Are YOU a Good Digital Citizen?

We continue to talk about what it means to be a good digital citizen and how to stay safe while using technology.  Last week we reviewed how to stay safe on the internet.

















We remembered the acronym YAPPY and what it meant ~ when on line you shouldn't give out your full name, your address, your phone number, your passwords, or talk about  your plans.

 Then we talked about the purpose of using technology in the classroom and what our responsibility is when accessing information.

 Sometimes when we are accessing information inappropriate sites "pop" up.  We talked about what to do when this happens.  Some of us have had this happen before and they shared what they did.  We decided you needed to tell your parents right away and then close the site.

Finally, we talked about "cyberbullying."  Some of us had never heard of that term before.  We related it to bullying on the playground and what our responsibility is when we see it happening.  We talked about what to do when people write unkind words about someone else.  It is our job to tell them it isn't appropriate and to also tell an adult. 












Are YOU a good digital citizen?  Do you think about YOUR digital footprint?  What kind of digital footprint are you leaving?

Thank you to Sandy Karas Liptak from Cedar Park, Texas for sharing the graphics and words with others. Collaborating with other teachers makes us better!