•Digital Citizenship

•Learner Accessible Wireless Network

What is Digital What is Digital Citizenship?Citizenship?

www.digitalcitizenship.net/www.digizen.org.uk/

Why Digital Why Digital Citizenship?Citizenship?

The Calgary Board of Education is committed to The Calgary Board of Education is committed to helping its students thrive in the 21st century. helping its students thrive in the 21st century. Digital citizenship, with an emphasis on both Digital citizenship, with an emphasis on both safety and ethical behaviour, is a key component safety and ethical behaviour, is a key component of helping CBE students use the digital of helping CBE students use the digital technologies available to their best advantage to technologies available to their best advantage to reach their full potential as a student within the reach their full potential as a student within the CBE and beyond. CBE and beyond.

Media has truly become "the other parent" in our Media has truly become "the other parent" in our kids' lives, powerfully affecting their mental, kids' lives, powerfully affecting their mental, physical, and social development. physical, and social development.

Raising and educating young people in today’s Raising and educating young people in today’s 24/7 digital media environment is one of the most 24/7 digital media environment is one of the most exciting and daunting challenges that parents and exciting and daunting challenges that parents and schools face today. Working together, we can schools face today. Working together, we can raise a generation of kids who become smart, raise a generation of kids who become smart, responsible, and respectful digital citizens. responsible, and respectful digital citizens. www.commonsensemedia.org

Components of Components of Digital CitizenshipDigital Citizenship

1. 1. Digital AccessDigital Access: full electronic participation in : full electronic participation in societysociety

2. 2. Digital CommerceDigital Commerce: safely buying and selling : safely buying and selling goods onlinegoods online

3. 3. Digital CommunicationDigital Communication: the electronic : the electronic exchange of informationexchange of information

4. 4. Digital LiteracyDigital Literacy: the capability to use digital : the capability to use digital technology and knowing when and how to use it.technology and knowing when and how to use it.

5. 5. Digital EtiquetteDigital Etiquette: the standards of conduct : the standards of conduct expected by other digital technology users.expected by other digital technology users.

Components of Components of Digital CitizenshipDigital Citizenship

6. 6. Digital LawDigital Law: the legal rights and restrictions : the legal rights and restrictions governing technology extended to all digital governing technology extended to all digital technology users, and the behavioural expectations technology users, and the behavioural expectations that come with them.that come with them.

7. 7. Digital Rights and ResponsibilitiesDigital Rights and Responsibilities: the privileges : the privileges and freedoms extended to all digital technology users, and freedoms extended to all digital technology users, and the behavioural expectations that come with them.and the behavioural expectations that come with them.

8. 8. Digital Health and WellnessDigital Health and Wellness: the elements of physical : the elements of physical and psychological well-being related to digital and psychological well-being related to digital technology usetechnology use

9. 9. Digital SecurityDigital Security: the precautions that all technology : the precautions that all technology users must take to guarantee their personal safety and users must take to guarantee their personal safety and the security of their networkthe security of their network

Ribble, Mike and Bailey Gerald. Digital Citizenship in Schools. Washington, D.C. ISTE.Ribble, Mike and Bailey Gerald. Digital Citizenship in Schools. Washington, D.C. ISTE.

Digital CitizenshipDigital Citizenshipat Bel-Parkat Bel-Park

Teachers have participated in digital Teachers have participated in digital citizenship training and have access to a citizenship training and have access to a variety of resources to help teach the ICT variety of resources to help teach the ICT (Information and Communication (Information and Communication Technology) outcomes.Technology) outcomes.

Teachers will review the AUP with their Teachers will review the AUP with their classes and have a copy posted in the classes and have a copy posted in the classroom.classroom.

Students will participate in lessons on Students will participate in lessons on various components of Digital Citizenship.various components of Digital Citizenship.

Digital Citizenship at Home: Digital Citizenship at Home: Resources for ParentsResources for Parents

on our School Webpageon our School Webpage

L.A.W.N.L.A.W.N.(Learner Accessible Wireless Network)(Learner Accessible Wireless Network)

Allows students to connect their personal Allows students to connect their personal electronic devices to our school wireless electronic devices to our school wireless

network to support their learning.network to support their learning.

Digital Digital Citizenship/L.A.W.Citizenship/L.A.W.

