Digital+Citizenship+TEKS

(A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting appropriate behavior in a digital environment; (B) comply with acceptable digital safety rules, fair use guidelines, and copyright laws; and (C) practice the responsible use of digital information regarding intellectual property, including software, text, images, audio, and video.
 * Technology Application TEKS ** ** Digital Citizenship **
 * Kindergarten to Grade 2: **

(A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting positive social behavior in the digital environment; (B) respect the intellectual property of others; (C) abide by copyright law and the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia; (D) protect and honor the individual privacy of oneself and others; (E) follow the rules of digital etiquette; (F) practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology; and (G) comply with fair use guidelines and digital safety rules.
 * Grade 3 to 5: **

(A) understand copyright principles, including current laws, fair use guidelines, creative commons, open source, and public domain; (B) practice ethical acquisition of information and standard methods for citing sources; (C) practice safe and appropriate online behavior, personal security guidelines, digital identity, digital etiquette, and acceptable use of technology; and (D) understand the negative impact of inappropriate technology use, including online bullying and harassment, hacking, intentional virus setting, invasion of privacy, and piracy such as software, music, video, and other media
 * Grade 6: **

(A) understand and practice copyright principles, including current fair use guidelines, creative commons, open source, and public domain; (B) practice ethical acquisition of information and standard methods for citing sources; (C) practice and explain safe and appropriate online behavior, personal security guidelines, digital identity, digital etiquette, and acceptable use of technology; and (D) understand the negative impact of inappropriate technology use, including online bullying and harassment, hacking, intentional virus setting, invasion of privacy, and piracy such as software, music, video, and other media
 * Grade 7: **

(A) understand, explain, and practice copyright principles, including current laws, fair use guidelines, creative commons, open source, and public domain; (B) practice and explain ethical acquisition of information and standard methods for citing sources; (C) practice and explain safe and appropriate online behavior, personal security guidelines, digital identity, digital etiquette, and acceptable use of technology; and (D) understand and explain the negative impact of inappropriate technology use, including online bullying and harassment, hacking, intentional virus setting, invasion of privacy, and piracy such as software, music, video, and other media. [|**http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter126/ch126b.html**]
 * Grade 8: **