The video discusses the importance of informing students about appropriate vs inappropriate behaviors when it comes to using technology. It makes the important distinction that how you're supposed to act when using social networking sites shouldn't be different during school vs. after school.
Digital citizenship is about using technology in a safe and responsible ways. One of the key parts of digital citizenship is, as the video talks about, our interactions with other people online. Part of that is being aware of what you post online and how that causes people to perceive you (i.e. your digital footprint). The other part of that is being aware how your posts affect other people (i.e. cyber-bullying) (Roblyer, 177-179).
There are also key non-social aspects of digital citizenship. These elements could cause serious repercussions legally. For instance, there's a serious issue with online piracy, or illegally downloading music, movies, etc. There's also a major concern with plagiarism. This is really serious for schools. Students are going to be using the Internet to acquire a lot of their information for research and projects. They have to learn how to appropriately engage with this information (Roblyer, 177-179).
Not only do they need to know how to cite information, they also have to learn to be critical consumers of online information. They need to be taught what sources are trustworthy and how to critically think about a reading in order to know that it isn't biased or flawed. In other words, digital literacy is integrally tied up with digital citizenship (Roblyer, 177-179; 24).
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