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The Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship

 * Digital Etiquette
 * The Electronic Standards of the online world. This basically means having the same respect on the internet as you would in person
 * Example: During school hours or when in a doctor’s office, your cell phone should be turned to silent or off.
 * Digital Literacy
 * The Process of teaching and learning about technology during the online world.
 * Example: After searching the web for all possible alternatives, Benny decides to use Prezi in order to organize and present the science experiment findings to his class.
 * Digital Access
 * Full electronic participation by anyone with the access to the usage of the internet.
 * Example: A local school district is providing every student in grades 3-12 with an iPad to use for academic and personal use until the time they graduate.
 * Digital Security
 * Electronic safety in order to insure the safety of personal information.
 * Example: In order to protect your new laptop from viruses and malware attacks, you install McAfee antivirus software and perform regular system clean-up.
 * Digital Health and Wellness
 * This law states that with the use of the internet you should have time for physical activity. A good rule of thumb is for every 30 minutes of online use you should have 30 minutes of physical activity.
 * Example: Samuel regularly adjusts the height of his computer monitor and chair to best meet his posture and avoid strain on his neck and arms.
 * Digital Commerce
 * The electronic buying and selling of goods. An example of this law is Ebay.
 * Example: Sally was able to research, select and purchase three relics from China, Greece, and Honduras for her History capstone, all from the comfort of her home via the Internet.
 * Digital Communication
 * The electronic exchange of information. Basically communicating online with other people.
 * Example: Email correspondences should always include a proper subject line, greeting, message body, closing and signature line.
 * Digital Rights and Responsibilities
 * The Freedoms everyone has when using the online world
 * Example: A student who fails to properly cite information they used in a school research paper is charged with academic dishonesty.
 * Digital Law
 * Digital law is the responsibility everyone has to use the online world and follow the rules associated with the internet, or fac the consequences of disobeying the law of the online world.
 * Example: The crimes of hacking into others’ information, downloading illegal music, bootlegging movies, plagiarizing, sending spam, or stealing anyone’s identify is unethical and punishable by federal law.