It is required that at least TWO LESSONS of Digital Citizenship are taught per 9 weeks to all students in grade K-12.
It's your choice which lessons you teach.
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We use Common Sense Media as the basis of our curriculum. Common Sense Media divides their curriculum into 6 Main Topics of Digital Citizenship. We have added additional topics to this site and included a variety of resources to use to cover those topics.
Since each teacher must teach 2 lessons each nine week period, that will equal 8 lessons in total for the year. There are multiple lesson possibilities under each topic below. Choose 8 lessons which are relevant to your students. You may select multiple lessons under a single topic, or hop around the topics. There is no need to go in order of topic by number. Try to pick a variety of lessons which are most meaningful to your students.
Do not see a lesson that quite fits? You may write a lesson of your own. Please make sure to document the lesson in your weekly plans.
What is Digital Citizenship?
What is Digital Citizenship?
What is digital citizenship?
○ The norms of behavior regarding technology use (USDOE)
○ The ability to navigate digital environments in a way that’s safe and responsible, and to actively and respectfully engage in these spaces (Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy)
Why should I teach it?
Why should I teach it?
● Students are becoming digital citizens often before they ever enter school.
● Once children are in school and even beyond school, technology is ever-present, and they need to know how to handle themselves in a digital space.
● Parents may be uncertain of how to support their students in digital citizenship because many of them were never taught.
When do I teach it?
When do I teach it?
When do I teach it?
● Most digital citizenship concepts can be taught right along with classroom procedures, expectations, and rules.
○ e.g., Teach media balance when you discuss your procedures for transitioning between iPad/laptop/computer lab time and pencil/paper activities.
● Make the most of teachable moments as they arise.
○ e.g., You ask your students to do some online research for an essay. Show them the parts of a website and how to assess the reliability of the content.
ISTE Standard
ISTE Standard
1.2 Digital Citizen
Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
1.2.a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.
1.2.b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.
1.2.c Students demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.
1.2.d Students manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) outlines digital citizenship into five competencies that can be integrated into classroom activities:
○ ISTE Competency: I am Respectful.
■ Talk about appropriate ways to respond to each other within discussion boards on your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, Blackboard, etc.) or other web-based discussion
tools like SeeSaw and Padlet.
○ ISTE Competency: I am Informed.
■ Talk about using primary source documents vs. secondary sources.
○ Have students use Search Coach in Teams for research.
■ This tool acts as a search engine within Microsoft Teams and it rates the reliability of search results based on site, author, date, etc.
■ Relate citing evidence in essays (ex. “according to the author”) to citing sources used in research and plagiarism.
○ ISTE Competency: Alert
■ Talk about keeping passwords secure when logging into computers and required programs/sites.
■ You can share mnemonic devices to help students remember passwords instead of writing them down. Also, remind them not to share their password with anyone.
■ Explain and demonstrate how nothing online is truly private by having a student email you a phrase (specifically for this demo) then taking a screenshot of it and emailing it out to the class.
○ ISTE Competency: Engaged
■ Talk about how scientists and historians publish their works online to help everyone learn.
■ Allow students to post how-to videos within a controlled environment (e.g., Flip, Canvas Studio, Google Classroom) to help their classmates learn.
○ ISTE Competency: I am Balanced.
■ Technology-enhanced and unplugged (without technology) choices for completing assignments.
● Ex. Write an essay by hand or type it.
● Ex. Create a PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation or a poster with markers.
● Ex. Do a gallery walk or have students comment in a Padlet.
● Ex. Allow students to check math with a partner or create how-to videos in Flip.
Suggested Topics for Digital Citizenship
Suggested Topics for Digital Citizenship
Topic 1
Media Balance & Well Being
Topic 1
Media Balance & Well Being
Topic 2
Privacy & Security
Topic 2
Privacy & Security
Topic 3
Digital Footprint & Identity
Topic 3
Digital Footprint & Identity
Topic 4
Relationships & Communication
Topic 4
Relationships & Communication
Topic 5
Cyberbulling, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech
Topic 5
Cyberbulling, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech
Topic 6
News & Media Literacy
Topic 6
News & Media Literacy
Topic 7
Digital Commerce
Topic 7
Digital Commerce
Topic 8
Digital Law
Topic 8
Digital Law
Topic 9
Digital Access
Topic 9
Digital Access
Already teaching SEL skills in your classroom?
Work Digital Citizenship concepts into those lessons for a robust application of character education across physical and virtual environments.
Curriculum Guides and Support
Curriculum Guides and Support
ABOUT THE CURRICULUM
Tangischools follows the Digital Citizenship Curriculum which is offered through Common Sense Media. This online curriculum guides our lesson topics for the year. Please use the lessons provided through Common Sense Media, as well as any of the additional curriculum resources. Sites and programs such as Typing Agent, Google's Be Internet Awesome, NetSmartKids, and InCtrl are all great supplemental resources.
Common Sense Media Lesson Topics with Additional Curriculum Resources
Digital Citizenship Lesson Documentation
Digital Citizenship Lesson Documentation
Every child in TPSS should receive instruction in Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety each grading period.
Some schools assign a lab teacher, or specific content area teacher, with the responsibility of ensuring that all students receive proper instruction in digital citizenship. Other schools allow for each homeroom teacher to individually deliver instruction each grading period as they see best fit. Reach out to your school administration for guidance on your role.
Document Lessons Taught
Document Lessons Taught
If you are the person who is assigned the responsibility for Digital Citizenship instruction, please do the following to document your lessons taught.
Document the teaching of your lessons in Oncourse Lesson Planner.
MAKE A COPY of our "Digital Citizenship in Tangi" lesson documentation form and complete it as you teach your lessons throughout the school year.
At the end of the school year, complete our Digital Citizenship Google form and attach your lesson documentation.
Helpful Tips:
Newsletter
Newsletter
NEWSLETTERS
Newsletters will accompany each Common Sense Media curriculum topic. The newsletters will provide educators with additional curriculum resources to help guide lessons in the classroom.
GETTING STARTED
The newsletter you see on our homepage gives you an overview to our district goals, as well as provides you with info on how to get started.
ADDITIONAL LESSONS
Topic newsletters contain additional lessons which you can use with your students. Students are required to receive at least 8 lessons of digital citizenship for the year. Use the Topic Newsletter to find additional lessons as needed.
Quarterly Newsletters for Educators
Quarterly Newsletters for Educators
Back to School Newsletter
Back to School Newsletter
Focus Topics: Privacy & Security
Digital Citizenship Week
Digital Citizenship Week
Focus Topics: Safe, Social, and Secure
Stepping Into a New Year
Stepping Into a New Year
Topic: Digital Footprint
Digital Citizenship Family Resources
Digital Citizenship Family Resources
Digital Citizenship Curriculum Family Letters
Digital Citizenship Curriculum Family Letters
Send these letters home with families to introduce the Common Sense Media curriculum.
Family Tech Planners
Family Tech Planners
Families can use these planners to spark conversations and set expectations about screen time as a family.
Find more resources online to share with families.
Professional Development for Educators
Professional Development for Educators
Common Sense Media offers FREE training to educators!
Common Sense Media offers FREE training to educators!
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Free PD Events for Teachers and On-Demand Webinars
Free PD Events for Teachers and On-Demand Webinars
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It is required that at least TWO LESSONS of Digital Citizenship are taught per 9 weeks to all students in grade K-12.
It's your choice which lessons you teach.
All Tangipahoa Parish Schools, grades K-12, will implement an Acceptable Use Campaign to educate employees, students, and parents on the safe use of Internet communication tools.
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