Digital Citizen Quiz

What is a digital citizen?

• an inhabitant of a town or city

• a participant in the online world

• a character in an online game

• a robotic helper

Answer explanation

A citizen is defined as an inhabitant of a community. A digital citizen is defined as someone participating in the online world.

What is poor online behavior?

• Avoiding negativity and contributing to a safe online environment.

• Posting photos of others without permission, sharing personal information, and being unkind.

• Treating others with kindness and respecting their boundaries on what is shared about them.

• Posting photos of others with permission, not sharing personal information, and being kind.

Answer explanation

Poor online behaviour can be identified using the morals you are taught in everyday life.

It is behaviours that lack integrity.

Eg.

Being disrespectful, unkind and sharing unverified information (fake news).

Sharing photos without permission.

Sharing passwords and other private information.

These behaviours contribute to a poor online environment. Being a Digital citizen means recognising and calling out these behaviours so others are more comfortable speaking up, making online environments safer for everyone.

What can a 'real-life' consequence of poor online behaviour be?

• Loss of income.

• community service.

• Becoming an influencer.

• Loss of Job opportunities.

Answer explanation

Your online presence is thought to be there forever. Once something is shared, you lose control of where it may end up (even if you delete it).

As a result, we cannot be sure if any poor online choices from the past will resurface.

Real-life consequences may include a loss of career and job opportunities.

Your Damaged reputation can make schools, universities, organisations and businesses not want to be associated with you.

As a participant in any community, you reflect and represent its standards.

What does 'T.H.I.N.K' mean?

• is it True?

  is it Helpful?

  is it Inspiring?

  is it Necessary?

  is it Kind?

• is it True?

  is it Hereditary?

  is it Incredible?

  is it Naive?

  is it Kind?

• is it True?

  is it Honest?

  is it Intellectual?

  is it Noticeable?

  is it Kind?

• is it True?

  is it Honourable?

  is it Intuitive?

  is it Natural?

  is it Kind?

Answer explanation

The acronym THINK is a good guide for maintaining integrity as a digital citizen.

Before you reply to anything online, you must stop and think!

Ask yourself:

Is it True?

Is it Helpful?

Is it Inspiring?

Is it Necessary?

Is it kind?

If you cannot reply in a way that includes a 'yes' to these 5 questions, then it's best not to reply.

What is 'T.H.I.N.K' a good guide for?

• Being a good citizen.

• Posting photos of others online.

• Posting online with Integrity.

• Posting unresourced material.

Answer explanation

T.H.I.N.K. is a good guide to posting online with integrity, as it asks 5 questions to help you determine if you are acting with integrity.

Is it True?

Is it Helpful?

Is it Inspiring?

Is it Necessary?

Is it kind?

Recalling this will help you engage in the critical thinking skills required of an online citizen.

How do you become a good digital citizen?

• By referencing, keeping private information safe, reviewing sources, being kind/respectful and calling out others when they aren't.

• By referencing, keeping private information unsafe, using unethical sources, being unkind/respectful and calling out others when they aren't.

• By not referencing, keeping private information safe, reviewing sauces, being disrespectful and calling out others when they are too.

• By not referencing, keeping private information readily available, reviewing sources, being unkind/respectful and calling out others when they are.

Answer explanation

By displaying good moral traits online.

-Referencing will allow others to check your information and sources; they can verify if your shared information is accurate before engaging with it. It also allows you to credit the creator or curator, maintaining your integrity.

-Keeping private information safe will allow you to protect yourself and others online from identity theft, reputational damage, financial loss and discrimination.

-Reviewing sources allows you to check if information is accurate before you engage with it.

-Being kind and respectful helps foster a safe environment. The online world is diverse, and everyone deserves to feel safe.

-Calling out others when they aren't displaying these traits. If you speak up, others may feel like they can too!

We need to model these behaviours as a community to foster a safe environment.

What is a 'Digital tattoo'?

• A permanent mark online.

• An online record of the tattoos you have.

• An online record someone leaves behind.

• A tattoo of a computer or microchip.

Answer explanation

A 'Digital tattoo" is an online record someone leaves behind. It is called this because it is considered to be permanent.

A digital tattoo is also known as a digital footprint.

The term 'Digital tattoo' is preferred as it is a better analogy for the permanence that the online world provides. Footprints wash away, but tattoos are forever; even with removal, they leave a scar.

This goes for our online record too!

Even if we delete something, the scar remains. We have no control over where something was shared before we deleted it.

So this is something we need to be mindful of.

Why should you ask someone before posting any information about them online?

• Respect for their Perception.

• Respect for their property.

• Respect for their peace.

• Respect for their privacy.

Answer explanation

You should always ask permission when you post photos or information about another person online.

Since anything posted online is considered permanent, you should allow people to have as much control over their digital tattoo as possible.

We know there can be real-life consequences for making poor choices online.

So we must ensure people know if information is being shared about them online.

This is important when it comes to respecting and protecting the privacy of others.