11.5 - thing 11 (digital citizenship)

my digital citizenship lesson would last through out the entire school year. i would actually start with the teachers. i would start with the aup from the district, which i need to review to make sure i am teaching it correctly. students need to be taught how and where to find reliable information when searching the internet. so many of them automatically go to wikipedia where information can be changed by anyone at any time. most students i have taught believe just because it is on the internet-it must be true! constant modeling and reviewing are necessary through out the year. i want teachers to take more responsibility for what their students are doing while on the computer. some use computer time for busy work and some actually take the time to enhance lessons with information. i have found many teachers also trust in the filters that the district provides and they dont bother checking the links that their students go to.