Our Space - Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World

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Our Space is an educational casebook that helps young people build ethical, socially responsible citizenship in digital environments. It addresses how youth engage with social networks, games, blogs, and information sources while recognizing learning benefits and real risks. Through role-playing activities and reflective exercises, students examine ethical responsibilities toward others and evaluate whether and how they behave ethically online. The collaboration between The GoodPlay Project and Project New Media Literacies supports these learning goals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages518

Reading Time13 h 18 min

AccessFree to download

Our Space Table of Contents

Introductory Materials

Our Space Introduction

Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World A collaboration of The GoodPlay Project and Project New Media Literacies Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World 2011 The GoodPlay Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education Project New Media Literacies, University of Southern California OUR SPACE CONTRIBUTORS Contributors The GoodPlay Project Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education [www.goodworkproject.org](www.goodworkproject.org)[ ](www.goodworkproject.org)[goodwork@pz.harvard.edu](goodwork@pz.harvard.edu) Howard Gardner Katie Davis Andrea Flores John M. Francis Erhardt Graeff Sam Gilbert Carrie James Emily Kaplan Julie Maier Margaret Rundle Jen Ryan Project New Media Literacies Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California [http://www.newmedialiteracies.org/](http://www.newmedialiteracies.org/) [info@newmedialiteracies.org](info@newmedialiteracies.org) Henry Jenkins Katie Clinton Neal Grigsby Madeline Flourish Klink Jenna McWilliams Erin Reilly Steve Schultze Nick Seaver Deja Elana Swartz Jessica Tatlock Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World 2011 The GoodPlay Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education Project New Media Literacies, University of Southern California OUR SPACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Acknowledgments Our Space would not have been possible without the support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning program. We are particularly grateful to Connie Yowell, Benjamin Stokes, and Craig Wacker for their support for this project. The following individuals provided invaluable feedback on earlier drafts ofthis casebook: Linda Burch, Deborah Chad, Anne Collier, Renee Hobbs, Matt Levinson, Shira Katz, John Palfrey, Jessica Silbey, Margaret Weigel, and an anonymous group of educator reviewers. We also appreciate the educators and students who piloted these materials at the Arlington Public Schools (Arlington, Virginia), the Baldwin School (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Global Kids (New York, New York); Interlochen Center for the Arts (Interlochen, Michigan), Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Summer Institute, Marblehead High School (Marblehead, Massachusetts), members of NML’s community (projectnml.ning.com), and participants in the Project Zero Classroom and the Future of Learning Institute. Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World 2011 The GoodPlay Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education Project New Media Literacies, University of Southern California OUR SPACE TABLE OF CONTENTS OUR SPACE Table of Contents 0. Introductory Materials Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction to Our Space FAQ I. Orientation Activity II. Road Map to Our Space Units III. Participation Participation: An Overview Lessons: A. Our Space, Our Guidelines B. Divided Nations C. Flamers, Lurkers, and Mentors D. Taking Perspectives: Views from Youth E. I Thought You Should Know IV. Identity Identity: An Overview Lessons: A. Identity Play in Online Spaces B. Linking Avatar and Self C. Reading Each Other PAGE 1 OF 2 OUR SPACE TABLE OF CONTENTS III. Privacy Privacy: An Overview Lessons: A. Being Anonymous B. Facebook for All C. Trillion-Dollar Footprint IV. Credibility Credibility: An Overview Lessons: A. Making Credibility Judgments Online B. Should You Be in MySpace? C. Demonstrating Credibility D. Whom Do You Believe? E. Wikipedia: The Group Behind the Screen V. Authorship and Ownership Authorship and Ownership: An Overview Lessons: A. The Axis of Media Ethics B. Diamonds and DJs C. The Inspired Highlighter: The Appropriateness of Appropriation D. Ad Men E. Supplemental lesson: Who Wants to Be in the Public Domain? F. Supplemental lesson: Is It Fair Use? Appendices • “How We Got Here” by Howard Gardner and Henry Jenkins

FAQs

What is the purpose of Our Space?

Our Space is designed to help youth reflect on ethical responsibilities and what it means to be a socially responsible citizen on the Internet.

How do the materials guide students to learn ethics online?

Students use role-playing activities and reflective exercises to consider ethical responsibilities and how they themselves behave ethically.

What digital activities and platforms does the introduction reference?

The introduction references common activities such as using social networks (e.g., Facebook), playing online games, and using information sources like Wikipedia, along with tools such as Twitter, blogs, and video sharing platforms.

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