Digital Citizenship

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Digital Driver's License and STLP

Digital CitizenshipA STLP student should be the model for all other students in the building. Along those lines, when designing materials, STLP students should be the content creators of original work. As a good digital citizen, STLP students need to properly cite and credit anyone else’s work when designing projects and services. If others see projects or services in

Google

InterlandInterland is an adventure-packed online game that puts the key lessons of digital citizenship and safety into hands-on practice. Play your way to being Internet Awesome.

Check out the Interland (above) Game and Download the Be Internet Awesome Curriculum (on the right)

Be Internet AwesomeBe Internet Awesome is a multifaceted program that includes a fun and free web-based game called Interland and an educational curriculum to teach kids how to be safe and responsible explorers of the online world.

Google For Education Teacher Center

Digital Citizenship and Safety Training Course - Teacher Training

Common Sense Media

K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum Scope & SequenceCommon Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

Professional Development

Family Media Plan - AAP Recommendations and tools for creating a family media plan

Stop Bullying - website has resources for cyberbullying and prevention

Family Media Toolkit | Common Sense MediaCommon Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

ISTE - Digital Learner

Check out the ISTE Standards here

Check out the full screen version of the Digital Citizenship Network page here

Use of Information

Copyright and Intellectual PropertyWith the ease of copying and ripping of digital information, it is important that our students respect the intellectual property of others. This page includes links to teach about fair use, Creative...

Encourage students to search for Royalty Free or Creative Commons Licensed Work and they should always give appropriate credit to the source.

On Shrock's page find information about use of digital property and fair use as well as links to sites that would be acceptable to use.

Using Images

Google Tricks and Tips: Image Search Tricks Every Teacher Must Know!Betcha didn't know you can search for great images without ever leaving your Google Doc! Finding great images for your Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Drawings is even easier than you might think. This is a hidden gem! You can actually search while still inside the document. Even better, you can search for images from Google images, LIFE magazine database, AND stock photos.

Photos For Class - The quick and safe way to find and cite images for class!The World’s easist way to search for safe, creative commons images and cite them.

Citing Sources

How to Cite Sources in Google Docs | Shake Up LearningDid you know you can EASILY cite sources without ever leaving Google Docs? Yep! It's so easy! This is just one of those amazing features of Google Docs that you have to see! This may be old news to you, but just in case, I feel that it's my mission to make sure everyone knows that citations are built-in to Google Docs. I share this tip often during presentations, and just talking about it doesn't do it justice. You have to try it! When I demo this feature, it never fails to get some jaw drops with some ooooohs and aaaaahs!

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Evaluating Sources

Fake News | PBS LearningMedia

Fake News Resources - from Teaching Kids News - this has an updated collection of resources you can use to examine fake news.

Modeling Digital Citizenship in the ClassroomSpread the loveIt’s imperative that we teach and model appropriate digital citizenship for students. With the constant use of technology, both in and out of the classroom, we have to remain vigilant to maintain safety. However, no amount of hovering is going to keep kids safe online. That’s why we must be the example for exemplary digital citizenship, every day. Encourage Digital Literacy Using technology to further learning can help your students appreciate the capabilities of the digital age. One great way to utilize the internet is to have your students investigate the sources of articles or headlines found online. …

You Don’t Have to Be a #DigCit Expert… Use Images to Get Students TalkingYou don’t have to be using the latest app or social media site to have conversations with your students about life online. Instead of shying away, provide your students a safe space to talk w…

Tools for Teachers to Use

The Fake News GeneratorMake fake news stories to fool your friends and maybe even the masses. From the creator of Push Trump Off A Cliff Again!

Fake Text Message | Make Fake Text ConversationFake Text Message is a tool to create a Fake Text Conversation and a Fake iMessage.

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