Middle School
Middle School Digital Citizenship
The middle grades have students making practices into habits. If students engage in good practices while becoming more independent, they will make better choices in the future. Our students will be spending more time online independently, and this can be terrifying for teachers. If we act preemptively and provide students with good habits, we will not need to be afraid of their choices online.
- Finding Balance in a Digital World
- Don't Feed the Phish
- Who Are You Online?
- Chatting Safely Online
- Digital Drama Unplugged
- Finding Credible News
- My Media Use: A Personal Challenge
- Big, Big Data
- The Power of Digital Footprints
- My Social Media Life
- Upstanders and Allies: Taking Action Against Cyberbullying
- The Four Factors of Fair Use
- Digital Media and Your Brain
- Being Aware of What You Share
- Social Media and Digital Footprints: Our Responsibilities
- Sexting and Relationships
- Responding to Online Hate Speech
- This Just In!
Additional Resources and Games
Common Sense Media Digital Compass
Digital Compass allows students to problem solve real life digital situations. The choose your own adventure activities are engaging and end with a final activity.
Site: Digital Compass
Be Internet Awesome
This is a Google created resource. It is not as comprehensive as the Common Sense media, but it includes an interactive game for students and can be used with Pear Deck. It does not include a progressive set of lessons through grade level and is only created for upper elementary through middle school.
Game: Interland