I'm sure we're all pretty aware that the Internet and social media are global, but do we think enough about how digital citizenship has to be global too, then – how, by definition, it's more a process than a static concept that can be taught? "Digital citizens" of all ages all over the world are co-creating this new sense of citizenship as we're collectively figuring out how best to use, shape, … [Read more...] about Digital citizenship in process: Notes from the Baku IGF
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Citizenship & blogging in class
"If I can share my work online, I get more out than I put in; then I can add even more and benefit from others' expertise," said 15-year-old Nicola from Edinburgh here at the Internet Governance Forum. Her comment sounded just like 17-year-old Canadian cinematographer Mark Klassen's and that of an Australian student marveling that her own class blog had gotten "533 visits worldwide. Amazing or … [Read more...] about Citizenship & blogging in class
Digital citizenship reality check: Notes from Nairobi’s IGF
Asked how they'd rank "digital citizenship" on a scale of 1 to 10 – with 10 representing "very relevant and meaningful" – a youth panel from Egypt, the US, and UK ranging in age from 15 to 22 gave it a 1, two 3's, a 5, a 6, and an 8. This was in a workshop yesterday involving young people and adults representing the Internet industry, governments, and nonprofit youth organizations from Egypt, New … [Read more...] about Digital citizenship reality check: Notes from Nairobi’s IGF