Tech Talk: Digital Citizenship 

One of the big themes we stress with students every year, especially at the beginning of the year, is that of Digital Citizenship. This is one of the technology standards we apply to all grades and expect of all our students. As stated in the International Society for Technology in Education's National Educational Technology Standards (©2007 ISTE):
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
We are encouraging all students and their families to promote and live out the values inherent in this standard. We ask all parents to talk with your children about being responsible users of computers and the internet. We encourage all families to talk about the legal and ethical issues regarding such issues as downloading music, buying pirated DVD's, sharing personal information online, viruses and other malware, scams, etc.

Some information about these subjects is posted on the ICS website in the Parents section of the Technology pages. We will be adding more information to these pages through the year.