How can a DLC ensure that citizens within the community have access to an environment where an AUP protects members as well as the community itself, where individuals uphold laws, and a cooperative/collective venture provides robust, safe, and ethical resources and opportunities for learning? What is the best way to establish and maintain a flourishing DLC where citizens understand, observe, and are inclined to willingly support and ultimately benefit from Digital Rights and Responsibilities?
The best way to ensure members have access to a protected environment, users must be educated about all aspects of participating in DLC's. Below, I have outlined a lesson plan based on Itse.org's 9 Elements of a Digital Literacy Curriculum.
Plan for Supporting and Protecting a Digital Learning Community through Digital Rights and Responsibilities.
I used Iste.org resources to formulate my plan. Iste has 9 Elements for supporting and protecting a DLC through DRR.
Element 1: Digital Access
Is access equitable? What will students be able to access at school or through the DLC?
Element 2: Digital Commerce
Students should understand how to access and use web 2.0 tools fairly. Teachers must be educated about the education tools available for free.
Element 3: Digital Communication
Student and teachers must understand the responsibilities of leaving an appropriate digital footprint. As in a traditional classroom, students must use the communication tools at appropriate times in appropriate ways.
Element 4: Digital Literacy
Students and teachers must speak the same language when it comes to safety in DLC's.
Element 5: Digital Etiquette
What is appropriate in the DLC? What is inappropriate? Everyone needs to understand they are responsible for their actions, even when they are not face to face.
Element 6: Digital Law
A responsible DLC ensures that all members are aware and abide by the digital laws.
Element 7: Digital Rights and Responsibilities
Students must understand how to be responsible citizens of the DLC.
Element 8: Digital Health and Wellness
Students must understand to balance their online time with other elements of life, such as friends and family.
Element 9: Digital Security
Do students know how to keep themselves safe in DLC's? Are there safeguards in place in the DLC itself?
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