital citizenship have outlined no less than nine elements that intersect to inform a well-equipped digital citizen. It's an overwhelming array of skills to be taught and topics to explore.
How do we teach Digital Citizenship? Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup. Copyright and Fair Use. By Denise Reeder, Lincoln Middle School This webquest is intended for middle school students and staff to acquaint them with copyright and fair use.
Does copyright really matter? If you use someone's stuff without asking for permission, does it really hurt them? Besides, anything you can find on the Internet is fair game, right? MediaSmarts.