My Badges

⏰ First Steps

1. Navigate to the Teaching Digital Citizenship training course via the Common Sense website.

2. You will need to dedicate an hour (maximum) to completing the course.

3. The course requires watching videos and interactively responding to questions built within the platform.

4. There is no final test involved, just a reflection survey to complete.

💻 What You'll Learn

• Learn a comprehensive definition of "digital citizenship", including its six core topics.

• Explore three ways to get started immediately with teaching digital citizenship.

• Reflect on the needs of your students and decide on next steps.

🏅 To Receive your Badge

• The completion of this training counts towards the requirements of becoming a "Common Sense Educator."

• Print/Save the digital badge to add to your TangiTech Badge Board. Digital Badge

📜 Certificate of Completion

At the end of the training, you'll complete a survey and receive an email confirming your course completion.

• The completion of this training counts towards the requirements of becoming a "Common Sense Educator."

• Save the certificate to your Google Drive for safe keeping

• Print the certificate to place in your teacher portfolio (optional)

• Upload your certificate to our RegisterMe PD portal (optional)

⏰ First Steps

This training will include specific tools and methods for assessing the privacy and security of products commonly used in the classroom, and it will support teachers in mitigating the risk of student data being compromised. Make sure to complete the survey at the end of the course to receive your training completion confirmation.

1. Navigate to the Protecting Students' Privacy Online training course via the Common Sense website.

2. Make sure to work your way through each section of the course. Watch any embedded videos and type to answer all questions.

3. Carefully read the scenarios at the end of the course to pass the quiz.

💻 What You'll Learn

• In this mini-course, you will learn the basics of student privacy, including best practices for using educational apps in your classroom.

🏅 To Receive your Badge

Earn a badge that publicly affirms your commitment to helping students think critically and use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. Protecting Student Privacy Badge

📜 Certificate of Completion

At the end of the training, you'll complete a survey and receive an email confirming your course completion.

• The completion of this training counts towards the requirements of becoming a "Common Sense Educator."

• Save the certificate to your Google Drive for safe keeping

• Print the certificate to place in your teacher portfolio (optional)

• Upload your certificate to our RegisterMe PD portal (optional)

⏰ First Steps

The Common Sense Recognition Program provides a personalized roadmap for your professional growth!

1. Read the terms and course outline on CommonSense.org website.

2. To become a Common Sense Educator, you must complete all criteria before applying. All criteria can be found on the Common Sense Educator landing page

3. Have questions or need help before applying? Please read through the FAQ in our Help Center or post in the Common Sense Educators Facebook Group.

4. All work must be completed before you apply for your certification. Click to Apply

💻 What You'll Learn

You can become a Common Sense Educator in three steps: LEARN, DO, REFLECT.

Learn

Choose two professional learning opportunities that level up your teaching practice.

• Completed online Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum training.

• Completed Common Sense Education Student Data Privacy mini-course.

• Attended a Common Sense webinar.

• Attended a second Common Sense webinar.

• Attended/viewed two Distance Learning conversations. Two Distance Learning conversations count as one LEARN activity.

• Attended/viewed an additional two Distance Learning conversations. Two Distance Learning conversations count as one LEARN activity.

• Attended an in-person or virtual professional development session (by Common Sense staff, a Common Sense Ambassador, or a school project lead). This counts as two LEARN activities.

Do

Student Instruction (choose ONE of the following):
Classroom educator: Teach a digital citizenship lesson using Common Sense Education resources, options include:

• K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum via the Common Sense Education website

• K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum on Nearpod

• Quick Digital Citizenship Activities for Distance Learning (K-5, MS-HS)

• Social Media TestDrive

• Digital Passport™

• Digital Compass™

• Non-classroom educator (administrator, counselor, principal, etc.): Create, oversee, and/or develop the site-wide implementation of Common Sense Education resources.

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Family engagement (choose ONE of the following):

• Shared the Common Sense Education Family Media Agreement.

• Shared Family Tip(s) that align with lessons taught in your classrooms.

• Shared Common Sense Media advice or article.

• Hosted at least one event for families and/or parents - in-person or virtual (ready-made slides).

• Invite families to participate in the Common Sense Tech Balance text program (Elementary only).

• Shared resources from Wide Open School.

• Other activity using Common Sense Education resources. Please specify:

Reflect

We hope to learn more from you about your experience earning recognition as a Common Sense Educator. In the application, you will be asked to provide some details on how you feel the process of becoming a Common Sense Educator impacted you and your professional growth.

🏅 To Receive your Badge

Earn a badge that publicly affirms your commitment to helping students think critically and use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate.

• Completing these prerequisites should take approximately four to six hours, while the actual application will take an additional five minutes.

• Once your application is approved, you will be sent a digital badge that you can share proudly. Earning your badge is a symbol of your dedication to helping kids thrive in the digital age

📜 Certificate of Completion

All work must be completed before you apply for your certification.

• Click to Apply

This course will provide you with a certificate of completion.

• Save the certificate to your Google Drive for safe keeping

• Print the certificate to place in your teacher portfolio (optional)

• Upload your certificate to our RegisterMe PD portal (optional)