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 * **Digital Citizenship**** **is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology.**

Welcome to our wiki textbook created by the EDTP 504 class Technology in Education in the Spring 2012 at the College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville.. This wiki textbook is a free resource to everyone focused on the Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship. Each element is described and illuminated using a VoiceThread. VoiceThreads are a multimedia application that allows for an interactive community of learners.Go here to learn more about [|VoiceThreads.] Each VoiceThread will provide you with a Four Stage Technology Learning Framework for Teaching Digital Citizenship. At the end of each Voicethread is a prompt for you to respond to to give us your thoughts and ideas about the Nine Elements of Digital Citizwnship

with the information available.
 * **Awareness --** knowledge of technology and how it affects others and myself.
 * **Understanding --** ability to grasp the uses of technology that are considered appropriate or inappropriate.
 * **Action --** using technology in the most appropriate way
 * **Evaluation --** thinking about how technology was used and determining if it was appropriate

**Word Cloud for Digital Citizenship Element** Word Cloud Creation located here: @http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

Link to our EDTP 504 Digital Citizenship YouTube Channel []