Understanding Digital Citizenship - Middle Years Conference

Understanding
Digital Citizenship

Dr. Alec Couros
Middle Years Conference
April 2011

“Pornography makes up 37% of
the total content of the Internet.ʼ”

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“Posting personal information online
does not, by itself, appear to be a
particularly risky behaviour.ʼ”

“Social networking sites ... do not
appear to have increased risk of
victimization by online molestors.ʼ”

Sexual predation is a concern ...
existed before the Internet, but is
overblown by the media.

Bullying & harrassment are the most
frequent threats faced by minors
both online and ofﬂine.

“Some of the comments on
Youtube make you weep for the
future of humanity, just for the
spelling alone, never mind the
obscenity and naked hatred.”
@leverus
(Lev Grossman)

CONTROL

FEAR

PREDICTABILITY

VULNERABILITY

“Digital citizenship isnʼt just about
recognizing and dealing with online
hazards. Itʼs about building safe spaces &
communities, understanding how to
manage personal information, and about
being Internet savvy - using your online
presence to grow & shape your world in a
safe, creative way, and inspiring others to
do the same.” (Digizen)

Info. Literacy ≠ Media Literacy

http://www.hufﬁngtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

Easily Copied Instantly Shared


Easily Edited


Easily Edited Viewable by Millions

PRIVATE by DEFAULT

PUBLIC with EFFORT

PUBLIC by DEFAULT

PRIVATE with EFFORT

Network Literacies

• “Understanding how
networks work is one of
the most important
literacies of the 21st
century.” (2010)

@hrheingold

There are those who ʻgetʼ it ...

Naheed Nenshi

Howard Rheingold

http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html

“parents spotted Facebook
comments she wrote describing
students as ʻgerm bagsʼ and parents
as ʻsnobbyʼ and arrogant.”

“Cisco just offered me a job!
Now I have to weigh the utility
of a fatty paycheck against
the daily commute and hating
the work.”

37% of Canadian parents
share sonograms online
84% of Canadian toddlers
have an online identity
Digital Footprint

kids start young

Digital Footprint

choices are made

Digital Footprint

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/

Owning a domain name is
about claiming your piece
of the internet. You’re no
longer renting, you’re a
home owner.
http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/35723943@N00/2379057597/

On Digital Video

• “Ten years ago, not one student in
a hundred, nay, one in a thousand,
could have produced videos like
this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital
and important skill, and one
utterly necessary not simply from
the perspective of creating but
also of comprehending video
Stephen Downes communication today.

Let Go of Control

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073

Learn to Navigate Our (Digital) World

http://www.ﬂowtown.com/blog/the-2010-social-networking-map

Understand When & How to Be Private

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

Understand When & How to Share


Create & Share with Others


“Iʼve had a lot of people come up to me
and say ʻI know not to say bad things. I
think before I say somethingʼ. And thatʼs
amazing because [they] actually are
being affected by my video

Don’t limit a child to your
own learning, for he was born
in another time. ~Tagore

http://couros.ca
couros@gmail.com
@courosa

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