POE QUESTION 5

QUESTION 5: POE

Digital Rights and Responsibilities

 

 

 

 

Digital Rights:

• Right to freedom of expression
• Right to privacy
• Right to credit for personal works
• Right to digital access
• Right to our identity 

Digital Responsibilities:

• Responsibility to report bullying, harassing, sexting, or identity theft
• Responsibility to cite works used for resources and researching
• Responsibility to download music, videos, and other material legally
• Responsibility to model and teach student expectations of technology use
• Responsibility to keep data/information safe from hackers

 

 Education

"Basic digital rights must be addressed, discussed, and understood in the digital world.  With these rights also come responsibilities as well" (Ribble, 2007). According to Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship, we need to talk about and understand technology users' digital rights, and we also need to understand the associated responsibilities (Ribble, 2007): Avoiding plagiarism by using citations

 

 

Society and business

 Following acceptable use policies and using technology responsibly

Using online resources appropriately, siting sources and obtaining necessary permissions

Use technology for inappropriate behaviour such as cheating

Cyber-bullies, threats, etc.