What is Digital Citizenship?

According to the Child's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), all schools should teach their students the importance of internet safety.  This education should include the following:

• Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet;

• The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;

• Unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online;

• Unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and

• Measures restricting minors' access to materials harmful to them.