Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.

1. July 1, 2014
Digital Citizenship:
Texting tips, the effects
of cyber bullying and
internet copyright rules
by Erica Reid

2. What is digital citizenship?
“The quality of an individual’s response to
membership in a community.”
Source: teachthought.com
“Self-monitored participation that reflects conscious
interdependence with all (visible and less visible)
community members”
“The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns
that impact the ecology of digital content and
communities.”
“The self-monitored habits that sustain and improve
the digital communities you enjoy or depend on.”

3. Texting 101: The Rules of Engagement
–According to these sources: cosmpolitan.com, and mannermentor.com

4. • DON’T OVER ANALYZE
Dissecting a text and analyzing it to death will send you stir
crazy! If you’re not sure of the meaning of a text try not to
jump to conclusions, texts lack tone so it’s easy to take things
the wrong way.!
• USE BREAK UP ETIQUETTE
For many of you, Sex and the City was before your time, but
there was an episode where the lead actress, Carrie, was
dumped by a post it? Breaking up with someone via text is
just as bad! – don’t do it!!
• MASS TEXTING IS ANNOYING
Ever sent a text for 20 people in hopes that you get a diverse
round of responses. Well it’s not so fun when those other 19
people don’t know each other. It’s clogs up the thread for
everyone. A better option- What’sApp.!
• THE TEXTING CULT
There is always at least one point in the night — a lull in the
conversation, a pause between thoughts — when it gets really
quiet, and you look around and realize that all your friends
are busy texting. Resist the urge to choose some random
person in your contacts to send a useless message to. !
•THE DOUBLE MESSAGE
Yes, everyone screens calls, and texting someone after leaving
a voice message doesn’t increase the person’s urgency to call
you back. Just be patient and trust that they’ll return your call.!
Source: cosmopolitan.com
Let’s talk about TEXTING 😉

5. Let’s talk about TEXTING 😉
Texting in itself isn’t bad or good. It’s in how we use it.
SEVEN GOLDEN RULES FOR PROPER TEXTING
1.Keep them short. More than 160 characters means that a phone
call or e-mail is the better way to deliver your message.
2.It’s super easy for your tone to be misunderstood in a text, even
more so than an in e-mail. That’s why texts are best left for
mundane messages like, “I’m home safely!” or, “See you at 8:00 PM
at your house.”
3.Texting while you’re with others is as rude as getting up and leaving
them in mid-sentence. Just don’t do it! Also, don’t text in movies,
church, meetings, class, or while at someone’s house.
4.Texting is the most informal form of communicating.
5.Don’t use text lingo and shorthand unless the context of your text is
positive.
6.Don’t leave them guessing. If the recipient likely doesn’t have your
cell phone number stored in their phone, make sure to let them
know who you are before composing the rest of your text. For
example: “Sarah (from Biology class)…”
7.Don’t ever text, or read a text while driving! Maybe you haven’t hurt
yourself or anyone yet; but this just could be the time! Don’t do it,
ever!
!!

6. Cyber Bullying: When social media becomes a nightmare

7. Statistics on cyber bullying

8. The many forms of cyber bullying
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✤ Sending mean messages or threats to a person's email account or cell
phone
✤ Spreading rumors online or through texts
✤ Posting hurtful or threatening messages on social networking sites or web
pages
✤ Stealing a person's account information to break into their account and send
damaging messages
✤ Pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person
✤ Taking unflattering pictures of a person and spreading them through cell
phones or the Internet
✤ Sexting, or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages about a
person

9. Top things which are not allowed on social media
✤ Bullies and bullying
✤ Trolls and trolling
✤ Writing rude or mean questions or comments, or anything that upsets
or embarrasses someone else
✤ Posting horrible, disgusting or distressing pictures or videos
✤ Anything pornographic, sexually explicit or violent
✤ Threatening behavior
✤ Racist behavior or anything which attacks someone's race, religion or
sexuality
✤ Anything which is illegal
✤ Spreading lies about anyone or saying or posting anything which you
know to be untrue
✤ Sending people spam
✤ Posting things which don't belong to you or which you have no right to
post
✤ Spreading viruses
✤ Trying to get hold of any personal or private information
✤ Pretending to be someone you're not (CATFISHING)
✤ Posting anything which could damage or harm you or anyone else

