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The Definition Of Digital Citizenship
by Terry Heick
This post was originally published in 2013 and was updated in December of 2018
As more and more students interact digitally-with content, one another, and various communities-the concept of digital citizenship becomes increasingly important.

Which begs the question: what is digital citizenship?

Well, first citizenship, which is formally defined as "the quality of an individual's response to membership in a community." This makes citizenship far more complex than a simple legal matter, but rather one that consists of self-knowledge, interaction, and intimate knowledge of a place, its people, and its cultural history.

So digital citizenship is nearly the same thing-"the quality of a response to membership in a digital community" would be a good first crack at the definition.

Revising that might more clearly articulate the differences between physical and digital communities, so a decent definition of digital citizenship then might be "Self-monitored participation that reflects conscious interdependence with all (visible and less visible) community members"

But that leaves out the idea of content itself, which leads us to a pretty good definition for educators: "The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities."

Still too wordy? Maybe a shorter version for students-with some moral imperatives and implied advice-could be: "the self-monitored habits that sustain and improve the digital communities you enjoy or depend on."
Overview
Term: Digital Citizenship

Definition: The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.

Examples of Digital Citizenship: Communicating with respect, respecting other's privacy, seeing things from another perspective, adding helpful information/context to a discussion or wiki page, supporting others by offering useful feedback, encouraging them, or sharing work they're proud of, etc.

Big Idea: Treating people, places, and 'spaces' with respect

Related Teaching & Learning Concepts: Empathy, Social Learning, Critical Literacy, Connectivism, Communal Constructivism

Related Teaching & Learning Resources:
63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World Moving Students From Digital Citizenship To Digital Leadership
Related Cultural Trends: Ubiquity of social media, Political 'discussions' on social media platforms, Freedom of Speech, 'Global-Local' social norms (i.e. China/free speech), Blogging, YouTube, Sociocultural equity, Globalization, Mental health, Bullying/Trolling, Clickbait, Critical thinking, 'Fake News'
The Definition Of Digital Citizenship

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The Definition Of Digital Citizenship by Terry Heick This post was originally published in 2013 and was updated in December of 2018 As more and more students interact digitally-with content, one another, and various communities-the concept of digital citizenship becomes increasingly important. Which begs the question: what is digital citizenship ?

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"Lack of digital citizenship awareness and education can, and has, led to problematic, even dangerous student conduct. If our educational village does not address these issues, the digital culture establishes its own direction, potentially pushing a productive, long-term solution further out of reach." Hollandsworth et. al, 2011.

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Luci Pangrazio, & Julian Sefton-Green.  (2021). Digital Rights, Digital Citizenship and Digital Literacy: What’s the Difference? Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 10(1), 15–27. https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.2021.1.616