If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to students' lives.

Topics include:

• Copyrights, fair use, public domain
• Cyberbullying
• Digital commerce
• Digital communications
• Digital footprint, digital privacy
• Digital rights and responsibilities
• Digital search/research
• Image—how to use them legally
• Internet safety
• Netiquette
• Passwords
• Plagiarism
• Social media

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Know how to blend digital citizenship into lesson plans that require the Internet. InTASC 3,5,6,7
• Be comfortable in your knowledge of all facets of digital citizenship. InTASC 1,9
• Become an advocate of safe, legal, and responsible use of online resources. InTASC 3,9
• Exhibit a positive attitude toward technology that supports learning. InTASC 7,9
• Exhibit leadership in teaching and living as a digital citizen. InTASC 3,9,10