1. Digital Citizenship Jose Marichal Assistant Professor of Political Science California Lutheran University CLU Leadership Retreat February 21, 2009

2. What does it mean to be a citizen?

7. The "Thin" Digital Citizen

10. The Trouble with the Thin Digital Citizen

13. Kaufman and Christakis Study Facebook groups tend towards homophily race and gender have the largest influence on who one befriends in social networks The size of the social network was largest for black students and smallest for white students In reality, like sticks to like on-line

15. Summary The internet exposes us to a vast array of choices/preferences. develop new and expanding sets of preferences based on an expanding set of virtual experiences. But....................

16. Summary “ Doing your own thing” on line has social consequences The Web give us expanded experience to create our own realities and networks What happens when we’re create our own reality? We tend stay “thin”

17. So then how should we be online?

19. Key Discussion Question What can CLU do to cultivate digital citizenship among our students and our communities who are increasingly "in the cloud"? How can young people encourage virtuosity, xenophilia and ownership in the cloud?