Looking at it through the lens of each of the PYP Key Concepts can support our understanding of digital citizenship.
In our workshop, we explored each of the understandings below. Which ones do you feel most comfortable with now? Which are still challenging? Elaborate!
In our workshop, we explored each of the understandings below. Which ones do you feel most comfortable with now? Which are still challenging? Elaborate!
- Digital citizenship is ‘the ability to participate in society online.’ It includes consuming and creating digital content as well as interaction. form
- Digital literacy includes awareness of safe and effective practices and the ability to navigate, evaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies. function
- Digital technologies enable us to communicate and collaborate with people all over the world, expanding learning opportunities and increasing global awareness. connection
- Active digital citizenship provides opportunities for intercultural understanding and exposure to diverse points of view. perspective
- Anyone can publish powerful writing, pictures and video for a global audience. Digital citizenship includes making valuable contributions to the online environment. creativity (which isn’t one of the PYP key concepts, but maybe it should be)
- Reusing content is so easy that people rarely stop to think about its original source. We need to understand our rights as content creators and respect the rights of others. responsibility
- In a digital world, it can be difficult to understand where privacy ends and what the risks are. Everything you do online impacts your indelible digital footprint. causation
- Content on the internet is not necessarily accurate, true, reliable or valuable. We need to think critically about digital content that we consume, create and interact with. reflection
- The speed of change in the world is accelerating with the rapid advances in technology. We need to prepare our students for a world we cannot predict. change
- Understanding effective practices and developing the required skills, knowledge and confidence, empower us to make wise choices as digital citizens and maximise the opportunities this provides. all