I want you to be a good Digital Citizen By: Brandi S. Howard

Table of Contents Netiquette on Social Media Sites Copyright and Fair Use Plagiarism Safety on the Internet Safety on your computer

Netiquette- proper manners when conversing on the world-wide web with others. Do’s Identify yourself in s Choose an appropriate e- mail address. Spell check s Use appropriate language Don’ts Don’t accept friend requests from those you do not know. Don’t use all capital letters in posts (seems like you are shouting).

Copyright and Fair Use Copyright- legal device that provides the creator the chance to decide how his or work can be used. Example: poem, book, music, etc. Fair Use- the right for others to use copyrighted material legally.

Fair Use Guidelines Photographs- you can use one no more than five by the same author. Music- use only 10% of a song or musical work Poem- less than 250 words Articles, stories, or essays less than 2,500 words Books- 2 pages from a picture book with less than 2, 500 words. For more information visit: pdf

Plagiarism Using someone else’s work without giving them credit.

Plagiarism How to avoid plagiarism: a)Put everything in quotation marks that comes directly from the text. b)Paraphrase c)Cite sources

Ways that technology helps teachers recognize and stop plagiarism: Google the phrase being used Use sites such as Turnitin – determine if the work being presented is original Purdue OWL- provides assistance for the writing process Define plagiarism for students

Safety on the Internet Identify theft- do not give out personal information: name, phone number, address, or social security number. Cyber bullying- someone is threatened or humiliated by another on the internet. Cyber stalking- the use of the internet, , or other forms of electronic communication used to communicate If you or someone you know is being bullied or stalked- tell an adult (parents or teachers; contact law enforcement) Visit:

Safety on your Computer Phishing: a)Do not open s from unknown senders b)Do not respond to s that asks for personal information Virus- self-replicating program that spreads throughout the computer. a)Make sure your computer has a virus protection: Norton Anti-virus b)aware of allowing pop-ups c)Do not open spam

Safety on the Computer cont’d. Worms- replicate rapidly and it contains codes that will erase files from your computer. Trojan horses- are imposters (pretend to be something else on your computer). a)Make sure your virus protection is up to date b)Scan your computer regularly

Work Cited Lathrop, A., & Foss, K. (2005). Guiding students from cheating and plagiarism to honesty and integrity: Strategies for change. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. Roblyer, M.D., & Doering, A.H. (2010). Educational technology into teaching. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. Retrieved November 21, Retrieved November 21, 2011.