AY Honor Digital Citizenship Requirements
Skill Level
2
Year
2025
Version
08.09.2025
Approval authority
Australian Union
1. What is digital citizenship?
2. What is a digital footprint?
3. List some examples of everyday digital platforms where an online digital footprint is created.
4. What is cybersecurity and what is cyber-attack?
5. What is a password? List at least FIVE best practices on each of the Do's and Don'ts for setting passwords?
6. What are smart devices and how can you use them safely?
7. What is social media? How can social media be a force for both good and evil (give some examples)?
8. Starting with the year (1990) when the World Wide Web was invented, create a timeline of social media platforms, charting when they were introduced and what the age limits are to join each one of them?
9. Discuss the differences between misinformation and disinformation as related to the digital platforms?
10. Discuss up to date legislation in your country which safeguards online safety for all citizens?
11. Demonstrate how the following scripture passages enhances digital citizenship etiquette? Philippians 4: 8; Psalm 119:11; 1 Corinthians 10:31.
12. How does each one of the ten commandments help one become a good digital citizen? Refer to Exodus 20:1-17.
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.