10. Cyber bullying
Samples of real harassing messages
•You haven’t learned anything. But you will. Payback is coming.
•You’re ugly, fat and no one likes you.
•Who are you trying to fool? Everyone can see what a stupid, lazy idiot you are.
•You should really just kill yourself. You know no one likes you.
•Go kill yourself
Being cyber bullied can make people feel helpless, but there are steps you can take to protect
yourself and your friends, seek help. The most important thing to do is to talk to an adult you trust
as soon as you realize there is a problem.

11. Bullies all look the same online
Until they get caught

12. Cyber-bullying is illegal
Think B4 U Click- unintended consequences can be life changing
2013 – A 12 and 14-year-old are charged with
felonies in a cyber bullying case that caused a Polk
County girl to take her own life.
Source: newyorkdailynews.com
2012 – Six students arrested for posting embarrassing
photos, offensive language, and threats for violence
against three fellow classmates. Source: WXII12.COM
2009 – Hillary Transue was sentenced to three
months at a juvenile detention center on a charge of
harassment, after dedicating a myspace to mocking
an assistant principal at her high school. Source:
nytimes.com

13. Victims are convinced, and feel trapped in the
commotion of verbal abuse.

14. 01
Cyber Suicide

15. 01
Call the police immediately
• Don’t just report to Facebook or the social media platform where
the abuse is taking place, alert the police.
2009 –After a post of a drunken
picture of Carolina quickly
spread across Facebook, she
was so devastated by the
negative criticism from her
peers that she committed
suicide by jumping out of her
window.
!
Friends and family requested
that Facebook remove the
strong content, but it was never
removed.
!
Her death could have been
avoided if her friends and
family would have called the
police.

16. Copyright Crash Course: An introduction to
internet copyright rules
According to Social Media Times: Contrary to popular belief, the Internet is not a free-
for-all. But the ability to copy and paste content from one page to another is just so
easy, many people think that if it’s on the Internet, it’s up for grabs. The truth is that
content is copyrighted from the moment it is created, protecting both the content and
its author from theft. For bloggers, that means the content that you write is your own,
and no one else has the right to use that content without obtaining the proper
permission.

17. What is Intellectual Property
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind – songs, essays, paintings,
designs, novels, photographs and yes, even blog posts.
Writers, artists and
other authors of
intellectual property rely
on their right to claim
ownership of their
creations in order to
build their professional
reputations, grow their
careers and make a
living off of their work.
Their original work holds
value based on the
time, skills, equipment,
education and
experience required to
produce it.
Photography, written works, and visual design are all creative works. When in doubt,
contact the creator and ask permission for use.

18. DMCA (Digital Millenium Content Act)
Six kinds of unlicensed uses of copyrighted material that may be
considered fair (fair use), under certain limitations are:
!
1. Commenting or critiquing of copyrighted material!
2. Use for illustration or example!
3. Incidental or accidental capture of copyrighted material!
4. Memorializing or rescuing of an experience or event!
5. Use to launch a discussion!
6. Recombining to make a new work, such as a mashup or a remix,
whose elements depend on relationships between existing works

19. Photo credit
Commenting or critiquing of
copyrighted material
Incidental or accidental capture of
copyrighted material
“I Got My Eye on You” by Nari and Milani
Examples of Fair Use

20. Fundamental Principles of Copyright
Copyright law applies to nearly all creative and intellectual works.
Works are protected automatically, without copyright notice or registration.
Copyright protection lasts for many decades.
Uses are also allowed with permission.
U.S. copyright law applies to domestic and foreign works.

21. Thank you
Erica Reid