Digital citizenship is a term that refers to any person who is using information technology to engage with others. This includes socially via apps and other platforms, politically, in groups, government, and any form of interaction that can take place through the internet or IT world.  I have always asserted that there are just things one does not do to another person, so I made it a point to be mindful of what could be seen if I was searched for on the web. This course has shown me the varying degrees of nothing being deleted, nothing truly being erased, and nothing really dies. An instance of this that came up during this course is Charles Leno Jr. of the Chicago Bears. He proposed to his girlfriend, Jennifer Roth, and almost instantly things she tweeted in 2012 surfaced. The taglines read like a badge of honor: “Racist Tweets No Longer Deleted”. The nine elements of digital citizenship are not just token components to be taken lightly. They are a path to better understanding the ins and outs of responsible behavior on the internet.

With practice, these elements can flow over into the behaviors of people in real life.