Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship is about how we act online – what we say and what we share – to make a safer and more enjoyable online community.

This can be looked at in terms of safe, savvy, and social digital practices.

— Safe practices are about protecting yourself and protecting others online

— Savvy practices are about educating yourself and educating others online

— Social practices are about respecting yourself and respecting others online

Before recording any video for a class assignment, ask yourself the following questions to help determine how best to approach the assignment and what preliminary actions must be taken before recording.

— What is the purpose of the video recording?

— Who will do the recording and what equipment will be used?

— Who will be recorded in the video?

— What will be recorded (e.g., identifiable information such as faces; what skills)?

— Where will students be recorded (e.g. university; home)?

— How will the video be stored (e.g. encrypted usb key, password protected laptop or course Moodle site)?

— Who owns the copyright? Generally, student(s) will own the copyright in their newly created works.

— Where will the video recording be shared among students and instructor (e.g. YorkU email, course Moodle site; Youtube link): if stored and shared online through youtube or vimeo, establish the access and privacy setting of the video (e.g., ‘public’, ‘unlisted/link only, ‘private’).

— Who and how the video will be deleted or destroyed (if deletion is required)?

— How long would the video be used for and by whom?

— What will be done with the video after course ended?

Be safe; understand how data is stored and retrieved. Protect yourself and others by taking security seriously.

Be savvy; learn how the technology you are using operates. Ask questions if you don’t understand.

Be social; respecting boundaries and differing opinions is paramount in a digital environment. Always ask permission of other people before recording video and be honest about how you plan for that video to be used or shared.