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Helping Students Be Safe, Smart, and Kind Online
At Little Bennett, we’re helping students learn how to navigate the digital world with curiosity, safety, and respect. Here's how we support digital citizenship, and how families can join in from home.
Digital Citizenship Week!
Digital Citizenship Week!
October 19–23, 2026
October 19–23, 2026
5 Days • 5 Family Challenges
5 Days • 5 Family Challenges
Digital citizenship doesn't stop at school! This week, LBES students are learning how to make safe, smart, and kind choices with technology.
Join us by completing one quick family challenge each day! Each activity takes about 5–10 minutes and helps keep the conversation going at home.
Monday | Stop & Think
Monday | Stop & Think
The Click Check
The Click Check
Unexpected links, pop-ups, and online offers can sometimes lead to unsafe websites or scams. Talk with your child about what they should do when something unfamiliar appears on their screen.
Family Challenge: Create a family safety plan! Together, decide on three steps your child should follow before clicking an unfamiliar link, pop-up, or offer.
Tuesday | Keep It Private
Tuesday | Keep It Private
Privacy Detectives
Privacy Detectives
Choose a game or app your child enjoys using. Together, explore what personal information it asks for and discuss why some information should stay private.
Family Challenge: Check one privacy setting together. Talk about what information your child should never share online without permission from a trusted adult.
Wednesday | Choose Kindness
Wednesday | Choose Kindness
Kindness Counts
Kindness Counts
Being kind online also means knowing what to do when someone isn't being kind to you or others. Talk about what your child might experience while gaming, messaging, or interacting online.
Family Challenge: Identify a trusted adult your child can turn to if they see or experience unkind behavior online. Practice what they could say when asking for help.
Thursday | Check Before You Believe
Thursday | Check Before You Believe
Real or AI?
Real or AI?
Pictures and videos online aren't always what they seem! Artificial intelligence (AI) can create realistic images and videos of things that never actually happened.
Family Challenge: Find an interesting or surprising picture or video together. Investigate where it came from and discuss how you can check whether the information is trustworthy.
Friday | Find Your Balance
Friday | Find Your Balance
Family Unplugged
Family Unplugged
Technology helps us learn, create, and connect, but making time for activities away from screens is important, too!
Family Challenge: Choose a screen-free activity to enjoy together—play a game, take a walk, read, cook, or create something. Afterward, talk about what you enjoyed and how it felt to unplug.
Keep the Learning Going!
Keep the Learning Going!
Digital citizenship is important all year long, not just during Digital Citizenship Week!
Explore the resources below from Common Sense Media for more family activities, conversation starters, and helpful information about online safety, privacy, AI, and healthy technology habits.
Together, we can help our children become safe, responsible, and thoughtful digital citizens!
🧠 What We Teach at School
We use lessons from Common Sense Education to cover core digital topics:
Healthy Habits
Privacy & Safety
Digital Footprint & Identity
Relationships & Communication
Cyberbullying & Online Harms
Information and Media Literacy
Each grade learns about digital citizenship at an age-appropriate level during Media Center lessons.
🏡 How Families Can Support at Home
🏡 How Families Can Support at Home
These resources are short, practical, and made for real people (not robots).
Want the app? Click here!
Podcasts and Videos:
Common Sense Media Carpool Conversations- A podcast series that invites family conversation using verbal game prompts for extra fun!
Kids and Tech Video Series- Building Healthy Digital Habits
Digital Connections- Interactive video series designed for grades 6-8
Be sure to check out the Common Sense Media YouTube channel for more helpful resources!
Family Activities:
Looking for something hands-on? These games and toolkits are built for family conversations.
Family Tips:
Short tip sheets for tricky topics, organized by age and available in multiple languages.
K-5:
K-5:
Healthy Habits English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Privacy & Safety English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Digital Footprint & Identity English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Relationships & Communication English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Cyberbullying & Online Harms English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Information & Media Literacy English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
6-12:
6-12:
Healthy Habits English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Privacy & Safety English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Digital Footprint & Identity English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Relationships & Communication English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Cyberbullying & Online Harms English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Information & Media Literacy English | Spanish | More Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese)
Additional Family Resources:
Family Tech Planners:
Family Tech Planners Landing Page: English | Spanish
AI Literacy Toolkit for Families
A family-friendly resource for talking about AI, asking good questions, and building understanding at home.
A Parent's Guide to AI Advocacy in Education:
AI is a tool, not a replacement for thinking. These short resources can help families know what to ask, what to watch for, and how to stay involved as technology changes how students learn.
Questions About Apps, Privacy, and Approved Tools?
MCPS reviews digital tools for student use and maintains a database showing whether tools are approved, should be used responsibly, or are prohibited. Families who want to learn more about privacy and how tools are vetted can visit the MCPS Data Privacy and Security page.
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