In this assignment, you will use YouTube to explore the topic of Digital Citizenship. You will also consider how these topics relate to the emergence and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. You will collect, archive

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Collaborative Professional Development/Digital Citizenship

General Instructions:

In this assignment, you will use YouTube to explore the topic of Digital Citizenship. You will also consider how these topics relate to the emergence and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. You will collect, archive, share, and sort videos that illustrate different aspects of digital citizenship, such as cybersecurity, online safety, privacy, ethics, digital literacy, access/participation, and cyberbullying. You will also reflect on how AI affects these aspects and what challenges and opportunities it poses for your students as digital citizens.

Learning Objectives:

ISTE Standards: Digital Citizenship, Digital Collaboration

By completing this assignment, you will be able to:

• Identify key components of digital citizenship by searching for, evaluating, and organizing videos that relate to these topics: cybersecurity, online safety, privacy, ethics, digital literacy, access/participation, cyberbullying, and Artificial Intelligence. Evaluate and critique all videos before sharing them on your YouTube channel.

• Use basic YouTube tools to create playlists, channels, tag (organize) videos by topic, and share them with your subscribers.

• Apply the ISTE Standards for Students to your own digital citizenship practices.

Instructions:

Part 1:

• Go to YouTube (youtube.com) and create a free user account if you don't have one already.

• Search for videos that address the following question: o What is digital citizenship, and why is it important?

• Find videos on these topics to help you define and explain digital citizenship: cybersecurity, online safety, privacy, ethics, digital literacy, access/participation, digital rights/responsibilities, cyberbullying, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

• Select at least 12 (10 pts. per video) quality videos that you find accurate, relevant, informative, and engaging. Watch each video carefully and take notes on the main points, arguments, examples, and sources.

• Create a playlist on YouTube and add the videos you selected. Give your playlist a descriptive title and write a brief introduction that summarizes the theme and purpose of your playlist. Consider these points when writing your introduction:

o What is digital citizenship, and why is it important? o What are some of the rights and responsibilities of digital citizens? o What are some of the skills and competencies that digital citizens need in the 21st century?

o How does AI affect digital citizenship in terms of online safety, privacy, ethics, literacy, and participation?

o What are some of the benefits and risks of AI for digital citizens?

• Create a channel (100 pts.) on YouTube and upload your playlist. Give your channel a catchy name that reflects the broad theme of Digital Citizenship and write a short description that introduces yourself and your topic. Add relevant tags to your channel to help others find it.

• Share your channel with your classmates and instructor using the Blackboard discussion forum for this assignment (Digital Citizenship and AI Forum). Subscribe to other students’ channels.

• Watch at least four classmates’ playlists and post a reflection, that includes constructive feedback, pertaining to their channels using the same Blackboard discussion forum for Digital Citizenship and AI. (25 pts per response.) Therefore, you should simply post a reply to their link. Your reflection/feedback must be a minimum of four paragraphs in length. Consider the following criteria when posting your reflection/constructive feedback:

o Relevance: How well do the videos address the topic of digital citizenship and AI?

o Quality: How accurate, credible, and reliable are the videos? Do they provide evidence and sources to support their claims?

o Diversity: How diverse are the perspectives, voices, and formats of the videos? Do they represent different viewpoints, experiences, and styles?

o Organization: How well do the videos fit together in a coherent sequence? Do they have clear transitions and connections?

o Presentation: How appealing and engaging are the videos? Do they use effective visuals, audio, and narration?

Part 2:

• Write a reflection paper (2-3 pages) in APA format synthesizing what you learned from this assignment. Include the following sections in your paper:

o Introduction: Provide an overview of your playlist and channel. Include a brief explanation of why the topic is important and how it relates to your personal or professional interests.

o Body (3-4 paragraphs): Discuss the main findings, insights, and questions that emerged from watching and analyzing the videos. Compare and contrast different perspectives on digital citizenship and AI. Relate your findings to the ISTE Standards for Students

(https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students) and explain how they apply to your own digital citizenship practices.

o Conclusion: Summarize your main points and implications. Reflect on how this assignment enhanced your understanding of digital citizenship and AI. Identify any challenges or limitations you encountered or any areas you would like to explore further.

