Digital Citizenship
Quinlan ISD is dedicated to developing good digital citizens by training students and supporting parents as they navigate through the online community.
Digital Citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. It is a larger umbrella of skills and information that includes Internet Safety, Cyber-bullying, Online Communication, Copyright, Information Literacy, Digital Access, Online Commerce, and more.
Family Tip Sheets: Each lesson comes with a Family Tip Sheet that parents can use to follow up with these topics at home.
Grades K-5 Family Tip Sheets
Boys, Girls, and Media Messages
Boys, Girls, and Media Messages – Spanish
Effective Email Communication - Spanish
Internet Safety-What Parents Need to Know-Dateline Special
http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
Privacy & Digital Footprints - Spanish
Respecting Creative Work - Spanish
Safe Kids-Guidelines for Parents of Pre-Teens
Talking Safely Online - Spanish
Grades 6-8 Family Tip Sheets
Boys, Girls, and Media Messages
Boys, Girls, and Media Messages – Spanish
Dealing With Digital Drama – Spanish
http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
Protecting and Respecting Privacy
Protecting and Respecting Privacy – Spanish
Research and Evaluation – Spanish
Respecting Creative Work – Spanish
Grades 9-12 Family Tip Sheets
Boys, Girls, and Media Messages
Boys, Girls, and Media Messages – Spanish
Digital Relationships - Spanish
http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
Online Self-Expression – Spanish
Privacy & Digital Footprints – Spanish
Research and Evaluation – Spanish
Respecting Creative Work – Spanish
Risky Online Relationships – Spanish
You and Your Kids Together Online: Internet Resources to Enjoy as a Family
Links to sites for kids, parents, teachers, caregivers and to school and library sites carefully selected by the American Library Association's Association for Library Service to Children.
This is a site designed for kids ages 10-16 offering homework help, a monitored chat room, e-pals, puzzles, information and more. The folks at FreeZone share your concern for your child's online safety. Check out their Parents and Teachers Section for lots of good information!
Includes educational links, things for adults, homework tools, pen pals, and lots of "fun stuff"! (Parents, look under the "Safety on the Net" link for information about filtering software).
This site is a "what if" question and answer approach to internet safety. Share it with your kids and discuss the issues before they go online!
Dedicated to making the internet safe for children, click on KID'S WAVE for a list of top sites devoted to educating and entertaining children.
Links to favorite destination sites for kids which have been reviewed, rated and organized by topic. A new topic is offered every two weeks!
Resources for students on the Autism Spectrum
https://ed-psych.utah.edu/school-psych/_documents/grants/autism-training-grant/Internet-Safety.pdf
https://researchautism.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/A_Guide_to_Safety.pdf
https://pathfindersforautism.org/resources/safety/internet-safety/
https://parentinfo.org/article/learning-disabilities-autism-and-internet-safety