"Once I create a different environment in the classroom you will be amazed at how much they pay attention" - Garth Holman 

      Digital citizenship means a lot to me for my personal and professional life. By definition digital citizenship "prepares you to navigate the superhighway confidently and safely" -  Digital Citizenship 

If you know how to navigate the internet safely you will not have to worry about the possible reprocutions that come if you do not navigate it safely. Both my personal and professional life through digital citzenship run together. I am a teacher in a small school so all of the teachers, coworkers and parents are all friends on social media. Most of the parents that I see daily add me on social media so I must watch everything I say and do. 

     I work at a Christian school so things like drinking, haunted houses and going out is not something I will post to social media. At times it can be frustrating becuase I am a young college student and I must also be aware of what I post and what others post of me. But it is also very wise to watch what happens on my social media. It will be there forever and if I do not watch, it can come back to haunt me later in life.

"Few young people actually engage in ethical thinking online" - Digital Citizenship

    In high school I was labeled as one of the "mean girls" because I thought I was hot stuff. I never posted anything online about anyone, but I was always running my mouth. As I look back I am both embarrassed and thankful for my behavior. I am embarrassed because of the way I acted in high school. I was no better than the person sitting next to me and I had no right to say anything to them. But on the other hand I am thankful because I never posted anything on social media. Although i was a mean girl, I was very aware of others feelings. 

    Although I never posted anything about anyone, people sure did post about me. There was one girl that hated my guts and she constantly tried to turn everyone against me. Posting about my boyfriend, friends and family was something that she did on a weekly basis. In high school, it hurt, and it hurt bad. But looking back at it now, it doesnt matter what her or anyone else thought of me. Those things she said will stay there forever. But my digital footprint will remain clean. 

    As the internet expands and threats continue, parents have every reason to be concerned. I recently watched a movie where the kids of the movie convinced a girl to commit suicide. This is a very deadly, but popular thing on social media. As someone that wants to have children in the future i fear for my future kids. I couldn't imagine watcing this happen to someone, or finding out in the end that this happened. But I think if we educate our children we will be able to make sure they do not fall into the trap of social media.