So thats my conclusion after the umpteenth session in a school with students and teachers. When I try to explain the same set of concepts under the title "Digital Citizenship" the audience stares at me blankly. But when I use the title "Internet Maturity" I can see (and hear) that they are present in the same room with me. 

While it is a ‘work in progress’ I have created a curriculum framework for teaching digital citizenship and Internet maturity to students of classes 8th and above in schools.

Education visionaries often say this to schools to remind us of our big challenge – “How will you prepare the children of Today, to solve the problems of Tomorrow, by teaching them the concepts of Yesterday?”. One of the most important factors of 21st century life (both personal & professional) is Internet. It has a big influence in our lives today, but it will have a much bigger influence & interference tomorrow. For our children, Internet can become a big strength ...

To save your time and get my point quickly you may read the following article (beyond that is a frustrated observer talking):

This is going to be the most authoritative blog on Digital Citizenship & Internet Maturity!