Digital Citizenship Themes & Lessons

One strategy schools can use in their approach to helping students learn about digital citizenship is to have agreed-upon content that students will consider each month. Throughout the school year, teachers can feature monthly, grade-specific resources from Common Sense Media Foundation that focus on the following themes.

Sample Common Sense Media Video: Going Places Safely (K-2)
This K-2 lesson from Common Sense Media includes downloadable lesson materials and the My Online Neighborhood video.

Sample Common Sense Media Video: Safe Online Talk (6-8)
This Grade 6-8 lesson from Common Sense Media includes downloadable lesson materials and two videos that offer student perspectives about online talk.

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September: Internet Privacy and Safety
Grade K   Going Places Safely
Grade 1    Staying Safe Online
Grade 2    Powerful Passwords
Grade 3    Rings of Responsibility
Grade 4    Strong Passwords
Grade 5    Talking Safely Online
Grade 6    Digital Life 101
Grade 7    Safe Online Talk
Grade 8    A Creator's Responsibilities
Grade 9    Digital Life 102
Grade 10   My Online Code
Grade 11   What’s the Big Deal About Internet Privacy?
Grade 12   Does It Matter Who Has Your Data?

October: Anti-Bullying
Grade K    Sending Email
Grade 1    Screen Out the Mean
Grade 2    Show Respect Online
Grade 3    The Power of Words
Grade 4    You’ve Won a Prize!
Grade 5    What’s Cyberbullying?
Grade 6    Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding!
Grade 7    Which Me Should I Be?
Grade 8    The Reality of Digital Drama
Grade 9    Turn Down the Dial on Cyberbulling and Online Cruelty
Grade 10   Building Community Online
Grade 11   Becoming a Web Celeb
Grade 12   Breaking Down Hate Speech

November: Digital Footprint & Reputation
Grade K    Keep it Private
Grade 1    Follow the Digital Trail
Grade 2    Writing Good Emails
Grade 3    Private & Personal Information
Grade 4    Digital Citizenship Pledge
Grade 5    Privacy Rules
Grade 6    A Creator's Rights
Grade 7    Digital Life 101
Grade 8    Trillion Dollar Footprint
Grade 9    Oops! I Broadcast it on the Internet!
Grade 10   Overexposed: Sexting & Relationships
Grade 11   College Bound
Grade 12   Private Today, Public Tomorrow

December: Self Image
Grade K    Staying Safe Online
Grade 1    Show Respect Online
Grade 2    My Online Community
Grade 3    Super Digital Citizen
Grade 4    Picture Perfect
Grade 5    Selling Stereotypes
Grade 6    Gender Stereotypes Online
Grade 7    My Media
Grade 8    Which Me Should I Be
Grade 9    Feeling On Display
Grade 10   Who Are You Online?
Grade 11   Rights, Remixes, and Respect
Grade 12   Retouching Reality

January: Information Literacy
Grade K    A-B-C Searching
Grade 1    Using Keywords
Grade 2    My Creative Work
Grade 3    The Key to Keywords
Grade 4    Whose Is It, Anyway?
Grade 5    How to Cite a Site
Grade 6    Strategic Searching
Grade 7    Gender Stereotypes Online
Grade 8    A Creator’s Responsibilities
Grade 9    Building Community Online
Grade 10   Rights, Remixes, and Respect
Grade 11   Copyrights and Wrongs
Grade 12   Collective Intelligence

February: Character Education
Grade K    Fishy Friends
Grade 1    Practicing Patience
Grade 2    Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Grade 3    The Hundred Dresses
Grade 4    Citizenship in Action
Grade 5    Digital Citizenship Pledge
Grade 6    Safe Online Talk
Grade 7    The Reality of Digital Drama
Grade 8    Cyberbullying: Crossing the Line
Grade 9    My Online Code
Grade 10   Breaking Down Hate Speech
Grade 11   Feeling on Display
Grade 12   Overexposed: Sexting and Relationships

March: Relationships & Communication
Grade K    Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Grade 1    Writing Good Emails
Grade 2    Screen Out the Mean
Grade 3    Talking Safely Online
Grade 4    What’s Cyberbullying
Grade 5    Rings of Responsibility
Grade 6    The Reality of Digital Drama
Grade 7    Building Community Online
Grade 8    Identifying High Quality Sites
Grade 9    Risky Online Relationships
Grade 10   Taking Perspectives on Cyberbullying
Grade 11   Breaking Down Hate Speech
Grade 12   Becoming a Web Celeb

April: Media Literacy
Grade K    My Creative Work
Grade 1    Sites I Like
Grade 2    Things for Sale
Grade 3    Picture Perfect
Grade 4    Selling Stereotypes
Grade 5    Just Because It’s Out There Doesn’t Mean It’s Good
Grade 6    So How do You Find the Good Stuff?
Grade 7    News Literacy: Critical Thinking Skills for 21st Century
Grade 8    Challenging Stereotypes: A New Look at Old Age
Grade 9    Five Broken Cameras: How Storytellers Shape the Story
Grade 10   Teaching Adolescents How To Evaluate the Value of Online Information
Grade 11   Reality Media?
Grade 12   Contrasting Visions of Womanhood and the Future

Contact

• Rick Phelan, Director, Technology for Learners
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