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You have only to spend a short time searching online for resources about digital citizenship before you will come across the name Mike Ribble. Mike Ribble has authored articles and books on the topic of digital citizenship. With colleagues, he completed a study about digital citizenship in an urban school. He hosts the website [|Digital Citizenship: Using Technology Appropriately]. He has written for [|ISTE] (International Society for Technology in Education). In short, he is a legitimate expert in the field.

One of the things that is most helpful about Ribble's work is that he has broken digital citizenship down into nine workable elements.

This slideshare is a great tutorial with aspects that could be used with staff or with older students. The slide show contains good information and good links. You will have to go out for the YouTube videos.

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To see a written explanation of Ribble's nine elements, please follow the link the Ribble's web page for full explanations and examples of each. [|Mike Ribble's Nine Elements]

To understand the nine elements of digital citizenship is only part of the picture. Mike Ribble explains a process for implementing his ideas in the article [|Passport to Citizenship: Journey Toward Appropriate Technology Use at School and at Home].

Once you feel comfortable with the nine elements, you may wish to continue to explore the wiki looking at some of the Digital Citizenship Multimedia, checking out the Teacher Applications or adding to the WES Digital Citizenship Plan.