When I heard the first time the concept of “digital citizenship” I thought that I was
going to learn about fingerprint evidence of citizens or how society learns
through technology. However, I was wrong. Since I was wrong about this concept,
I can completely think that you are wrong too about what “digital citizenship” means.
According to “ Digital citizenship, Addressing Appropriate
Technology Behavior” , by Mike S. Ribble, Gerald D. Bailey and Tweed W. Rose, Digital citizenship can be defined as the
norms of behavior with regard to technology use. There is nine general areas of behavior that make up digital
citizenship:
1. Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
2.
Communication: electronic exchange of information
3. Education: the process of
teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
4. Access:
full electronic participation in society
5. Commerce: electronic buying and
selling of goods
6. Responsibility: electronic responsibility for actions and
deeds
7. Rights: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world
8.
Safety: physical well-being in a digital technology world
9. Security
(self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety.
Now that I know what that means, what is the meaning of "digital citizenship" in my personal and professional life?
Well, as we know everything we post on the Internet is gonna be there in one way or another. My parents always tell me to be careful with what pictures I upload or what I post on my Facebook. They tell me this because I have to be respectful since everyone has different ideas as well as opinions. Also they tell me this because people have a easy access to my pictures as well as tweets and posts. It's like this information that I uploaded on the Internet, is gonna be there forever. And that, it's scary. You can find so many information about a person that maybe you are not gonna meet in your life.
Moreover, everything we post in social network has a consequence. Five years ago, I was in high school and through a Spanish social network called "Tuenti" students were criticizing professors. I remember I could read comments like " Pedro explains so bad the lectures" or " Anna has the biggest nose in the world". What happened with these students was not funny. They were reunited with the principal and they had a punishment. They couldn't go to class in a week plus some extra work in the school. With this I am saying that everything we post in Facebook as well as on Twitter, have a consequence and we have to be careful with that because we can lose our job or we can be expelled of the school.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
-John Wooden
Now that I know what that means, what is the meaning of "digital citizenship" in my personal and professional life?
Well, as we know everything we post on the Internet is gonna be there in one way or another. My parents always tell me to be careful with what pictures I upload or what I post on my Facebook. They tell me this because I have to be respectful since everyone has different ideas as well as opinions. Also they tell me this because people have a easy access to my pictures as well as tweets and posts. It's like this information that I uploaded on the Internet, is gonna be there forever. And that, it's scary. You can find so many information about a person that maybe you are not gonna meet in your life.
Moreover, everything we post in social network has a consequence. Five years ago, I was in high school and through a Spanish social network called "Tuenti" students were criticizing professors. I remember I could read comments like " Pedro explains so bad the lectures" or " Anna has the biggest nose in the world". What happened with these students was not funny. They were reunited with the principal and they had a punishment. They couldn't go to class in a week plus some extra work in the school. With this I am saying that everything we post in Facebook as well as on Twitter, have a consequence and we have to be careful with that because we can lose our job or we can be expelled of the school.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
-John Wooden
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