Denver Academy Recognized as a Common Sense Certified School: Digital Citizenship

Denver Academy (DA) is proud to announce that Common Sense Media, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized our school as a Common Sense Certified School: Digital Citizenship.

Denver Academy has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to use the immense power of digital media to explore, create, connect, and learn, while limiting the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyberbullying.

"We applaud the faculty and staff of Denver Academy for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students' education," said Jessica Lindl, Head of Common Sense Education. "Denver Academy deserves high praise for giving its students the foundational skills they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century workplace and participate ethically in society at large."

Denver Academy has been using Common Sense Education's innovative and research-based digital citizenship resources, which were created in collaboration with Dr. Howard Gardner of the GoodPlay Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The resources teach students, educators, and parents tangible skills related to Internet safety, protecting online reputations and personal privacy, managing online relationships, and respecting creative copyright. The free resources are currently used in more than 90,000 classrooms nationwide.

"We're honored to be recognized as a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School," said DA Headmaster Mark Twarogowski. “By helping our students and teachers build a positive school culture that supports the safe and responsible use of technology, we are providing them with the opportunity to maximize and personalize their teaching and learning.”

To learn more about the criteria Denver Academy met to become certified as a Common Sense Certified School, visit http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/certification.