Standard+IV

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their personal practices. Teachers:
 * 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility **
 * a. ** advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
 * b. ** address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
 * c. ** promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
 * d. ** develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools

1. List the ways in which you model digital citizenship and responsibility. Include specifics that demonstrate how you teach and promote safe, legal and ethical use of digital information and technology. **

To date I have not modeled digital citizenship and responsibility with purpose to the extent that is necessary. I have shared Copyright Bay and Fairly Use Tale with my students but I have not specifically designed a lesson to teach digital citizenship and responsibility. During classroom instruction I use math realated internet sources so my students do not see me surfing the internet.


 * 1a. List at least 2 ways in which you can improve your role as a digital citizen. **
 * In order to be able to effectively teach my students digital citizenship and responsibility I have to become more informed about internet safety and copyright laws.
 * To improve my role as a digital citizen I will use internet sources Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety, FBI Kids Internet Safety Tips and NetSmartz to become more informed about internet safety and what I can do as an adult to teach my students responsible internet use.
 * I will suggest that internet safety and copyright laws be presented during a professional development or staff meeting.
 * Also, I will improve my role as a digital citizen by engaging my students with the proper use of collaboration tools through modeling digital etiquette.


 * 2. List resources that could help you grow in this area. **


 * Administration
 * Libarian
 * Technology Director


 * Web Sites**
 * FBI Kids Internet Safety Tips
 * NetSmartz.org
 * Digital Citzineship and Internet Safety

**Summary Statement** I plan to improve my role as a teacher of digital citizenship and responsibility by modeling and teaching safe and legal use of digital sources. This will include copyright laws and internet safety. I will incorporate lesson plans designed to teach internet safety and copyright laws into my Character Education/ Safety Unit, some websites that I can use to teach digital citiazenship and responsibility are the Fairly Use Tale, Copyright Bay and the Paws. In making strides towards educating students about digital citizenship and responsibilty I will have to become more informed about internet safety and what I can do as an adult to teach my students responsible internet use. Using Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety, FBI Kids Internet Safety Tips and NetSmartz.org will be a startting point in educating myself.