YouTube Digital Citizenship

Curriculum: Understanding YouTube & Digital Citizenship

Overview

Google has devised an interactive curriculum aimed to support teachers of secondary students (approximately ages 13-17). The curriculum helps educate students on topics like:

YouTube’s policies
How to report content on YouTube
How to protect their privacy online
How to be responsible YouTube community members
How to be responsible digital citizens

It is designed to help students and educators gain useful skills and a holistic understanding about responsible digital citizenship, not only on YouTube, but in all online activity.

Lessons

Below is a list of lessons, and the recommended flow for delivery. Lessons are designed to fit within 50 minute classes, but can be adapted to fit your schedule:

What Makes YouTube Unique - Basic facts and figures (40 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 1,Slides Lesson 1
Detecting Lies - (35 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 2, Slides Lesson 2
Safety Mode - (5 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 3, Slides Lesson 3
Online Reputation and Cyberbullying - (45 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 4, Slides Lesson 4
Policy - The Community Guidelines (20 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 5, Slides Lesson 5
Reporting content - Flagging (20 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 6, Slides Lesson 6
Privacy part 1 - (40 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 7, Slides Lesson 7
Privacy part 2 - (50 minutes) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 8, Slides Lesson 8
Copyright - (40 mins) - Teacher's Guide Lesson 9, Slides Lesson 9
Additional resources/Appendix including parent resources - Teacher's Guide Additional Materials, Slides Additional Materials

You can download the Full Teacher's Guide or the Full Set of Slides in PDF.

For lessons in other languages, Click Here.

Learn more

To learn more visit the Classroom videos page, where you can find links to information on:

YouTube EDU- High quality educational videos for students of all ages, created by top educators and institutions around the world'
YouTube for Teachers- Site with subject and competency specific playlists that helps teachers learn how to use YouTube effectively in class
YouTube for Schools- Domain setting that gives schools restricted access to high quality educational videos, channels, and playlists for students of all ages
Google Family Safety Center- Site with advice, tools, and tips for keeping your family safe online

Teacher Certification- Teacher certification as part of the YouTube Digital Citizenship Curriculum