Contents

Foreword.......................................................................................... ix
Introduction......................................................................................1
What’s in This Book......................................................................3
Who This Book Is For....................................................................4

CHAPTER 1
Creating Space for Digital Citizenship........................................7
Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship..................................8
Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................10
Featured Activity: “Getting to Know You” Digital Citizen
Survey.......................................................................................15
Spotlight Story: Online Literature Circles...................................17
Spotlight Story: #LeydenPride ...................................................20
You Can Do It!............................................................................23

CHAPTER 2
Acknowledging Student Voice in Digital Spaces ...................25
Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship.................................27
Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................29
Spotlight Story: Empowering Student Voice through Public
Service Announcements..........................................................31
Featured Activity: Image-Inspired Conversations.........................33
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Spotlight Story: Embracing Voice with a Student-Written

Curricula...................................................................................35
You Can Do It!............................................................................37

CHAPTER 3
Helping Students Understand Their Roles in Digital
Communities..............................................................................39
Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship ...............................40
Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................43
Featured Activity: Consume or Contribute..................................46
Spotlight Story: Deliberating the Role of Outsiders in Digital
Communities............................................................................51
Spotlight Story: CLICK ..............................................................54
You Can Do It!............................................................................55

CHAPTER 4
Participating through Respectful Discourse............................57
Current Approaches to Digital Citizenship................................58
Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................59
Featured Activity: Effective Versus Ineffective Online
Discussions...............................................................................62
Sample Sentence Frames............................................................70
Spotlight Story: Respectful Dialogue Starts with Empathy........72
Encouraging Observation and Reflection...................................74
Spotlight Story: THINK BIG.........................................................77
You Can Do It!............................................................................79

CHAPTER 5
Networking to Make Meaningful Connections......................81
Traditional Approaches to Digital Citizenship............................82
Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................82
Featured Activity: Connecting with the Broader Community .....85
Spotlight Story: From Rural to Global .......................................87
You Can Do It!............................................................................89
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CHAPTER 6
Making Contributions That Matter...........................................91
Traditional Approaches to Digital Citizenship............................93
Participatory Citizenship Approach............................................93
Featured Activity: Is Slacktivism Equal to Activism?.....................97
Spotlight Story: Open World Cause ..........................................99
You Can Do It!..........................................................................102

Conclusion.....................................................................................105
References.....................................................................................106