What+is+digital+citizenship?

Digital Citizenship:
 * helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately
 * It is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology
 * Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do
 * The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.

Ribble and Bailey state that "Digital natives are young people who have grow up around digital technologies and seem to instinctively understand the technology"

In the 21st century, our children are coming into contact with many digital tools. They are growing up in a society where they are surrounded by digital technology. Some examples of the technology our students are exposed to are:
 * smart phones
 * iPods, iPads, iPhones
 * game stations (PSP, Xbox, Game boy)
 * Computers/Laptops
 * And many more

The nine elements presented in this WIKI allows us as educators to begin building a foundation to prepare digital citizens.

Questions that will be addressed throughout this WIKI
 * How can our students learn to use technology tools appropriately?
 * What is appropriate and what is not appropriate?