Think about the last hour you spent online. How much of it was taking things in: scrolling, watching, shopping, reacting? How much of it left something better for someone else?
Today you map six to eight of your regular online activities on a consumer-to-citizen scale, then write a short note on one shift you want to make. The in-class core is six placed activities plus one clear shift sentence; if time runs short, finish the full three-to-four-sentence shift under the same portfolio filename. That self-map goes into your Communication Portfolio as m2_l51_digital_citizenship_self_map_<your-initials>.txt.
Being online makes you part of a community with rights and responsibilities. Rights include privacy, fair treatment, and being able to report harm without it being ignored. A consumer mainly takes. A digital citizen also contributes, protects others, and calls out harm, corrects false claims, or reports abuse. Responsibility is what you owe other people in that space.
| Term | What it means for you | Real example |
|---|---|---|
| Digital citizen: someone online with rights and responsibilities, not only taking. | You judge habits by what you give and protect, and by whether your privacy and safety (and other people's) still hold. | Asking a friend before you post a photo they are in |
| Consumer: someone who mainly takes from online spaces. | Scrolling, watching, buying, or reacting without adding much sits here. | Watching a whole series in a weekend without rating or sharing it |
| Responsibility: what you owe other people online. | Honesty, care with sharing, and action when something is wrong. | Checking a story is true before you forward it to the family chat |
Worked example. Everyday habits on the consumer-to-citizen scale:
Most of your week will mix all three. The map is honest placement, not a score.
Sort the ten everyday online activities into the three buckets on the consumer-to-citizen scale. If one could sit in two places, put it where it fits best and be ready to say why. This sort is practice only. Use it to warm up; next you will map your own week the same way. Your Communication Portfolio piece is the self-map in the next step, not this sort.
This is your Digital Citizenship Self-Map for the Communication Portfolio: a real map of how you communicate and act online. List six to eight of your regular online activities as a short labelled list, place each one on the consumer-to-citizen scale (consumer, mix, or citizen), then write on one shift you want to make and why.
In-class core (counts as a valid class save): name and place at least six activities, plus one clear sentence on the shift you want. Expand the shift to three or four sentences if time allows; otherwise finish that paragraph at home under the same filename. Tag-and-polish on the shift note is optional polish, not a forced full rewrite before the bell.
Copy the finished piece into your portfolio folder as m2_l51_digital_citizenship_self_map_<your-initials>.txt (or keep it in your usual document).
Talk this through with the person beside you, or sit with it quietly.
The longer thinking can go in your Reflective Journal when you next update it.
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