7 Habits of Digital Citizenship

• Be Proactive: I can choose my responses to others online & take responsibility for myself. I understand that the whole world is watching.
• Begin with the End in Mind: I can make smart decisions: I will never give out my personal information online.
• I will always ask my parents.
• Put First Things First: I can do my homework or other chores first and then I can ask my parents if I can play on the computer.
• Think Win-Win: When I am on the computer, I can solve problems by communicating politely and appropriately with others.
• Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: I can listen to and understand more than one point of view. I can understand that my parents and teachers will have rules about my computer time.
• Synergize: I can learn from others online.
• Sharpen the Saw: I can balance my computer time with other positive elements in my life such as family time, reading, recreation, and work, etc.

Modified from Covey, 2008