Resources on

Digital Citizenship

Definition of Digital Citizenship


Curran, M. B. (Director). (2012, February 09). #icit21 [Video file]. Retrieved March 06, 2021, from https://youtu.be/vgmZLXQLNPQ


Heick, T. (2018, December). The definition of digital citizenship: The future of learning. Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/the-definition-of-digital-citzenship/


Krueger, N. (2020, January 22). Digital citizenship is the new citizenship. Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.iste.org/explore/digital-citizenship/digital-citizenship-new-citizenship


Polgar, D., & Curran, M. (2017, December 05). "We shouldn't assume people know what digital citizenship is." Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/we-shouldnt-assume-people-know-what-digital-citizenship-is/


Ribble, M. (2015). Digital citizenship in schools: Nine elements all students should know. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.


Young, J., Wan, T., & Sykora, C. (2021). ISTE standards for students (S. Argy, J. Song, E. Reed, C. Murcray, M. Hamel, D. Fingel, et al., Eds.). Retrieved March 07, 2021, from https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students


Element 1: Digital Access

Digital Access Project: www.digitalaccess.org

Lynch, M. (2016, September 22). More states moving towards virtual classes for k-12 students. Retrieved March 06, 2021, from https://www.theedadvocate.org/more-states-moving-towards-virtual-classes-for-k-12-students/


Element 2: Digital Commerce

Feldman, B. (2007, October 23). Safe online purchasing practices. Retrieved March 06, 2021, from https://www.surfnetkids.com/tech/1213/safe-online-purchasing-practices/


Element 3: Digital Communication

The Pew Research Center conducts research on a variety of issues and current trends that are shaping our world. The following web page contains a list of articles that are relevant to digital communication. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/


Element 4: Digital Literacy



Element 5: Digital Etiquette


Enough is enough: Cyberbullying. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2021, from https://enough.org/stats_cyberbullying

Malick, A. (2017, November 20). Know the importance of social media in 2017 - Brandhype |. Retrieved March 16, 2021, from

https://brandhype.in/evolution-of-social-media-from-2000-to-2017/



Element 6: Digital Law



Element 7: Digital Rights and Responsibilities



Element 8: Digital Health and Wellness

Price-Mitchell, M. (2020, October 02). Digital health and wellness for 21st Century Families. Retrieved March 17,

2021, from https://www.rootsofaction.com/digital-health-families/



Element 9: Digital Security


Gaille, B. (2017, June 05). 39 important internet safety statistics. Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://brandongaille.com/38-important-internet-safety-statistics/



Net Neutrality and Its Impact on Education


Gordon, N. (2017, November 20). Why net neutrality matters for k-12 education - futureed. Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://www.future-ed.org/work/why-net-neutrality-matters-for-k-12-education/


Hogle, P. (2018, February 21). Why it matters: How net neutrality and elearning intersect. Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/2575/why-it-matters-how-net-neutrality-and-elearning-intersect


Long, C. (2015, March 11). What net neutrality means for students and educators. Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/what-net-neutrality-means-students-and-educators