3-5 Digital Citizenship: Appropriate Use

Stephanie carries her device in one hand and swings it around as she walks down the hallway.

Is she being a good digital citizen?

• Yes.

• No.

Answer explanation

How should she be holding her chromebook?

Alan wants to take a picture of his friends.  He asks them if it’s okay to take a picture to show his family.

Is Alan being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

He's being an excellent digital citizen. Not only is he asking permission, but he's also explaining what he's going to use the picture for.

It’s snack time.  Suzie is eating her snack while she is playing a game on her chromebook.

Is Suzie being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

What should Suzie have done when she was finished with her snack?

Jeff forgot his chromebook so he took Ellie’s to use instead.

Is Jeff being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

What should Jeff have done when he realized his chromebook was at home?

Catherine’s teacher has given the class a writing assignment.  Catherine has a tab up with a coding game that she plays every couple minutes.

Is Catherine being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

If you are tempted by games, exit out of them before you start your school work. So you won't be tempted.

Jose was done with his assignment about plants so he decided to add extra things he learned on the next page.

Is Jose being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

He is following "I can use my device to learn"

Tess looked over Luis’ shoulder and learned his password.  She logged into his chromebook to look at his work.

Is Tess being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Luis should let his teacher know right away that someone knows his password.

Fred was working on an assignment about animals, he put some ninja pictures in his post. He added some smiley faces too.

Is Fred being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Fred wasn't choosing appropriate images for his assignment.

Diego was having trouble getting a website to work.  He asked a friend at his table.  She couldn’t help him so he told his teacher.  She sent him to the library for help.

Is Diego being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Diego didn't wait to get help. He tried a student first and then went to the teacher right away.

Steve is walking around the class showing all of the other kids a picture he drew over his face on his SeeSaw assignment.

Is Steve being a good digital citizen?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

He is not using his chromebook to learn. He is using it to distract others.