COURSE DESCRIPTION: As the rate of technological incursion continues to hold sway, the world is becoming more reliant on the internet for daily living. This digital citizenship course teaches learners how to use technology to responsibly engage society at any level. It also teaches the downsides of the internet and how students can avoid pitfalls.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• How internet communication works
• Connection, collaboration, sharing and the practice of good digital citizenship
• Digital literacy and how to validate and interpret online information
• Clickbaits, fake news, gossip websites and how to discern each one of them
• Refraining from the internet and taking a break from screens

AVERAGE STUDY TIME: 1-2 HOURS

Completion of this course delivers a 4PRO+ CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY and includes a BADGE/SEAL for the Certificate of Digital Citizenship Proficiency (4SCDCP) course which has been reviewed and approved by the 4ProPlus Educational and Technical Advisory Boards.