Digital Citizenship in the SK Curriculum

I think the relationship between the Saskatchewan Curriculum and Ribble’s Nine Elements of Digital Citizenships are very outdated. We are in a time where technology is the fastest growing and changing thing we have ever seen. The benefits from tecfhnology are endless but that means so are the dangers. Kids know the typical “don’t take candy from strangers” and “don’t get into strangers cars” but predators are smarter than that now. Kids aren’t expecting a grown adult to be pretending to be a young kid. We need to update the curriculum to protect kids.

Ribble’s Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship:

Digital Access: This could be linked to RW3.3 in Social Studies 3 under the section Resources and Wealth.

Digital Commerce: This could be linked to CC7.1 in Career Education 7 under the section Connections to Community.

Digital Communication and Collaboration: This could be linked to W4 in Wellness 10.

Digital Etiquette: This fits into classroom rules since online etiquette should match in person etiquette.

Digital Fluency: This could be linked to USC2.5 in Health Education 2 in the section Understanding, Skills, and Confidences. This outcome is for understanding how to be safe in “play areas” and since technology is so common for kids it is a play area as well.

Digital Law: I think this should be talked about the same as classroom “laws” are.

Digital Rights and Responsibility: This could be linked to PA3.3 in Social Studies 3 in the section Power and Authority.

Digital Security and Privacy: This could be linked to PA1.1 in Social Studies 1 in the section Power and Authority.

In my future classroom I want to incorporate these nine elements as soon as I can. I won’t shy away from talking about hard topics and I will demonstrate that I am here for support.