Unit 23: Digital Citizenship and Netiquette

The Internet and Internet-enabled technologies continue to develop very fast. This has many benefits, but it changes to the way in which learners learn, communicate and interact.
Learners are keen and avid users of the Internet and mobile technologies. They are seen as ‘digital natives’, always surrounded by technologies. There are many social, educational and economic benefits for learners in using ICTs. Learners need to understand what is acceptable and appropriate behaviour in an online society.
By the end of this unit you will be able to:

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Imagine you are trying to coach your class to be good cyber citizens. Create a PPT presentation or a lesson plan that you can use to teach them about netiquette, being a good digital citizen and the 6 tenets of digital citizenship.
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