Digital Citizenship: General Information

All Week Long - SSL Opportunity!

You can earn up to 5 SSL hours by watching student-created videos about Digital Citizenship and completing a reflection! You earn 1 SSL hour for each video you watch and reflect on.

To earn the credit: Watch up to 5 videos here on YouTube or here on Google Drive. Then fill out this Google Form to earn your SSL credit. 

Note: You will need to sign in with your MCPS Google account to access the form!

Monday 10/20 - No School

Tuesday 10/21 - AI Algorithms and Your Feed

Watch this video from Common Sense Media to learn about AI-powered recommendation algorithms and how they affect what does (and doesn’t) show up in your feed.

Bonus fun: Check out quickdraw.withgoogle.com to play pictionary with AI and explore how neural networks use data sets to train to recognize objects.

Wednesday 10/22 - Digital Creativity

Try shifting from being a digital media consumer to being a creator! Go to this page to check out some great free digital tools you can use to create anything - from videos to apps to digital art and music!

Thursday 10/23 - Is the Internet Too Mean?

Watch this video from Common Sense Media to learn about how online disinhibition makes people more likely to make mean comments online.

Friday 10/24 - Healthy Boundaries & Your Apps

Watch this video from Common Sense Media to learn about the tricks your favorite apps use to keep you doomscrolling or watching for longer than you may have planned.