Digital+Citizenship

=Digital Citizenship=

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** Digital citizenship ** can be defined as appropriate behaviour that represents the responsible, ethical and legal approach that individuals take in any situation with respect to the use of IT. Digital citizenship permeates, in one way or another, all of the preceding social and ethical considerations. ======

Examples of digital citizenship
1) **Digital Access:** full electronic participation in society 2) **Digital Commerce:** electronic buying and selling of goods 3) **Digital Communication:** electronic exchange of information 4) **Digital Literacy:** process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology 5) **Digital Etiquette:** electronic standards of conduct and procedure 6) **Digital Law:** electronic responsibility for actions and deeds 7) **Digital Rights & Responsibilities:** those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world 8) **Digital Health & Wellness:** physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world 9) **Digital Security (self-protection):** electronic precautions to guarantee safety

**Respect, Educate, Protect (REP)**  The concept of REPs is a way to explain as well as teach the themes of digital citizenship.

**Respect Your Self/Respect Others** **  -    **   Etiquette  - Access   - Law   **  Educate Your Self/Connect with Others    **   - Communication <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Literacy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> - Commerce <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Protect Your Self/Protect Others    ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Rights and Responsibility <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Safety (Security) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> - Health and Welfare