This was presented to a Powerful Learning Practice (PLP) Leadership Cohort on 10/27/10.

1. S
Digital Citizenship for
School Leaders
Wendy Drexler, PhD
University of Florida

2. FUD
Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
What are your fears with regard to giving students open
access to digital tools?

3. Tales from the Trenches
S Nightmare in the Media
S Oh, Judy Blume!
S The Middle School Identity Theft Caper
S Your Mom Stole my Chainmail
S Searching for “Porns”
S The Content is Great! (Did you see those comments?)
S Guess Who’s on YouTube…Maybe You!
What are your tales from the trenches?

4. Reality
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/4736264846/

5. Are we asking the right
questions?
How do we protect our
children from the
dangers of the Internet?

6. Are we asking the right
questions?
How do we maximize the
learning potential of the
Internet and teach our
children to use it
responsibly?

7. Ribble’s Elements of Digital
Citizenship
S Digital Etiquette
S Digital Communication
S Digital Literacy
S Digital Access
S Digital Commerce
S Digital Law
S Digital Rights and
Responsibilities
S Digital Health and
Wellness
S Digital Security
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html
(Ribble, 2007)

8. Digital Citizenship for Learning
SExternal influences
SInternal needs

10. Practicing Digital
Responsibility for Learning
SAvoiding Inappropriate Content
SCommunicating Responsibly
SUsing Technology Appropriately

11. Tools that Facilitate Digital
Responsibility for Learning
S Well-balanced filtering policy
S Community-developed Responsible Use Policy
S Copyright guidelines for teachers and students
S Creative Commons
S Direct Instruction and Guidance
S On going
S Purposeful
S Authentic

12. What can Leaders Do?
S Check your paradigm
S Use technology for your own professional development
S Form a close bond with your network administrator
S Support your teachers
S Provide PD opportunities
S Showcase best practices – allow time for sharing
S Educate your community and involve them in planning

13. Leadership Resources
S Digital Citizenship
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Resources.html
S Dangerously Irrelevant – Scott McLeod
http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/
S Practical Theory – Chris Lehmann
http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/

14. Wendy Drexler, PhD
S Email
wdrexler@gmail.com
S Twitter
@wendydrexler
S Blog
http://teachweb2.blogspot.com/
S Teach Web 2.0 Consortium
http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/
S Website
http://www.wendydrexler.com