Digital+Citizenship

//**This link will take you to my digital citizenship website.**// [|Digital Learning For Elementary Teachers, Students, and Parents]  //**This narrative describes each page of the website.**//

**Description:** To create a webpage designed to discuss the topics of digital citizenship. There should be a total of 5 pages included. First there should be an introduction page defining digital citizenship and explaining why it is important in schools. The next page should discuss digital access. It should provide information about equitable access and assistive technologies. The third page should discuss the topic of digital communication. The forth page should contain information about digital rights and responsibilities. And finally, the last page should be a reference page containing all of the resources used to create the web page. The resources should be sited in APA format.

To begin creating my web page I went to google sites to use their free website creator. I chose a design layout and labeled the pages. Throughout this seven week course there were activities designed by the instructor to scaffold us in creating the different pages of our website. The first assignment was to discuss collaboratively the nine elements of digital citizenship. To help us understand digital rights and responsibilities we were give several articles to read about copyright and fair use laws and acceptable use policies. We had to create a creative commons license for our web page that allows the sharing of information on the internet. We also worked on a collaborative project by creating a lesson plan for global awareness. To become familiar with equitable access and assistive technology we used a free survey site called survey monkey to create and analyze a survey. We also created an internet safety lesson to teach students what they need to know to be safe while using the internet. And the last scaffolding project was to create an acceptable use policy brochure. As I was completing the different projects, I was also saving the sites that I used on my delicious bookmarks site, so that I could refer back to them later when creating the pages of my site. To catch my readers attention I added appropriate pictures from Google Images. I also used several You Tube videos to enhance the meaning of my text.
 * Process:**

I liked the thought of creating my own web page. However, from the very get go I was apprehensive about the whole thing. Once I got started though I felt better. Reflecting on the previous assignments helped me when creating each page. This will be a web site that I share with the staff in my school building, my students, and their parents. I do feel that through this project I have become more comfortable with digital citizenship. My hope when creating this web site was that my viewers will gain a better understanding of digital citizenship. I also hope to inspire teachers, parents, students, and other adults to become responsible digital citizens that will pass their skills and knowledge on to others.
 * Reflection:**