Standard+IV

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their personal practices. Teachers:
 * 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility**
 * a**. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
 * b**. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
 * c**. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
 * d**. develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools


 * 1**. I believe I model digital citizenship and responsibility by always including citations on resources I share with students. I use videos and music purchased by the department. I use an activity in the study of China specifically designed for web literacy. I ask the students to think critically about the sources they use and how they use them. By using TrackStar, I hope to make my research process more transparent, so students can see how I learn and how I credit those who taught me. As a digital citizen, I also try to make this technology available to the students as they need it. For example, 90% of my students have reliable internet access at home. The other 10% either have no access, or unreliable access. All of my students know that the laptops are available before and after school and during study halls or other free periods. Of course, there are improvements I can make to the digital citizenship in my classroom. Although students have used annotated bibliographies for certain projects, and even though the school and department have plagiarism policies, I still believe at least 25%, if not more, of my students just copy and paste text into a project. I need to improve my presentation about the unacceptable practices of plagiarism, both from a legal stand point, and also the ethical stand point. In the next year, I would also like to join Global Studies colleagues from around the world, and perhaps set up a communication exchange between our students.


 * 2**. To improve my promotion and modeling of digital citizenship, I will rely on professional resources and reflect on my own educational practices. I have made connections with other teachers committed to 21st Century Skills through professional development days and in my graduate courses. I will take advantage of opportunities provided by Littlestown, the LIU, and my masters program. I will also use the diigo and delicious accounts to bookmark sites to use for digital citizenship. Throughout the year, I will reflect on the impact of digital citizenship interventions and work to improve in areas where it seems like students do not understand.

**Summary Statement for Strategy 4** In the next year, I will create a web literacy component for each digital project in Global Studies. I will also create a global connection between one of my courses and the international community.