Monday, July 12, 2010

Tool # 11 - Digital Citizenship

I want to be sure my students understand these three things about Digital Citizenship:

First, "Not everything that is written on the Internet is true" Many of the articles on the Internet are very subjectives, outdated or not true at all.   Even worst, some people copy the same information in other sites so you can't count on how many places said the same.

Second, "How respectable is your source of information?"  this is very important when researching for projects.  If I'm looking for information about the moon, do I trust on NASA, European Space Agency or on the National Enquire?

Third, "What ever you post on the Internet, you have to live with it."  Even if you delete a comment or post, it stays on backup copies in sites like youtube, google, or hotmail.  So you have to think twice if what you said is inappropriate, can harm others, or yourself.

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