Journal #4

Villano, M (2008, September). Text unto others... as you would have them text unto you. T.H.E. Journal, Retrieved October 8, 2008, from http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23225

This article is about the common respect for others in the digital world. The idea of having children see their online environment as a type of community and therefore having the same kind of respect for people as you would if you were in person. The article discusses what it takes to create a good digital citizen, which includes having good email etiquette to paying for proprietary content online. The article discusses whose responsibility it is to educate students on proper netiquette, the school, parent or third party. It comes to the conclusion it should be a collaborative effort between all three groups so that the students are fully aware of what actions are appropriate for them to do online.

Question 1: What happens to the students who continually break the rules of being a good digital citizen?
The first time a student breaks any of the rules the teachers use it as an example. Dissect what happened and what should have happened in that particular scenario. If the student keeps ignoring the proper way to act online they should lose their internet privileges at school and their parents should be made fully aware of what is happening, so that student can be more closely monitored at home.

Question 2: How do you keep track of what the students are doing online?
This should be a collective effort between home life and schools. Teachers can work with parents and school administrators to watch what the students are doing and how they are behaving online, making sure they are being respectful of their netiquette. Also the students themselves need to be aware of what their fellow classmates are doing and in a way police each other to follow the rules.