Digital Citizenship Project By Allen Naylor Ed 505

Basic Internet Do’s & Don'ts  What would we do without the internet in today’s society?  We use the internet to explore communication needs, help develop instruction, entertainment use, as well as, many more uses.  Do you always feel safe when you are on the internet?

Topics We Will Look At  Netiquette on Social Media Sites  Copyright Laws  Fair Use  Plagiarism  Safety on the Internet  Safety on your Computer Let’s take a look

Netiquette What is Netiquette? Netiquette is the etiquette guidelines that govern behavior when communicating on the internet on social media sites. Lets look at some do’s and don'ts when it comes to Netiquette.

Netiquette continued  Identify yourself  Always include a subject line  Avoid sarcasm  Respect other’s privacy  Acknowledge and return messages promptly  Copy with caution  No spam (a.k.a. junk mail)  Be concise  Use appropriate language  Use appropriate emotion icons  Use appropriate intensifiers to help convey your message

Copyright Laws   Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.   This includes the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work in any way.   Media prints, videos, photographs, etc. all can have a copyright on them.

Fair Use  A limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work that allows limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders.  There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.

Copyright vs. Fair Use  A copyrighted piece of work whether an image, video, media print, etc. is protected by law not to be used without permission from original owner.  Fair Use grants the right to reproduce or others to reproduce for commercial nature or educational purposes.

Plagiarism  To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own  To use (another's production) without crediting the source  To commit literary theft  To present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

How to Avoid Plagiarism  The best way to avoid plagiarism is to teach the rules.  Teach students the do’s and don'ts and why it is wrong.  Using websites is a great technology intervention to check and prevent plagiarism.  Websites such as: and

Safety on the Internet Here are some terms about internet safety that children need to know about.  Identity Theft - form of fraud or cheating of another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name.

Safety on Internet cont.  Reputation Management - the process of tracking an entity's actions and other entities' opinions about those actions; reporting on those actions and opinions; and reacting to that report creating a feedback loop.  Passwords - A secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource. The password should be kept secret from those not allowed access.

Safety on Internet cont.  Cyber-bullying - the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner.  Cyber-stalking - the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization. It may include false accusations, monitoring, making threats, identity theft, damage to data or equipment, the solicitation of minors for sex, or gathering information in order to harass.

Safety on Your Computer  Using your computer at home is not always as safe as you might think.  Malicious programs such as viruses and hackers are out there to gain unauthorized information, as well as, destroy your personal information on your computer, and your computer in general

Safety on Your Computer cont.  A virus is a computer program produced to corrupt information on your computer.  Trojan horses and worms are two types of computer viruses.  There are two ways to get a virus on your computer. 1.Through attachments 2.Through downloaded files

Safety on Your Computer cont.  Another potential hazard to your computer is hackers. The hackers try to phish for your personal information.  Phishing - a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Conclusion  There are many laws and bylaws we need to abide by when we are on our computers.  Always keep your passwords to yourself.  Always keep updated antivirus software uploaded on your personal computer.  Always be cautious of fishy s and do not download their attachments or files.

Work Cited  Doering, H. Aaron, & Roblyer, M. D. (2010). Educational Technology into Teaching. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.  Wikipedia The online Encyclopedia. Retrieved from