Digital Citizenship in Schools: Nine Elements All Students Should Know by Mike Ribble

Digital Citizenship in Schools: Nine Elements All Students Should Know by Mike Ribble was an easy-to-read, extremely helpful text.  This text opened my eyes to the fact that although many students have always had technology in their lies, they are not necessarily competent users.  Any teachers assume that students are more competent than themselves because the students have been surrounded by technology their entire lives.  However, these students may not be using it appropriately.  It is therefore up to educators to teach students the importance of digital citizenship.  This means that students must learn to understand how to use technology appropriately and effectively (Ribble, 2015).

            Students and teachers alike need to become members of a digital citizenship.  Ribble (2015) discusses the nine elements of what it means to be a digital citizen, these include Digital Access, Digital Commerce, Digital Communication, Digital Literacy, Digital Etiquette, Digital Law, Digital Rights and Responsibilities Digital Health and Wellness, and Digital Security.  In order to maintain proper digital citizenship, students and educators, as well as the general population, should have a thorough understanding of these nine principles and how they relate to technology as a whole.  Ribble (2015) goes on to discuss how to create a digital citizenship program and how to include digital citizenship activities into professional development.  This would be an excellent book for administrators to read and then educate teachers on how to use the topics outlined in this text.

References

Ribble, M.  (2015).  Digital citizenship in schools: Nine elements all students should know.  International Society for Technology in Education: Eugene, OR.