Digital Citizenship Week: Resources for Educators

Considering how ubiquitous smartphones and tablets have become, especially in high school and middle school, questions about managing use and educating students about digital etiquette are on a lot of educators' minds. This October, Common Sense Media is sponsoring Digital Citizenship Week from October 16 to October 22. And we wanted to pull together some of the best resources to help educators talk about digital responsibility and safety online. Here, you'll find resources that cover today's digital landscape, ideas for student activities, and strategies for engaging parents. Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum for K-12: Common Sense Media’s interactive curriculum offers something for every grade level. A Teacher's Guide to Digital Citizenship: Edudemic produced this brief introduction to Digital Citizenship for teachers. More Resources From Edutopia

Top 4 Digital Citizenship Activities for Middle School New technology is driving change in educational standards across the country, especially in digital citizenship. This means middle school teachers need great digital citizenship activities to meet their requirements. While you could come up with your own activities, that takes a lot of time and you don’t know how each activity will go in the classroom. That’s why we recommend these four tried-and-true digital citizenship activities: Introduction to digital citizenship Digital footprint Internet safety Digital communication Pick and choose any of the activities below to fill your curriculum! 1. This activity is the perfect way to break the ice by introducing your students to the concept of digital citizenship and making responsible choices when using technology. Materials: List of scenarios Notecards Preparation: For this activity, you’ll need to do a little bit of work up front. Start with a list of scenarios that involve someone making decisions when using technology. In Class: 2. 3. 4.

Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan: Digital Compass Grade: K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. Grade: 11-12 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3 Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text. Grade: 03 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.8 Grade: 04 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7 Grade: 05 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3 Grade: 06 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3 Grade: 07

Digital Citizenship Lesson Lesson Overview In collaboration with Common Sense Media, this lesson helps students learn to think critically about the user information that some websites request or require. Students learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online. Students will also explore what it means to be responsible and respectful to their offline and online communities as a step toward learning how to be good digital citizens. Lesson Objectives Students will: Compare and contrast their responsibilities to their online and offline communitiesUnderstand what type of information can put them at risk for identity theft and other scamsReflect on the characteristics that make someone an upstanding citizenDevise resolutions to digital dilemmas Getting Started (15 min) 1) Review This is a great time to review the last lesson that you went through with your class. Here are some questions that you can ask in review: What did we do last time?

ChildNet International Resources for Teachers Four months to go until Safer Internet Day! We can’t believe that there are only 4 months to go until Safer Internet Day 2020! In this blog we look at all of the things you can do now, as well as all of the great things you have … to look forward to!