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Watch and Reflect Videos: 15-Minute Activities
Watch and Reflect Videos: 15-Minute Activities
Common Sense Media videos are a great way to spark critical thinking and discussion around a variety of digital citizenship topics. Our "Teen Voices" videos feature interviews with real teens talking about issues they've encountered online, from media addiction to online hate speech and more.
Common Sense Media videos are a great way to spark critical thinking and discussion around a variety of digital citizenship topics. Our "Teen Voices" videos feature interviews with real teens talking about issues they've encountered online, from media addiction to online hate speech and more.
Also, we worked with our partners at KQED Education to produce three digital-citizenship-themed episodes for their Above the Noise series. These videos ask big, thought-provoking questions, such as "Does being online actually make us act meaner than we would in person?" before diving into actual scientific research on the topic.
Also, we worked with our partners at KQED Education to produce three digital-citizenship-themed episodes for their Above the Noise series. These videos ask big, thought-provoking questions, such as "Does being online actually make us act meaner than we would in person?" before diving into actual scientific research on the topic.
The activities below include links to handouts so students can watch the video and answer the discussion questions independently. You can also take a few minutes of class time to discuss students' responses and facilitate dialogue about these topics.
The activities below include links to handouts so students can watch the video and answer the discussion questions independently. You can also take a few minutes of class time to discuss students' responses and facilitate dialogue about these topics.
All text and lessons below are from the Common Sense Media website.
After expanding the grade level, click on the RED words to view the lessons.
After expanding the grade level, click on the RED words to view the lessons.
9th Grade
9th Grade
Teen Voices: Sexting, Relationships, and Risks (Relationships & Communication). Students can hear other teens' honest -- and sometimes frank -- thoughts about the pressures and risks that come with sexting, then consider how they might react in similar situations.
Teen Voices: Who Are You on Social Media? (Digital Footprint & Identity). Students hear teens reflect on how they decide to represent themselves in the digital world, reflecting on whether they represent the self they're aiming to be.
10th Grade
10th Grade
Teen Voices: Friendships and Boundaries (Relationships & Communication). Students listen to other teens' thoughts and feelings about having and maintaining boundaries in friendships online, in a world of being constantly connected.
Teen Voices: Hate Speech Online (Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech). Students hear teens share their candid thoughts about xenophobia and online hate speech, including why they think it happens and ways to respond.
11th Grade
11th Grade
When Is Your Brain Ready for Social Media? From KQED Education (Privacy & Security). Students consider that in the United States, children are required to be 13 to sign up for most social media platforms, and think about what age kids should be allowed to start using social media, in light of privacy and social development issues.
Is the Internet Making You Meaner? From KQED Education (Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech). Students consider whether and how people might be meaner online than they in person, and explore what causes online disinhibition.
12th Grade
12th Grade
Screen Time: How Much Is Too Much? From KQED Education (Media Balance & Well-Being) 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.
Civil Discourse Online (Relationships & Communication) Students hear from Cameron Kasky, Parkland school shooting survivor and March for Our Lives activist, on what he learned about civil discourse online and how to foster common ground with others, even in disagreement.
Inspired by Common Sense Media's digital citizenship music video co-produced with Flocabulary, Oversharing: Think Before You Post, these posters capture tips for posting online and remind kids to be thoughtful about their digital footprints now and in the future.
Download the Top 10 Things To Think About Before You Post poster (en español).
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