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 place six to eight of your regular online activities on a consumer-to-citizen scale. A consumer mostly takes things in; a citizen also leaves something better for others. Then you write about one shift you want to make. That map of your own habits is your Digital Citizenship Self-Map, and it goes in your Communication Portfolio.
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 |
Everyday habits on the consumer-to-citizen scale:
Most of your week will mix all three. The map is honest placement, not a score.
When you have sorted all ten cards, press Enter Your Work below and fill in its two lines. Next you will place your own week on the same scale.
This is your Digital Citizenship Self-Map: a real map of how you communicate and act online.
When you are done, press Copy for my portfolio and paste it into your Communication Portfolio folder as m2_l51_digital_citizenship_self_map_AB, with your own initials in place of AB.
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