The accessibility and use of the internet and technological devices for students in all grade levels have increased exponentially. Schools vary in their organizational approach to digital citizenship education. The overall organizational structure depends heavily on the available human resources within each organization. This study aims to…

Understanding pros and cons of digital technology is an essential competency for pre-service teachers so that they are able to conduct online instruction appropriately. They need to prepare themselves comprehensively to be able to use the new educational technology that is now widely accessible particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic incidence.…

Digital citizens need comprehensive knowledge and technological accessibility to the internet and digital world and teachers have a responsibility to lead them to become digital citizens. However, existing Digital Citizenship Scales contain too broad ranges and do not precisely focus on the target students, so teachers do not have clear criteria…

The main objective of the study was to identify variables and factors affecting Digital Citizenship (DC) in education sector. The study used Preferred Reporting Items for the Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines for achieving the objectives of the study. Moreover, a search strategy was formulated including keywords, inclusion,…

Most secondary students use social media to connect with friends, but what if there was a way to show them how they can use social media to make a positive difference in the lives of others? This article will (a) explain the difference between digital citizenship and digital leadership, (b) provide examples of how students are becoming digital…

In the July/August 2011 edition of "TechTrends," a group of AECT members and academic professionals explored the state of digital citizenship for students in K-12 through an article entitled: "Digital Citizenship in K-12: It Takes a Village." Identified was a significant need for digital citizenship awareness by parents,…

Nowadays, billions of people across the world communicate with one another using a variety of technological means. As a result of this connection, we now live in a digital world where people can learn, work, play, and socialize with ease. Likewise, educators of all skills levels may not understand how to use technology effectively. Hence, both…

In this commentary, the authors move beyond digital literacy and take up the question of what digital citizenship means and looks like in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To engage with questions of ethical practice, the authors begin with the International Society for Technology in Education framework for digital citizenship. They expand on…

This study was aimed to determine of their perceptions and levels of digital citizenship for pre-service classroom teachers. The study was conducted with 76 senior pre-service classroom teachers at Education Faculty of B. U. The study is survey research. In this research, "The Digital Citizenship Scale" developed by Kocadag (2012) was…

The aim of this study is to determine the levels of digital citizenship and social presence of the graduate students having distance education and to reveal the relationship between these two variables. The research was carried out with 50 women (35%) and 93 men (65%) graduate students enrolled in distance education master programs of Karadeniz…

This study of Participatory Action Research aimed to 1) study the guideline of community based historical learning management to enhance digital citizenship of secondary school students in the Education Sandbox and 2) propose a guideline of community based historical learning management to enhance digital citizenship of secondary school students…

Despite the importance of promoting socially responsible citizenship in the Internet age, there is a paucity of research on how digital citizenship or digital citizens might be defined and/or investigated. This study found 4 major categories that construct digital citizenship: "Ethics," "Media and Information Literacy,"…

The paper investigates the technology usage as a digital citizenship indicator among undergraduate English language students at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU) in Jordan. Digital citizenship with its nine elements: Etiquette, Communication, Education, Access, Commerce, Responsibility, Rights, Safety, and Security are connected to all life…

This article explores how social media use in formal and informal learning spaces can support the development of digital citizenship for secondary school students. As students increasingly spend large amounts of time online (e.g., an average of six hours of screen time per day, excluding school and homework), it is critical that they are…

This study aims to investigate the role of educational leaders in students' acquisition of digital citizenship and technology use. The research study group consists of school principals, assistant principals, and teachers working in Istanbul. In this study, the case study technique, one of the qualitative research designs, was used to describe the…