Guiding Questions for Digital Citizenship

Freshman English Writing

Digital Citizenship (Role Play & Online Discussion)

Instruction: Before you join the follow-up online discussion, read the assigned articles and think about the following questions.

Assigned readings:

1. Digital Citizenship Using Technology Appropriately

2. “Social-media abuse rampant in middle, high school”

Overview of digital citizenship

1. What makes a responsible digital citizen?

2. How do you avoid behaving disrespectfully in the digital world, and how do you gracefully respond to disrespectful behavior?

3. According to Digital Citizenship Using Technology Appropriately, what is digital citizenship, what are nine themes of digital citizenship, and why are they important?

4. When you read “Social-media abuse rampant in middle, high school,” write down three things that impress you in the article, and three solutions that you think would be effective to solve technology abuse problems. Explain why.

Reflection on role-play

5. If you were those commentators, how would you rephrase those disrespectful comments, while keeping the original meaning, to make the comments more constructive and socially and culturally appropriate?

6. If necessary, how would you rephrase your responses to those disrespectful comments in order to make your responses more appropriate and respectful?

7. How do you usually offer constructive feedback? What are some examples of appropriate language that can be used in giving constructive feedback?