1. Ethical Principles
1.1. Identity
1.1.1. Protect your own identity
1.1.2. Be aware of your digital footprint
1.2. Privacy
1.2.1. Manage your own privacy
1.2.2. Respect the privacy of others
1.3. Ownership
1.3.1. Give credit and acknowledgements
1.3.2. Take ownership of your own content
1.3.3. Be aware of copyright
1.4. Trustworthiness
1.4.1. Cirtically scrutinize information
1.4.2. Be aware of advertisements and false advertising
1.4.3. Challenge the authenticity of information, resources etc.
1.5. Participation
1.5.1. Learn the positives and negatives of technology integration
1.5.2. Technology use is a privilege
1.5.3. Show common courtesy to others online
1.5.4. Take responsibility for your web use
1.5.5. Create and share media appropriately
2. What Can Teachers Do?
2.1. Digital Literacy
2.1.1. Promote the value of digital literacy
2.1.2. Use proper resources and make them available
2.2. Teach Effective Search Techniques
2.2.1. Key words and phrases
2.2.2. Be mindful of authenticity of sites/authors
2.2.3. Teach how to navigate resources and search engines
2.3. Be a Good Role Model
2.3.1. Keep your privacy settings high
2.3.2. Be mindful of what you put (or allow) on the internet or social media
2.3.3. Show proper "netiquette" online
3. Digital Citizenship
3.1. Respect Yourself
3.1.1. Protect yourself - keep your privacy
3.1.2. Digital footprint awareness
3.2. Respect Others
3.2.1. Digital etiquette - "Netiquette"
3.2.2. Give others the same respect that you wish to receive
3.2.3. Respect properties, ideas, opinions of others
3.3. Respect Content
3.3.1. Understand copyright and plagiarism
3.3.2. Become familiar with proper citations and referencing
3.3.2.1. APA, MLA, Chicago, hyperlinking etc.
4. Cyber Safety
4.1. What to Avoid
4.1.1. "Unhealthy sites" - inappropriate material; sexual or explicit, racist, or harmful sites
4.1.2. Commercial advertising
4.1.3. Illegal sites - video streaming, illegal music downloading sites
4.2. Cyber-bullying
4.2.1. Consequences and impacts of cyber-bullying
4.2.2. What is cyber-bullying?
4.2.3. Where and how can it be done? - the concerns with social media
4.3. Blocking
4.3.1. Certain sites can be blocked
4.3.2. Settings can be changed