N. ProcessN. Process

Possibilities and Possibilities and OpportunitiesOpportunities

Use the internet to locate information,Use the internet to locate information,

Internet access gives students their Internet access gives students their own link to educational programs and own link to educational programs and sites such as Tumblebooks, CBE e-sites such as Tumblebooks, CBE e-library, Starfall, Bookflix, library, Starfall, Bookflix, learnalberta.ca. learnalberta.ca.

Listen to music while working.Listen to music while working.

Taking photos eg. Fieldtrips, Bowness Taking photos eg. Fieldtrips, Bowness WalkWalk

Approved Student-Owned Apps: Approved Student-Owned Apps: • DragonSpeak (record & communicate DragonSpeak (record & communicate

understanding)understanding)• Literacy or Math gamesLiteracy or Math games

Answers to Frequently Asked Answers to Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestions

ReadinessReadiness

A child is only ready for the A child is only ready for the technology when he or she technology when he or she can explain:can explain:1.1. how their device works how their device works 2.2. how it will assist in their how it will assist in their

learning and when the learning and when the electronic device is helping electronic device is helping vs. hindering the student’s vs. hindering the student’s learning process and/or that learning process and/or that of others.  of others. 

Ultimately, the teacher is the Ultimately, the teacher is the manager of the learning manager of the learning environment and the teacher environment and the teacher decides whether the device decides whether the device is being used appropriately.  is being used appropriately.  Also, the SAME standards Also, the SAME standards and norms that are set up in and norms that are set up in the physical world should the physical world should apply in the online world. apply in the online world. 

Participation is OptionalParticipation is Optional

There is no requirement for There is no requirement for students to bring in a students to bring in a device.  The school will still device.  The school will still make available other make available other network devices that assist network devices that assist with learning in which he or with learning in which he or she can use.  she can use. 

The novelty of bringing in a The novelty of bringing in a portable handheld device is portable handheld device is significant and should not significant and should not take precedence over a take precedence over a students’ efforts to students’ efforts to understand how these understand how these devices can be used to devices can be used to improve learning improve learning achievement.  achievement. 

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Student-Owned DevicesStudent-Owned Devices

The school will not provide your The school will not provide your child with software to use on child with software to use on his/her device. his/her device.

As long as the device is As long as the device is wireless enabled and uses an wireless enabled and uses an internet browser for internet browser for connectivity, users will be able connectivity, users will be able to access the school’s network.  to access the school’s network.  All devices are subject to All devices are subject to approval by the school and the approval by the school and the individual teachers. individual teachers. 

As with any personal belonging As with any personal belonging that a student brings to school, that a student brings to school, the school will not be the school will not be responsible for the students’ responsible for the students’ electronic devices being lost, electronic devices being lost, stolen, or damaged. stolen, or damaged.

Students will only have access Students will only have access to the internet browser when to the internet browser when connected to LAWN. There is connected to LAWN. There is no access to school-owned no access to school-owned programs currently on school programs currently on school laptops and desktop laptops and desktop computers. They are also computers. They are also unable to print from their own unable to print from their own device.device.

Safety OnlineSafety Online

1. Classrooms will take part in 1. Classrooms will take part in lessons about online safety lessons about online safety

2. Adult supervision in the 2. Adult supervision in the classrooms classrooms 

3. Students are aware of the 3. Students are aware of the Acceptable Use Policy  Acceptable Use Policy 

4. The CBE network has a 4. The CBE network has a filtering system. filtering system.

CBE Internet Filter Level ICBE Internet Filter Level I

Basic Computer HackingCopyright InfringementAnonymizerLocal DenyPornographyWeapons/BombsMalwareSpyware/AdwarePhishing

Questionable

Intolerance/ExtremismProfanityTastelessViolence

Society Cult

Business Online Auctions

Sex Adult ThemesLingerie/BikiniNuditySexuality

Health Alcohol/TobaccoDrugs(That promote the use of)

Recreation GamblingGamesMature Humor

Internet Email HostOnline ChatWeb Search

Acceptable Use Acceptable Use PolicyPolicy

Students and their parents must agree to follow the AUP and sign a copy prior to accessing the LAWN (Learner Accessible Wireless Network).

The school can remove access for individual students unable to fulfill the Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources document.

Questions?Questions?