As a history teacher, one of my objectives is to teach my students citizenship and civic responsibility, basically how to become a responsible citizen in our society. Since our society is becoming a digital society, my job has extended to teaching students how to become digital citizens.
By incorporating the nine elements created by Ribble and Bailey, digital citizenship can become a reality in my classroom and at my school. As I was working on my digital citizenship plan for my school district, I realized that my school district's AUP is good but could be better. It did not cover all nine elements, only a few, so I added the elements that were missing. I would also make it a point to include helpful web sites that I came across in this course to give reference to anyone accessing the policy.
At my school, I would provide a copy of the nine elements and their definitions to all of my colleagues. I would also provide them with sample lessons that they could use in their classrooms as suggested by Ribble and Bailey. (2007) According to Ribble and Bailey, "all members of the school community need to be awakened to the importance of digital citizenship and its connections to current policies and future practices." (Ribble and Bailey, 2007) Everyone has to do their part in order to ensure that all users of technology use it effectively and appropriately, making the Internet and our new digital society a safe place for all.
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