Social, Ethical and Legal Responsibilities in the Use of ICT

Once you are familiar with the '9 Elements of Digital Citizenship' it is clear we have a responsibility to both emulate appropriate behavior but also provide opportunities for the students to operate as good digital citizens.

Let’s look at a number of strategies we could use to encourage ethical behavior amongst our students.

^{Source: Galvez, T. (2013). THINK before you. Flickr. CC BY SA. Available online here}

Study the following links:

• Johnson, D. (2010). A Dozen ways to Teach Ethical and Safe Technology Use. Blue Skunk Blog. CC BY NC SA. Available online at http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2010/12/26/a-dozen-ways-to-teach-ethical-and-safe-technology-use.html
• Davidson, A. (2010). Ideas for talking about piracy in your classroom. WikiSpaces. CC BY SA. Available online at http://digitalnatives-digitalpiracy.wikispaces.com/Ideas+for+talking+about+piracy+in+your+classroom
• Commonsense Education. (2016). Digital Citizenship Lessons for Elementary Students. YouTube. Available online at
• Commonsense Education. (2016). Digital Citizenship Lessons for Middle School Students. YouTube. Available online at
• Commonsense Education. (2016). Digital Citizenship Lessons for High School Students. YouTube. Available online at
• Commonsense Education. (2014). Digital Citizen Teaching Tips. YouTube. Available online at