Elementary School Additional Resources

What's New in the Updated Curriculum?

Revised and expanded topics

Our curriculum still covers cyberbullying, privacy, digital footprints, and more. But we're refining the topics and adding new ones to address the changing media landscape. The updated curriculum addresses these six topics: Media Balance & Well-Being; Privacy & Security; Digital Footprint & Identity; Relationships & Communication; Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech; and News & Media Literacy.

Revised Scope & Sequence

The new Scope & Sequence offers one lesson on each of the six topics for each grade level. So for example, for grade 3, you'll find six lessons, one for each of the curriculum topics. With this new curriculum structure, we can offer more targeted, age-appropriate lessons as well as a more in-depth skills progression for each topic for grades K–12.

Lesson slides!

Over the years, so many of you have created your own slides for the digital citizenship lessons. This time around, we've taken care of that for you! For every lesson, we're adding customizable slides with a fun, student-centered look.

New and improved lesson plans

Our updated lessons take a more student-centered approach to teaching these important topics. We now offer a lesson snapshot that breaks down the time suggested for each lesson step, making it easier to customize the lesson to fit within your class period. Plus, the lessons will be aligned with many standards (ISTE, ELA Common Core, CASEL, AASL, and CSTA).

New student activities, videos, classroom posters, and more

With fresh new designs and content, the lesson materials give students relevant, engaging ways to demonstrate learning and spark conversations on digital citizenship at school and at home.

Flexible documents and Add to Google Drive options

The updated curriculum materials are now in Google Docs, including lesson quizzes in Google Forms. You'll be able to download, edit, and add lesson materials using Google Drive. You can also share student videos and interactives to Google Classroom. Google Docs can be downloaded in other formats for teachers who prefer Microsoft Word or PDF, for example.