"First, as we instruct
students in the concepts of
digital citizenship, we must
continue to teach them that
they have the right to privacy
in this digital world, give
them the skills to protect
their own privacy, and help
them to understand the
importance of safeguarding
their privacy." (p. 41)
I found this quote to be the most engaging out of the entire article. In the last school I taught at, students were not taught any sort of rules on digital citizenship. They were barely taught anything other than a few basic programs (which were pet projects of the administration and/or district). I found it incredibly irresponsible and downright dangerous to allow students such freedoms and access without any sort of direction or instruction. Being a digital citizen is so much more than having a digital footprint.
Looking through the standards (NJCCCS, AASL, ISTE NETS), I feel that the AASL standards are most likely what I will use most based on what my district expects. I was surprised at the detail found in the NJCCCS and will probably refer to them and the ISTE standards as supplementary. Being able to have a well-rounded but not exclusive idea on standards is the approach I plan to have in my library-- use what I'm supposed to but enhance where I see things are lacking. (The comparison of page 6's standards was particularly interesting to me as far as finding ISTE a good supplementary source.)
I suppose that part of teaching digital citizenship will be my transparency with my staff and students, showing them not just what to do but how I found the information that led to my decision on what to share and teach. Showing them now to create, to question, to protect themselves and others, and yes- how to find the most amazing adventures within a text.
65 Years and Counting. Adams, H. R. (2016). 65 years and counting AASL and school librarians — Still champions of intellectual freedom. Knowledge Quest, 45(1), 34-41.
http://belsnj.org/docsdl/NJStandardsComparison6-8.pdf
