Digital Citizenship In Action.pdf

Contents Foreword.......................................................................................... ix Introduction......................................................................................1 What’s in This Book......................................................................3 Who This Book Is For....................................................................4 CHAPTER 1

Creating Space for Digital Citizenship........................................7 Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship..................................8 Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................10 Featured Activity: “Getting to Know You” Digital Citizen Survey.......................................................................................15

Spotlight Story: Online Literature Circles...................................17 Spotlight Story: #LeydenPride ...................................................20 You Can Do It!............................................................................23 CHAPTER 2

Acknowledging Student Voice in Digital Spaces ...................25 Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship.................................27 Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................29 Spotlight Story: Empowering Student Voice through Public Service Announcements..........................................................31 Featured Activity: Image-Inspired Conversations.........................33 vi

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Spotlight Story: Embracing Voice with a Student-Written Curricula...................................................................................35 You Can Do It!............................................................................37 CHAPTER 3

Helping Students Understand Their Roles in Digital Communities..............................................................................39 Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship ...............................40 Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................43 Featured Activity: Consume or Contribute..................................46

Spotlight Story: Deliberating the Role of Outsiders in Digital Communities............................................................................51 Spotlight Story: CLICK ..............................................................54 You Can Do It!............................................................................55 CHAPTER 4

Participating through Respectful Discourse............................57 Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship................................58 Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................59 Featured Activity: Effective Versus Ineffective Online Discussions...............................................................................62

Sample Sentence Frames............................................................70 Spotlight Story: Respectful Dialogue Starts with Empathy........72 Encouraging Observation and Reflection...................................74 Spotlight Story: THINK BIG.........................................................77 You Can Do It!............................................................................79 CHAPTER 5

Networking to Make Meaningful Connections......................81 Traditional Approaches to Digital Citizenship............................82 Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................82 Featured Activity: Connecting with the Broader Community .....85

Spotlight Story: From Rural to Global .......................................87 You Can Do It!............................................................................89

viii DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN ACTION

CHAPTER 6

Making Contributions That Matter...........................................91 Traditional Approaches to Digital Citizenship............................93 Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................93 Featured Activity: Is Slacktivism Equal to Activism?.....................97

Spotlight Story: Open World Cause ..........................................99 You Can Do It!..........................................................................102

Conclusion.....................................................................................105 References.....................................................................................106