Videos

Digital citizenship is more than being savvy with media and tech. It's recognizing what we have in common online and offline, and deciding together: How will we act, create, learn, and lead?

How can we be upstanders when we see cyberbullying? Watch a digital citizenship lesson in action!

How does digital media try to hook you, and what can you do about it? Watch a digital citizenship lesson in action!

Is screen time good or bad for us? Students explore what the scientific research says about screen time, and consider that it's not just about the time spent but the quality of the time.

Help students learn what kinds of online behaviors are cyberbullying and ways to combat it.

Students learn the difference between what personal things they can safely share online and private information that should not be shared.

Students learn how to keep their experiences positive and fun when communicating in online games with others.

Students learn about a framework -- the Rings of Responsibility -- to understand how to balance their responsibilities to themselves and others in the digital world.

All media comes with an author and an agenda. Whether in the classroom or at home, help kids think critically about any media they view with critical questions that dig below the surface. Use these five essential questions as a springboard, and help kids dig deeper with even more critical questions of their own.

Just like traveling in the real world, students learn to be safe when traveling online with three simple rules.

As creators, we need to be aware of copyright law and the appropriate ways to use original work responsibly with fair use. Being a creator means giving credit where credit is due, and getting credit for your original work!

Once you post something online, it's permanent. Yet many students don't realize the reality and repercussions of this fact. Hear an assistant principal describe the importance of students learning how posting things online not only can impact themselves, but their family, peers, and school community.

Students love to share what they know! Teachers can draw on their students' expertise with educational technology. Hear how one teacher does it.

What is the role that media and technology play in children's development? If used safely and wisely, media and technology can support a child's growth.

Students put themselves into the shoes of the Digital Citizen characters, who play superheroes that are able to solve digital dilemmas in responsible ways.

Students learn that the information they put online leaves a digital footprint, or "trail," which can be big or small, and helpful or hurtful, depending on how they manage it.