Digital Citizenship

[CrossCuT]

So this is something I have been reading about since it seems quit relevant to our day and age where everything we do is on the computer or involving computers/technology. Here is the wiki definition:

 

 

 

A digital citizen refers to a person utilizing/using information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government participation. K. Mossberger, et al.^[1] define digital citizens as "those who use the Internet regularly and effectively." In qualifying as a digital citizen, a person generally must have extensive skills, knowledge, and access of using the Internet through computers,mobile phones, and web-ready devices to interact with private and public organizations. (These factors naturally preclude many from becoming fully realized as ‘digital citizens’ such as people who are illiterate and those who have no viable way of accessing the Internet).

 

Basically, having good digital citizenship means that you understand and utilize technology in an effective and positive way. 

 

 

With the pervasive use of the Internet for learning and entertainment today in schools, at home, and at work, we spend much of our time immersed in a digital world. We can explore some basic ethical concerns surrounding decision making and behavior online. The relative anonymity and lack of accountability online afford us the freedom to make choices we might not otherwise make. And as we have discussed earlier in this course, judgment about what is ethical and what is unethical are highly subjective, particularly within the online environment. The ethical risks of Internet use is arguably of greatest concern for children and teens, who may or may not have the “moral compass” we have discussed to make healthy decisions online. Kids today are the first generation to come of age online; many are immersed in a virtual world just outside the reach of their parents. When we consider the behaviors of kids, teens, and young adults online, some believe that a code of ethics is long overdue and that perhaps the best way to establish healthy behaviors online is to begin educating kids with an ethics-infused curriculum very early. Often referred to as a crucial component of technological literacy, ethical conduct learned early would help establish an internal moral compass and thus “enable young people to develop their own creative and critical capacities in relating to technology" (Baum, 2005, p. 55).

 

 

There are a lot of factors into digital citizenship and it may mean different things to different people. 

 

 

The movement to address and characterize digital citizenship originated in the UK, where educators have been working toward establishing protocols for good digital citizenship since the mid-1990s. The effort has been picked up today by Digizen.org, owned and operated by London-based nonprofit Childnet International, which loosely defines the term as the responsibility of all online users to interact with each other with dignity and respect. The site provides a manual for educators and students on making the most constructive and ethical use of social networking, as well as guides for recognizing and tackling cyberbullying. According to Digizen.org, if educators can help young people see online environments as communities they're helping to shape, they'll act more responsibly.

"Digital citizenship isn't just about recognizing and dealing with online hazards," the site reads. "It's about building safe spaces and communities, [having students] understand how to manage personal information, and about being internet savvy-- using your online presence to grow and shape your world in a safe, creative way, and inspiring others to do the same."

Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/09/01/text-unto-others-as-you-would-have-them-text-unto-you.aspx

 

 

 

 

There was also an interesting study titled Lost in cyberspace: ethical decision making in the online environment (Unfortunately I cant find a free online version of the whole study but I have a copy through my school subscription so if you want to know particulars let me know).

 

 

Our ultimate goal is to understand why people do what they do when dealing with technological issues associated with computer and internet usage. Based on Rest's (1986) model, the primary purpose of our study was to explore participants' ethical judgment and behavioral intentions, the antecedents of behavior. Secondarily, based on the inclusion of individual factors in the Ferrell and Gresham (1985), Trevino (1986), and Stead et al. (1990) models, we chose to test two hypotheses regarding the relationship of one individual factor, Machiavellianism, to ethical judgment and behavioral intention.

 

The study concluded that even while one of their hypotheses surrounding Machiavellianism was found to be unsupported, it did reveal some interesting areas for further study in regards to ethical awareness, gender differences in ethical judgment and behavioral intention, and differences between ethical judgment and behavior intention. The sample size was rather small with only 93 complete responses so its possible that there could be some additional ish introduced but regardless, it was a cool read. I did however do some extra reading on Machiavellianism since I wasnt familiar with it and it was rather interesting. A quote from the wiki page explains it as such:

 

“Machiavellianism is also a term that some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to be unemotional, and therefore able to detach him or herself from conventional morality and hence to deceive and manipulate others.”

 

 

McMahon and Cohen explain their idea to be that people who are “high Machs” tend to be less sensitive to ethical dilemmas and often take advantage of the anonymity or ambiguity of online encounters. Which lead them to their main hypothesis which was “We therefore hypothesize that high Machs will judge ambiguous behaviors as being ethical” which simply means that given the gray area, high machs are less likely to error on the side of caution. But of course, as they say in the abstract but also in the discussion portion of the study, their results to not support their hypothesis.

 

 

Edited July 16, 2014 by CrossCuT

[Credo in Deum]

http://youtu.be/0uiNvEwG6X0

[CrossCuT]

I would appreciate it if you could spam somewhere else Credo.

[Credo in Deum]

Who made you digital President? This thread is exactly what happens when people spend too much time and energy on the internet.

[CrossCuT]

Actually I appreciate your response. I think it helps with the whole topic in general.

 

 I suppose I could strive to be more like you and spend all my time spamming instead. 

 

But I asked kindly... so do what  you want I guess.

Edited July 16, 2014 by CrossCuT

[Credo in Deum]

Actually I appreciate your response. I think it helps with the whole topic in general.

I suppose I could strive to be more like you and spend all my time spamming instead.

But I asked kindly... so do what you want I guess.

I don't spend all of my time spamming. I take poops, eat food, sleep, and go to work.

[Winchester]

I do not like the taste of the medicine I so often prescribe.

 

 

Yeah, we know.

[fides' Jack]

I don't spend all of my time spamming. I take poops, eat food, sleep, and go to work.

 

This could all be spamming, too.  You could eat and poop spam.  Dream of spam.  Work in a spam factory.

[Credo in Deum]

I also pray! Checkmate!

[fides' Jack]

[Lilllabettt]

is this live chess? who has the gauntlet. 

[Ash Wednesday]

I got Model Citizen. 

 

I didn't remember the difference between RAM and ROM. I try not to post anything so outrageous that I wouldn't say in person but I think I've gotten in heated confrontations and been rude where I would probably be more cool and polite in person.