3 Respectful interaction

3.2 Example 2: How to deal with the Internet

The right behaviour in digital environments is one of the current issues for young learners: topics are secrecy and privacy, protecting your account, internet and respect, internet and creativity, internet and challenges, e-reputation, personal information, cyber-bullying or fake news & information. Since its launch in year 2004, the Safer Internet Day (https://www.saferinternetday.org/) has been held every year in Europe, with various offers and numerous initiatives in all European countries.

From the Council of Europe (COE, 2019) the material “Digital citizenship education handbook: Being online, well-being online, and rights online” can be used in addressing health or customer awareness in the classroom, but furthermore on the topic’s rights and responsibilities in digital media use (see more at Sources).

Figure 6: Being online, well-being online, and rights online (COE, 2019)