Digital Rights and Responsibilities

Digital citizens should always be aware of their power as well as their choices. Their rights and the policies they must adhere to should be clear and consistently communicated. As it relates to students and teachers in a blended or online environment, expectations for online behavior should be clearly stated at the beginning of class within the class syllabus, welcome email/synchronous session, or even phone call. Students and parents should also have access to these policies via a PDF or link embedded in the course. Finally, teachers should communicate these rights in innovative ways such as infographics, videos, or audio messages for their students. These innovative informative methods will encourage students to be aware and take responsibility for their actions while apart of the digital community.

Here is a great link that I referenced as regards to digital citizenship.

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html