• Submit your reflection paper along with a link to your YouTube channel to your instructor. • (Reflection Paper with link 180 pts.)

Total Points Possible - 500

Component	Unacceptable	Acceptable	Target
Playlist and DC Channel - *10 pts. Per video* - *100 pts. - channel*	The work partially meets the expectations and demonstrates a basic level of understanding, creativity, and quality or does not meet expectations and/or demonstrates a low level of understanding, creativity, and quality. The playlist contains 6 or fewer somewhat relevant, informative, and engaging videos that address the topic of digital citizenship. The playlist has a title and an introduction that vaguely relate to the theme and purpose of the playlist or the title or introduction is missing. The channel has a name and a description that vaguely introduces the creator and the topic. The channel has few or irrelevant tags that do not help others find it. The channel is poorly designed or visually unappealing, or the channel is missing or incomplete.	The work meets expectations and demonstrates a satisfactory level of understanding, creativity, and quality. The playlist contains 7- 11 relevant, informative, and engaging videos that address the topic of digital citizenship. The playlist has a title and an introduction that describe the theme and purpose of the playlist. The channel has a name and a description that introduces the creator and the topic. The channel has some tags that relate to it. The channel is adequately designed and visually appealing.	The work exceeds expectations and demonstrates a high level of understanding, creativity, and quality. The playlist contains at least 12 relevant, informative, and engaging videos that address the topic of digital citizenship. The playlist has a descriptive title and a brief introduction that summarizes the theme and purpose of the playlist. The channel has a catchy name and a short description that introduces the creator and the topic. The channel has relevant tags that help others find it. The channel is welldesigned and visually appealing.
Peer Feedback Provided - *25 pts. Per response*	The feedback is not constructive, respectful, and/or specific. And/or it does not evaluate the playlists based on any of the criteria of relevance, quality, diversity, organization, and presentation. And/or it does not provide positive comments or suggestions for improvement.	The feedback is constructive, respectful, and general. It evaluates the playlists based on some of the criteria of relevance, quality, diversity, organization, and presentation. It provides positive comments as well as some suggestions for improvement. It uses clear and polite language.	The feedback is constructive, respectful, and specific. It evaluates the playlists based on the criteria of relevance, quality, diversity, organization, and presentation. It provides positive comments as well as suggestions for improvement. It uses clear and polite language.

Reflection Paper - *180 pts.*	The reflective paper is not written or is of minimum depth and quality. And/or is missing the playlist and/or channel and/or does not address what was learned from watching and analyzing the videos. Comparisons are either missing or limited in scope. ISTE standards are not discussed and/or	The reflection paper is adequately written, organized, and formatted. It provides an overview of the playlist and channel. It discusses some of the findings, insights, and questions from watching and analyzing the videos. It compares or contrasts some perspectives on digital citizenship and AI. It relates some	The reflection paper is well-written, organized, and formatted. It provides an overview of the playlist and channel. It discusses the main findings, insights, and questions from watching and analyzing the videos. It compares and contrasts different perspectives on digital citizenship and AI. It relates the findings to the ISTE Standards for Students and explains

application of what was learned is not made to the creator’s own digital citizenship practices.

of the findings to the ISTE Standards for Students and explains how they apply to the creator's own digital citizenship practices. It summarizes some of the main points and implications. It reflects on how the assignment enhanced the creator's understanding of digital citizenship or AI. It identifies some challenges or limitations encountered or some areas for further exploration.

how they apply to the creator's own digital citizenship practices. It summarizes the main points and implications.

It reflects on how the assignment enhanced the creator's understanding of digital citizenship and AI. It identifies any challenges or limitations encountered or any areas for further exploration.

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