Digital Rights and Responsibilities

Everyone has equal rights and responsibility to access to technology and understand the drawbacks and limitations when this access is inoperative. Most of the people in society are using the internet to access online libraries or eBook. It also provides extended time for those students with special needs to work on their assignment or projects. But we as a user should know rights and responsibilities of ourselves.

Digital citizens should consider that there is essentially a virtual bill of rights protecting everyone online. Thus, issues such as privacy, free speech, and so on apply to the digital user. The privileges and freedoms extended to all digital technology users, and the behavioral expectations that come with them.

Digital citizens must know how to use technology in an appropriate manner. We have got right to create, share and express freely our own work and also right to refer others work but should get permission from the author. If we refer others ideas in our work, it’s our responsibility to thank the author.

Every good digital citizen should employ electronic precautions to guarantee safety such as creating secure passwords, not sharing passwords, backing up data, antivirus protection and surge control. Passwords can be created for word documents, PowerPoint presentations, face book, etc. So, as a teacher it’s our responsibility to share these things to our students.