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Quick Digital Citizenship Activities for Middle and High School Distance Learning Use these short, self-guided activities to create a positive culture around digital learning. Digital citizenship will be especially important this fall as middle and high school students across the country return to school virtually, in one form or another. Students will be on their devices, communicating, collaborating, and creating with digital tools more than ever before.

Cyberbullying Bullies and mean girls have been around forever, but technology now gives them a whole new platform for their actions. The old "sticks and stones" saying is no longer true — both real-world and online name-calling can have serious emotional consequences for our kids and teens. It's not always easy to know how and when to step in as a parent. For starters, most kids use technology differently than we do. They're playing games online and sending texts on their phones at an early age, and most teens have devices that keep them constantly connected to the Internet.

Teaching Students to Prevent Bullying by Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer Student bullying is one of the most frequently reported discipline problems at school: 21% of elementary schools, 43% of middle schools, and 22% of high schools reported problems with bullying in 2005-06. Bullying is the number one discipline problem in middle schools. These lesson, activities, and games will help you and your students understand this serious problem. Lesson Plans

Middle & High School: Digital Citizenship Password Reset Please enter your e-mail address. You will receive a new password via e-mail. CWK is in the process of updating the Digital Citizenship documentaries to reflect current technology and the prevalent issues and challenges associated with screen devices, apps, websites, and social media. The print materials below are the first of many new lessons on digital citizenship topics. Print

How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? Affronted by cyberspace’s escalation of adolescent viciousness, many parents are looking to schools for justice, protection, even revenge. But many educators feel unprepared or unwilling to be prosecutors and judges. Often, school district discipline codes say little about educators’ authority over student cellphones, home computers and off-campus speech. Reluctant to assert an authority they are not sure they have, educators can appear indifferent to parents frantic with worry, alarmed by recent adolescent suicides linked to bullying. Whether resolving such conflicts should be the responsibility of the family, the police or the schools remains an open question, evolving along with definitions of cyberbullying itself. Teaching resources Page Content Bullying. No Way!

STOP cyberbullying: Are you a cyberbully? what is it? :: how it works :: why cyberbully? :: prevention :: take action :: what's the law? In this section: Are You a Cyberbully? :: Take 5! :: Ms. Embracing the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship As our society races toward a realization of the Internet of Things, there is an increasing emphasis in the world of K-12 education to get technology into the hands of staff and students. Something that’s missing from this race is a collective effort to educate not only our students but also our staff on the importance of understanding what it means to be a responsible digital citizen. We have access to more information through various mediums and more exposure to the world around us than ever before. With this access and exposure comes a responsibility that people of all ages are lacking a true understanding of — namely, the lasting digital footprint that we create every day. Part of my role as a learning environment adviser for CDWG is to have conversations with district stakeholders and ask questions like, “Why do you want those devices?” “How do you plan on using them?”

Bullying Prevention Bullying is a community issue, affecting not only those who are bullied but also their families, their friends and bystanders. If left unchecked, bullying can poison an entire school culture. The American Federation of Teachers believes in standing up to bullying wherever it occurs, recognizing that our members have a particular responsibility to address the problem in public schools. Parentology's 2021 Infographic to Cyberbullying - Parentology What is cyberbullying, why do people do it, and how do kids combat it? That’s a complicated set of questions, so Parentology created the ultimate infographic to cyberbullying for 2021. The idea was to give parents the essential details in a handy place. Above the graphic are some links for more detailed information. Check it out.

Basic Internet Safety Learning to recognize the warning signs of these risks will allow trusted adults to intervene and lessen potential negative impacts. By acting as a resource, parents and guardians can help make the Internet a safer place for their families. As a parent or guardian, you should stay well-informed about current issues to understand what your children are experiencing on and off the Internet. If they are social networking, instant messaging, using webcams, or blogging, help them use these tools safely by learning how to use them yourself. Children whose parents and guardians regularly talk to them about personal safety are more likely to exhibit responsible behavior on their own.[1] NetSmartz invites you to learn about the issues surrounding your children’s online lives. Then use the discussion starters to help you begin a dialogue about safety with your children.

Anti-Bullying Week Activities and Lesson Plans for Teachers Anti-Bullying Week 2018 Our research shows that 1 in 2 young people will, at some point, experience bullying. As a result, 1 in 3 will self-harm, grades will drop and 14% will develop eating disorders. Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet As with the real world, the Internet has its seamy side -- and it's all too easy for kids to stray into it. Click-click and a Peter Cottontail fan's search for "bunnies" turns up raunchy pictures of women wearing fuzzy white ears and not much else. Porn, questionable characters, hate groups, and misinformation flourish online. To preserve the best of what's online for your kids and avoid the garbage: 1. Resources to Fight Bullying and Harassment at School Bullying Prevention Curriculum Visit the websites below to find videos, activities, and lesson plans you can use in the classroom: For more planning tips, the following Edutopia posts are good to reference: Student Voice and Leadership PACER’s five-step guide, Unite Against Bullying – School Event Planning Guide, provides helpful information on working with students to plan bullying prevention events.