Digital Citizenship

Topics  Netiquette  Copyright and Fair Use  Plagiarism  Safety on the Internet  Safety on your Computer

Netiquette- Etiquette guidelines for posting messages to in-line services especially in . Do’s  Identify Yourself  Include a subject line  Respect others Privacy  Copy with Caution  Use appropriate language. Don’ts  Avoid Sarcasm  No Spam  Avoid Flaming  Avoid bad Language (Educational Technology into Teaching, p.428)

Copyright and Fair Use  Copyright- Exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute, and adapt the work.  Fair Use- A doctrine in the U.S copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holder.

Copyright and Fair Use continued…  Differences  A copyright is owned by the author/creator and as such they have limitless rights to their work.  Fair use allows for limited use of material that is protected by a copyright. Fair use

Plagiarism  The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work, as by not crediting the author. Dictionary.com

Ways to Avoid Plagiarism  Avoid by giving credit when you use:  Another person’s idea or opinion  Any facts, statistics, graphs, or drawings  Quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words  Paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words. Indiana.edu/writingtutorialservices

Plagiarism and technology  Online sites such as turnitin.com, grammarly.com,and plagiarism.net allow teachers to check for plagiarism quickly and efficiently.

Safety on the Internet  Identity theft  Reputation management  Passwords  Cyberbullying  Cyberstalking

Safety on the Internet Identity Theft  Ways to Prevent  Don’t give out personal information over .  Don’t use passwords on public computers.  Don’t open from unknown source.

Safety on the Internet Reputation Management  A feedback loop that allows people on both ends of a transaction to voice opinions and raise concerns about quality. wikipedia.com

Safety on the Internet Passwords  Ways to avoid stolen Passwords  Never give passwords out  Don’t create passwords based on personal information  Never provide passwords over  Do not use passwords on public computers  Do not use same password for every account

Safety on the Internet Cyberbullying  Use of the internet and related technology to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner Cyberstalking  Use of the internet and related technology to stalk or harass an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization. To avoid cyberbullying and cyberstalking extra measures must be taken to protect one’s self. For example, do not accept friend requests from anyone you do not know personally..Wikipedia.com

Safety on your Computer  Viruses  Phishing  Trojan Horses  Worms

Viruses- A computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another.  Prevention  Antivirus software Wikipedia.com

Phishing- A way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as user names, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.  Prevention  Guard against spam  Communicate personal information via phone  Never personal information  Protect your computer with firewall and antispam. Wikipedia.com

Trojan Horse- Destructive program that masquerades as an application.  Prevention  Never execute programs unless they are form a trusted source.  Never open attachments from unknown source  Update security software regularly  Beware of homemade cd’s. Wikipedia.com

Worm - Self replicating malware computer program which uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other nodes and it may do so without any user intervention.  Prevention  Use of firewall  Use of antivirus  Use of antispyware Wikipedia.com

References The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved August 29, 2011, from Indiana University.(2011).retrieved August 28, 2011, from Doering, A. H. & Roblyer, M. D. (2007). Intergrating educational technology into teaching, Fifth edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved,August 28, 2011, from

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