ED 243 Magazine Project

Promoting
and Modeling
Digital
Citizenship
and
Responsibility
Jocelyn Nava
Adults can see the benefits of using
technology with everyday life, and there are
many continuous advancements in the world
that occur order to improve that. Teachers
and parents must be prepared to teach
younger children about the importance of
internet safety as these advancements
continue. Adults start off learning about
technology, and they see the benefits of
using technology. Eventually students are
expected to use technology to prepare them
for the benefit of their future. Burton
Elementary School in Rexburg, Idaho has a
goal of having all students’ type up a full
essay on their own, by the end of their
elementary school education.
Teachers need to know how to teach
students how use technology in a safe way
because it can lead to danger if students are
not monitored with it. The International
Society for Technology (ISTE), in
Education is a nonprofit organization that
encourages technology with education.
Standard four of the ISTE focuses on the
concept of digital citizenship, and this
concept is very important because students
need to master the skill of taking
responsibility when using the internet.
Teachers must take safety precautions
because students have access to chat, email,
blog, social media, and comments.
Parents and teachers are responsible to teach
children how to use technology to gain more
opportunities for knowledge. Students need
step by step instruction in order for them to
know how to accurately have access to
information that will help them succeed.
There are many opportunities for students to
conduct research online, and teachers must
demonstrate legal and ethical behavior when
teaching students how to access the internet
for that information. Students must know
copyright laws and intellectual property
because those are legal documents. It is
important for the teacher to demonstrate
specific steps with how to use technology.
Teachers create lesson plans when planning
for a lesson, and it would be a great idea for
teachers to make lesson plans when using
the internet with the class.