Demonstrating Character in Digital Learning

Character Trait Digital Connection

Teamwork Online Collaboration Strategies to assist students to work

together fairly, efficiently and in a positive
manner while collaborating on projects and
sharing information online.
Responsibility Accountability for Ones Focuses on the students understanding of
Own Actions Personal the consequences of their online actions by
Safety and Privacy on learning more about privacy settings, safe
internet use and the importance of protecting
the Web
the privacy of others.
Respect Social Conventions Challenging students about respecting their
online, Physical Health own healthy living by moderating their use of
and Wellness while the computer/technology and monitoring
sleep and using appropriate ergonomic
Using the Computer
practices as well as how well they respect
others, themselves and property.
Perseverance Strategies for Effective Highlights the process of teaching and
Use through Flexibility, learning through the use of technology to
Determination and improve student success. Strategies for the
non-stop multi-tasking student. How can
Focus using Technology.
technology help us to stay focussed if we use
it properly?
Optimism Recognizing the A celebration of the collaborative spirit
Opportunities that exist which provides opportunities for learning
in Technology for a and a hopeful future.
Hopeful Future
Kindness Consideration of Others Emphasis on personal practices that
& Digital Etiquette demonstrate sensitivity and support.
Strategies to bring our everyday conventions
and norms of courtesy in line with our online
behaviours. (ear buds, cell phones, digital
cameras, etc.)
Integrity Ethical Conduct In a world of information, music and visual
including Behaviour, arts, students have access to more
Copyright Infringement, information than ever. A person of integrity
cites their sources and seeks permission for
Illegal Music and Photo
use.
Use
Honesty Truthful and Sincere Emphasizes student communication which is
Communications and honourable in its intent. Though the Internet
Plagiarism contains rich resources of academic
information, a student of character evaluates
and uses this information with permission
and cites all sources honestly.
Empathy Cyber-bullying Focusing online communication techniques
Prevention & that minimize misunderstandings & assist
Online Friendships students in dealing with conflicts while online

Courage Cyber-Upstander By proposing that we are all cyber-

bystanders and need to be upstanders. This
resource focuses on our own responsibilities
to stand-up for others & report injustices.

Durham District School Board -- 2011