Visual Journal of

Digital Citizenship

Sherry SanatkaranLucy Denton

How should we understand our world as to be able to understand ourselves as citizens? How to understand our experiences and immediate world so to understand others in larger contexts.

Social Cultural Supernational belonging

Civic Participation

Political Participation

National Identity

Effective systems of

rights

(Sears, 2004) Etiquette vs.

NetiquetteLite

racy vs.

eliteracy

Access

Security

Health&

Welness

Digital Citizenship

CitizenshipResponsib

ilities

Global Identity

Digital

identity

(Montez, 2014)

IdentityBranding our identities through data!Are we the citizen of two world or one? Which one is the subset of the other one? Do our identities intersect? Or as Postman says, we are:” more than ever reduced to mere numerical objects”(Postman, 1998). Should we persue “two lives” approach by

plug/unplug as our space changes or follow the “one life” approach by balancing the individual empowerment of digital technology with a sense of personal, community,and global responsibility (Ohler, 2011).

("Truth 11," 2011)

RightsIn this global electronic age,meaningfully restricting the flow of information is becoming increasinglydifficult. Therefore, the actual effect of bans on jury impartiality is substantiallyDiminishing (Zolf, 2006). Is Canadian charter of rights and freedom ready to face this? Should digital citizenship becomes co-opted or integrated into existing law and regulations governing citizenship? Should we follow John Perry Barlow’s vision of free market of ideas or perhaps Debra Spar’s vision of more centralized control?How do we define individuals rights as a digital citizen?

Literacy E-Literacy

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4WvDsmg7n4

?

(LanKS, Hand holding electronic book and opened books flying away )

By watching this Youtube clip, one could question:” How literate we would be in 100 years?” Is it right to consider that our e-literacy has a direct relation to our illiteracy?

HealthPeople pay the price for advancement in technology. To name a few: visual fatigue, and postural deformities.When it comes to health, the advantage and disadvantage of the technology is not distributed evenly among us. The question is: how to battle this going forward.

(wavebreakmedia , Chemist working cautiously with blue liquid and futuristic )

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Culture The relationship between culture and digital citizenship in a globalizing world is an intricate one. Digital space can be challenging, Collier (2000) argues it is a space that seems to simultaneously expand and contract where culture is concerned. On the one hand there are apps available support cultural diversity such as the app to help muslims remember prayer time with global positioning systems to identify the direction of Mecca. On the other hand some question whether the mass globalization of culture is making a one world culture and eliminating cultural distinctions. Postman (1998) asks us to see technology as a trade off, for every advantage there is a disadvantage. This could not be more true of its relationship with culture. Digital space is a place that can value diversity, where we could share cultural knowledge like at no other time in history. Can we navigate this new cultural space with an eye to enhancing cultural understanding without creating one global cultural understanding?

These images

show how the

distinctions

between cultures

are fading in the

wake of an

increased digital

presence and the

ever present

process of

globalization.

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Civic ParticipationWhen we were having our Socratic debate in class the other day, we were not clear why we were talking about Mayor Nenshi. After reading the Postman article it made sense. Postman (1998) argues that technological change is not addictive, it’s ecological. How we participate in our democracy at a civic level has forever changed. Prior to our digital lives civic politics was something we engaged in during elections by voting, for less that half the population. By tweeting, texting and checking your facebook we are engaging in civic politics like never before. Social media has changed everything. Technology, social media and those who can exploit its power, like Mayor Nenshi, are leading civic politics and hopefully civic participation into uncharted territory. If elections can be influenced by social media how will local governments be effected by the pressure social media can bring? Does the power of social media have the power to influence government? Will we vote with our mobile phones one day? Is social media ‘power to the people’? How do we as teachers use social media to help our students wield the power given to them in a responsible manner? In the light of the power of social media and the direction of Inspiring Action, how do we as teachers inspire digitally ethical citizens and engaged thinkers on the civic stage?

These images illustrate how our experience has changed as digital citizens in civic politics.

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SocialAs Sears (2004) points out Canadian citizenship has always had to negotiate divided loyalties. While most Canadians feel some national identity we also feel connected to homelands, nations within our nation; FNMI and Francophone affiliations, connections to our families, regions and communities. These social connections have effected they way we express our connection to Canada as citizens. We want to represent, speak out for and challenge our government in support of our social communities. Our increasingly digital lives have altered the way we gather and connect. We are no longer tied to a postal code or region. As we navigate our digital world we connect to people in many ways: social media sights, blogs, online organizations within Canada and across the globe. These social affiliations effect the way we see ourselves as citizens and how we act as citizens. Where do our loyalties lie? With whom do we identify? How do we illustrate, participate, and live our lives as digital citizens? Postman (1998) argues that where technology is concerned some will win and some will lose. Perhaps that idea is true of social media. While social media has opened up a world of connections there is a price to be paid. We have now opened ourselves to to the dangers of living a digital life. Who are we communicating with? These unknown people can have a great impact on our lives. Are we moving away from or toward our responsibilities as citizens. Does this proliferation of connections make it easier or harder for us to participate as citizens?

These images illustrate how our social interaction have changed from face to face encounters with members of our regional or geographic communities to online interactions with our global neighbours.

My globe, My community!

(Askew, 2013)

netiquette

From Etiquette to Netiquette

Access / security

(Kabakou, Security concept: digital key in keyhole)

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