AY Honor Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

Skill Level

2

Year

2025

Version

30.09.2025

Approval authority

Australian Union

Overview

Digital citizenship is an invaluable skill for responsible use of technology to learn, create, and engage online. Being a good digital citizen is a social responsibility and this honour will teach you the principles and requirements of maintaining the same level of dignity and respect in virtual spaces as in physical spaces.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

13. Choose and complete any three of the following:

a. Learn how to create a secure password and make one of your own.

b. Map out your regular digital actions, such as searches, clicks or posts to see the information you leave behind as a result of these digital actions, and discuss whether that's OK or not.

c. Keep a log of your online activities for one week, including what websites or social media platforms you visit and how much time you spend on each of the platform and what you are doing on them. Reflect with a senior person on your online habits.

d. Check what your digital footprint is by searching engines and reflect on how much of your personal information is in the public domain and who shared it.

e. Create a digital citizen etiquette card with do's and don'ts.

f. Complete an online course on staying safe online.