I think students and children should learn about digital citizenship. For students it is essential. The world has become more dependent on technology. Students need the internet to access their finances, to order books, or to stay in touch with family if there college is far from home, or just speaking to friends on social media platforms.

For children that use the internet, it is essential to learn good digital citizenship for their own protection. Can we learn bad digital citizenship? Yes, we could learn bad digital citizenship. It can open up a whole load of problems. From cyber-bullying, where email may get sent to children with intimidating messages of threats or intimidation. Being Irresponsible on social media, and allowing children to use sites that children should not be looking at is having a lack of knowledge about how to be safe on the internet. What steps can we take to ensure children and students are protected from the above problems?

Steps can be taken at school as well as at home by learning key concepts of empathy. That is by giving knowledge, helping to understand why the person writing these things are writing these things, and understanding without making judgments so quick. Some other steps might include how the internet works, user data, practicing digital literacy, having acknowledging of digital wellness, and having security. What kind of security do students need to know about, and how do they protect themselves?

Some of the ways to protect students are secure passwords, and having a program called, ” Last Pass,” for their passwords. Having a secure app to store important information, and having a higher level of security for emails for online banking. That is without using the same password as their apps that they use for social media. Using common sense media curriculum is a site that can hide personal and private information. “Students should be vigilant on some other aspects of security. These are personal information, photographs, what these pictures contain , property, permission, protection, professionalism, and personal brand, (Davis).” How can we help with these problems for the future? Steps are being made to combat some of these issues.

David Ryan Polgar, who is a writer, speaker( two-time TEDx), and commentator about the ethical , legal, and the emotional impact of technology has put together the digital citizenship summit with college professor, Dr. Marialice B. F.X Curran, to combat these issues to discuss the future of digital citizenship.

https://www.aeseducation.com/career-readiness/what-is-digital-citizenship

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis

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