The Best Digital Citizen

When I focus on what it means to be a good digital citizen, I think the utmost purpose of such a person is to operate the media responsibly, all the while promoting metacognition in others if one chooses to partake in the social aspect of such media.  One who is the best citizen is one who does not use media as a type of outlet for complaints, sarcastic statements, or judgement upon others but rather one who encourages fellow citizens to pursue their own path through their own thinking through positive language and an understanding that each human being is on a different path in life, and as one who participates in such media, one must inform and push others toward thinking for themselves, not simply feeding information to them as if it is the only real sustenance available.

Too often, one becomes a tool of this digital age instead of using the media within such an age as a tool themselves.  Digital media offers one a wealth of information, and truly responsible digital citizen will seek out the most reputable sources and integrate research in order to inform themselves and pass information along to others as well.  One who is passive is not the best digital citizen, but instead, one who is a wise citizen actively uses the digital age in order to further himself and encourage others to use such a medium as a tool and not succumb personally to its overwhelming breadth of information.

All in all, the best digital citizen is skilled with technological wisdom with the underlying motivation to encourage others to think and process as individuals.

View this awesome RSA animate that covers the often paradoxical digital age and our responsibilities within it :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk8x3V-sUgU