What+is+a+digital+citizen?

1. NetSafe’s definition of a New Zealand digital citizen
 "A digital citizen accepts and understands the rights and responsibilities of inhabiting ‘cyberspace’, including online safety."
 * is a confident and capable user of information and communication technology (ICT)
 * uses ICTs to participate in educational, cultural, and economic activities
 * uses and develops critical thinking skills in cyberspace
 * is literate in the language, symbols, and texts of ICTs
 * is aware of ICT challenges and can manage them effectively
 * uses ICT to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways
 * demonstrates honesty and integrity and ethical behaviour in their use of ICTs
 * respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world
 * contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship.

2. Gerald Bailey and Mike Ribble's Nine elements of digital citizenship

 * Digital access: full electronic participation in society
 * Digital literacy: the process of teaching and learning about ICTs and the use of ICTs
 * Digital communication: electronic exchange of information

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">School environment and student behaviour
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Digital security (self protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Digital etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Digital rights and responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Student life outside the school environment

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Digital commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Digital heath and wellness: physical and psychological wellbeing in a digital technology world
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Digital law: rights and restrictions