1.1 Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship.
Digital Citizenship can be characterized as the standards of suitable,
capable conduct with respect to technology use.
Below are the nine elements that
make up Digital Citizenship based on the 2011 Ribble:
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Digital Commerce – Manly known as electronic purchase and
trading goods. The suitability of internet purchases of toys, cars, food and etc,
has become common place to many users. Being an active purchaser is what is
required in a new digital economy.
·
Digital Commutation – According to Ribble 2011, is “An electronic
exchange of information”. One of the considerable inside the computerized
transportation is a man’s capacity to
speak with other individuals. Tragically, numerous clients have not been
instructed how to settle on paper choices when confronted with such a large
number of various advanced correspondence choices.
·
Digital Literacy – Visser (2012), interprets digital literacy
as a process of teaching and learning about Technology and use of it. White
schools have gained incredible ground in the regions innovation implantation,
much stays to be finished. As new advances rise, learners need to figure out
how to utilize that innovation rapidly and properly. Computerized citizenship
includes teaching, individuals recently (these people require a high level of
data education aptitudes).
·
Digital Etiquette – Described by the (Digital Citizenship, Auburn
University. [S.A]) as the electronic standards of conduct or procedure. Ensuring
proper use of the internet. Often rules and regulations are created or the
technology is simply banned to stop inappropriate use. It is not enough to
create rules and policy, we must teach everyone to become responsible digital
citizens in the new society.
·
Digital Law – According to Terry O’Brien (2010), “Digital
law deals with ethics of technology within a society. Universal use manifests
itself in form of theft and/or crime. Ethical manifests itself in the form of
abiding by the law of society. Hacking into others information, downloading
illegal music, plagiarizing, creative destructive worms, viruses or creating
Trojan Horses, Sending spam, or stealing anyone’s identity or property is
unethical.
·
Digital Rights and Responsibilities – ( Ribble & Bailey, 2007),
refers to those freedom extended to everyone in a digital world. Digital
citizens have the right to privacy and free speech. With these rights also come
responsibilities as well. These two
areas must work together in digital society, in order for everyone to be
productive.
·
Digital Health & Wellness – Ribble (2011) defines Digital
Health and Wellness as, “physical and psychology well-being in a digital
technology world”. Issues need to be addressed in a new technological world are
eye safety, repetitive stress, syndrome, and sound ergonomic practices. This
can be addressed by teaching education and training.
·
Digital Security (Self-Protection) - Society is extremely highly,
there are elements who take, demolish or disturb other individuals. The same is
valid for the computerized group. We need infection security, reinforcements of
information, and surge control of our hardware. Being a dependable subject
empowers us to shield our data from outside dangers that may bring about
disturbance or damage.
1.2
Digital Citizen builds and enhances
capital
·
Digital
citizen is when an individual uses technology in order to interact and keep in
touch with society and politics that uses internet regularly and efficiently.
By being an active digital citizen, one can be useful in helping to
market organizations such as (Facebook, Airbnb, and Uber), besides marketing
and promoting other organisations, digital citizen can market their businesses.
If the business needs to get messages around they should get it through digital
citizens, in that way their messages get delivered by many people and carry the
message that needs to be carried out.
Digital Citizens however have rights and responsibilities. They
influence the way the society see a particular organization. Digital Citizen
should also take up a normative form, in which they engage with the rest of the
community.
An idea of how one can build and enhance is to get out on the society
and meet different kind of people the more you meet people the more u get
connections and have a better access to the resources you have .Talking to a
person, you both can benefit and get to know what you need from each other and
how u can relate. It’s important to be active on the social media, getting into
social media groups and that will give an access to know more people that are
similar to you, and it’s a place where you can share your thoughts and ideas.
The are many different types of websites where you can communicate with other
and learn different things about them , it’s important to show more information
as you can about yourself so people can now who u are and that could build a
connection together, before social capital is a connection.
Question 2
2.1 Digital citizens as those who use the
Internet regularly and effectively. Being a good digital citizen means to demonstrate and practice safe, responsible,
and legal use of technology. A good
digital citizen is someone who understands the rights and
responsibilities that come with being online and someone who uses technology in
a positive way.
Leave a positive digital footprint,
Know the (other) golden rule, Always be nice (and encourage others to be nice,
too), Avoid suggestive material, Beware of stranger danger and Don't steal.
Characteristics of a Good
Digital Citizen
- Uses
technology to participate in educational, cultural, and economic
activities.
- Develops
and uses critical thinking skills online.
- Uses
technology to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways.
- Respect
the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in the digital world.
- Contribute
to and actively promote the values of digital citizenship.
The following infographic shows the 5 characteristics of digital
citizens as students differ in the way they think, interact and the way they
learn. This Infographic is to help understand or simplify what Digital Citizen
is and how can it help us or even destroy us:
Infographic of
being a good Digital Citizen.
2.2
Almost anyone that uses technology and the internet has left a digital
footprint. Things that we use daily like cellphones and bank cards are
transmitting data to sever with our information and this makes us vulnerable to
the society because we are exposing ourselves to the world to be traceable,
hacked, scammed and trackable. This makes it very difficult to remove yourself
from the digital world. Some people who value privacy may find this disturbing
while others may find it helpful.
Your digital footprint is useful
for connecting you with old friends, to have a good online reputation and help
users contact content creators (authors, YouTubers, Bloggers and etc.)
With all that being said it is next
to impossible to remove yourself from the digital world as many of us use
devices every day that a transmitting data. I believe it is not a problem if
you are responsible and have a good behaviour online.
Ways To Manage Your Digital Footprint:
- Do
not give out any of your passwords to anyone
- Don't
post anything on the internet you wouldn't want your family or friends to
see
- Set
your Facebook profile to private or friends only
- Ensure
you are using safe and authenticate websites
For enthusiasts those are extremely
worried about their privacy: use incognito mode in chrome, delete
cookies and search history or download a browser like Tor - that hides your
location and makes you anonymous.
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