Journal 4

Ribble, M. (n.d.). Passport to Digital Citizenship. Learning & Leading with Technology, 36. Retrieved October 8,2009 from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=December_January_No_4_3&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4193&ContentID=22675&DirectListComboInd=D

Passport to Digital Citizenship

Passport to Digital Citizenship is an article that informs youth and adults about the appropriate use of digital technology. It is intended to enhance understanding of the responsibilities that parents have in guiding youth and preventing misuse or abuse of digital technology. It states that if we want youth to use technology in an appropriate and safe way, we must serve as role models to them. Schools play also an important part in teaching children and young adults about the consequences of the inappropriate use of technology and academic institutions should serve as places where students can ask questions, clear doubts they might have and where they can investigate with technology they use everyday. A specific set of guidelines are listed in order to provide students and parents become literate and responsible with their behavior using digital citizenship.
How can Digital Citizenship help our youth?
Technology facilitates information, is a innovative resources that has become a threat to parents and adults because of the abuse and misused that some individuals do. Providing youth and adults with information of what is appropriate when using digital technology can prevent much of the aggression that occurs online, for example.
How can we implement Digital Citizenship to our youth?
School is a great place to start. We should require all students to read a set of Digital rules before using any of the school computers (of course this quiz or test should be in different languages otherwise we will be leaving some students out.)