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Digital Citizenship helps protect students and adults alike while they are surfing the web. Most people, but especially younger children can easily click on a site that could be inappropriate, misleading or contain a virus. Providing people with the knowledge to be safe and respectful is extremely important today, almost all your information is open for public scrutiny and this does include your browser history. People are unaware that everything you do on the internet is complied into a personal digital foot print but digital citizenship pushes accountability for all users.

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Digital skills every child should know

Just as numeracy and ability to read, digital skills have become a core literacy in today's world. There are many skills we can learn to successfully face the challenges and meet the demands of digital life. Here are 8 areas in which children should develop their social, emotional and cognitive abilities to become responsible citizens of the digital world.

1. Digital identity

This is how we create and manage our identity both online and offline. It requires knowing how to maintain your integrity, and being aware of short and long term effects of your actions in the digital world.

2. Digital rights

This is your capacity to understand and stand up for the conditions needed to support your overall digital-wellbeing. It particularly involves knowing how to protect your own and other's privacy when you share information. Furthermore, it includes developing the ability to voice your own opinions and learning how to manage hurtful comments directed at you.

3. Digital literacy

Digital literacy is the ability to search, assess, use, share and create content within the digital world. This particularly involves critical thinking and being able to distinguish fake news from the reality. Moreover, it also includes choosing quality content, relying on trustworthy contacts and making smart choices online.

4. Digital communication

This is how we interact and work together with other users through digital technologies and media. It involves being aware of and managing the real life impacts our communications generate, as well as the digital footprint they leave behind.

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8 Ways On How To Teach Kids Become Good Digital Citizens

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The world today is becoming increasingly digital, making it important to teach children how to use technology and be responsible digital citizens. Digital citizenship is our ability to use digital technology and media in safe, responsible and effective ways. Explore how to support children to thrive in the digital age.

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This poster provides the nine P’s for proactive knowledge regarding Digital Citizenship. It also provides questions that will help you determine whether you are taking the precautions necessary to be a responsible digital citizen.

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This animated video does a wonderful job showing students how to be good digital citizens. Specific examples are provided for students (and adults) for each P of the P’s for proactive knowledge which makes it easy to follow and implement.

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This article helps provide great examples of when being a digital citizen was important/beneficial, which I think is great for students to directly see the consequences of their actions on the Internet. It also provides a plan for teachers on how to implement digital citizenship in the classroom.