TODAY, WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS GREATLY EMPHASIZED IN BOTH THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SETTING. NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS SPEND COUNTLESS MINUTES ENGAGING IN SOME FORM OF TECHNOLOGY. WITH SUCH A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT TECHNOLOGY USERS ARE APPROPRIATELY USING TECHNOLOGY.
USING TECHNOLOGY IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TERM DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IS A CONSTANT RESPONSIBILITY WHICH IS BROKEN INTO THREE MAJOR CONCEPTS: RESPECTING, EDUCATING, AND PROTECTING. IT IS VITAL THAT THESE THREE CONCEPTS CONCERNING DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP ARE UTILIZED TO THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. AS AN EDUCATOR, IT IS VITAL THAT STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP TO ENSURE THAT THEY USE TECHNOLOGY PROPERLY AND ETHICALLY. TEACHING DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN SCHOOLS HAS BECOME A NECESSITY.
21ST CENTURY LEARNERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE AND INTERACT WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE, AND AS A CENTRAL COMPONENT OF THEIR SOCIAL LIVES, HOWEVER THE DANGERS OF TECHNOLOGY MUST BE KNOWN. IN REGARDS TO TEACHING DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, IT IS NOTEWORTHY TO CONSIDER THAT BY THE TIME STUDENTS REACH HIGH SCHOOL THEY SHOULD ALREADY HAVE A SOUND BASIS OF UNDERSTANDING AND SHOULD JUST NEED SOME BRIEF REMINDERS. OTHERWISE IF STUDENTS REACH THIS LEVEL WITHOUT THAT KNOWLEDGE THEY ARE DRASTICALLY LAGGING BEHIND.