Thing 24-Digital Tattoo and Digital Citizenship
I knew some basics about teaching digital citizenship and I have kind of skirted around the issue by discussing issues such as online bullying and repercussions of posting things on line ( Netsmartz has a good website for these topics with videos and activities.) I just felt that I was not giving the whole picture in lessons. In further investigating this topic, some of the basic questions are: What is Digital Footprint? What trails are you leaving online? Have you Googled yourself lately? Or checked other search engines like Pipl ? What is public about you on Facebook? Things you share online are permanent, just like a tattoo! What does your Digital Tattoo look like? This is a huge topic, covering topics like online reputation, privacy, bullying, responsibility, safety, fair-use, sharing, opportunities, courtesy, and citizenship. Our students (and many of us!) are living huge portions of their lives online, and as educators we need to understand...