Slides from my keynote presentation, Understanding Digital Citizenship, for the ATA/MYC Middle Years Conference, April 14-16/11, in Edmonton Alberta.

1. Understanding
Digital Citizenship
Dr. Alec Couros
Middle Years Conference
April 2011

2. #myc11
bit.ly/myc11

3. internet ʻsafetyʼ

4. offensive content

5. What Is Considered Offensive?

6. 1966

7. 1971

8. 1991

9. 1996

10. 2006

11. How is the Web Different?

17. =

18. “Pornography makes up 37% of
the total content of the Internet.ʼ”
=

25. cyber predators

29. “Posting personal information online
does not, by itself, appear to be a
particularly risky behaviour.ʼ”
“Social networking sites ... do not
appear to have increased risk of
victimization by online molestors.ʼ”

30. Sexual predation is a concern ...
existed before the Internet, but is
overblown by the media.
Bullying & harrassment are the most
frequent threats faced by minors
both online and offline.

32. hate, racism, violence

36. “Some of the comments on
Youtube make you weep for the
future of humanity, just for the
spelling alone, never mind the
obscenity and naked hatred.”
@leverus
(Lev Grossman)

37. CONTROL
FEAR
PREDICTABILITY
VULNERABILITY

38. BYOC

39. digital citizenship

40. “Digital citizenship isnʼt just about
recognizing and dealing with online
hazards. Itʼs about building safe spaces &
communities, understanding how to
manage personal information, and about
being Internet savvy - using your online
presence to grow & shape your world in a
safe, creative way, and inspiring others to
do the same.” (Digizen)

41. media literacy

50. Info. Literacy ≠ Media Literacy

51. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

52. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

58. Easily Copied

59. Easily Copied Instantly Shared

60. Easily Copied Instantly Shared
Easily Edited

61. Easily Copied Instantly Shared
Easily Edited Viewable by Millions

62. PRIVATE by DEFAULT
PUBLIC with EFFORT

63. PUBLIC by DEFAULT
PRIVATE with EFFORT

65. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

66. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

67. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

68. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/obama-in-berlin-video-of_n_114771.html

74. network literacy

75. Network Literacies
• “Understanding how
networks work is one of
the most important
literacies of the 21st
century.” (2010)
@hrheingold

76. There are those who ʻgetʼ it ...

80. Naheed Nenshi
Howard Rheingold
http://www.anduro.com/calgary-mayor-race.html

81. Justin Bieber

82. Amanda Hocking

83. Maria Aragon

84. Rebecca Black

85. and those who donʼt ...

86. “parents spotted Facebook
comments she wrote describing
students as ʻgerm bagsʼ and parents
as ʻsnobbyʼ and arrogant.”

88. “Cisco just offered me a job!
Now I have to weigh the utility
of a fatty paycheck against
the daily commute and hating
the work.”

90. digital identity

91. 37% of Canadian parents
share sonograms online
84% of Canadian toddlers
have an online identity
Digital Footprint

92. kids start young
Digital Footprint

93. choices are made
Digital Footprint

94. schools also
contribute

95. strategies ...

96. awareness

97. http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/3356252350/

98. tools

99. personas

100. distributed identity

101. portfolios

102. Owning a domain name is
about claiming your piece
of the internet. You’re no
longer renting, you’re a
home owner.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35723943@N00/2379057597/

103. Best Job in the World

104. On Digital Video
• “Ten years ago, not one student in
a hundred, nay, one in a thousand,
could have produced videos like
this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital
and important skill, and one
utterly necessary not simply from
the perspective of creating but
also of comprehending video
Stephen Downes communication today.

107. conclusion

110. digital citizenship

111. digital citizenship

112. digital identity

113. digital identity

114. Embrace Our Reality

115. Let Go of Control
http://www.flickr.com/photos/admitchell08/2574455073

116. Become a Resident

117. Learn to Navigate Our (Digital) World
http://www.flowtown.com/blog/the-2010-social-networking-map

118. Rethink Our Role As Educators

119. Understand When & How to Be Private
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

120. Understand When & How to Share
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

121. Create & Share with Others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolmansaxlil/4802611949/

124. “Iʼve had a lot of people come up to me
and say ʻI know not to say bad things. I
think before I say somethingʼ. And thatʼs
amazing because [they] actually are
being affected by my video

125. Don’t limit a child to your
own learning, for he was born
in another time. ~Tagore
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