Student Digital Citizenship

You Hold The Power

The POWER of Words:

• Think before you post
• Be kind on the internet
• Don’t become or encourage a cyberbully or “troll”

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The POWER to Keep Your Private and Personal Information Safe

• Think before putting information about you on the internet and do not share your personal information with strangers. �
• Make sure that you are on a credible and secure website before entering any private information.

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The POWER of Citing Sources

It’s important to give credit where credit is due. This can mean telling others where you found important online information you use for research and not taking credit for someone else’s work. If you don’t cite your sources, it is called plagiarism, which is stealing! Let’s talk about “How to Cite a Site”...

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The POWER to Stop Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is like regular bullying but on the internet. The biggest difference between the two is that cyberbullies often don’t get in trouble or will say or do more unkind things, because they may not know the person they are bullying in real life. You can stop cyberbullies by being kind to others, sticking up for other people, or simply ignoring things cyberbullies do or say.

The POWER of Strong Passwords

• Never share your login passwords with other students or friends
• Passwords should be easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess
• When possible, include numbers or special symbols (! or $ for example) in your passwords

The POWER to Use the Internet for School

You as a student have access to lots of digital and online educational resources. These are great tools for you to learn and grow. Remember to only go to websites that your teachers or parents would be okay with you searching from. Don’t ever click on anything that looks inappropriate or harmful, and tell a responsible adult if you see something unsafe.

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