Grade 3, 4 & 5
What is Digital Citizenship? - 4 minute video (10/15) grades 4 & 5
Step 1 - Click your grade level's exam: • Grade 3 • Grade 4 • Grade 5
Step 2 - Complete USA-SOS lessons for your grade level.
USA FBI SOS (Safe Online Surfing) is an Internet Safety & Cyber bullying program designed to meet federal and state internet safety mandates. https://sos.fbi.gov/
3. Explore Password Checker
- Digital Citizenship "responsible behavior with regard to technology use." ISTE states that Digital Citizenship is being "kind, respectful, responsible, and just doing the right thing."
- Digital literacy "is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet."
Optional Grade K, 1 & 2
- Preschool Cybersafety (don't share personal info, don't download, ignore bullies)
- Faux Paw - Adventures in the internet (someone pretends to be someone they're not)
ISTE's 9 Essential Elements of Digital Citizenship 6/2014
Respect
- Digital access: Advocating for equal digital rights and access is where digital citizenship starts.
- Digital etiquette: Rules and policies aren’t enough — we need to teach everyone about appropriate conduct online.
- Digital law: It’s critical that users understand it’s a crime to steal or damage another’s digital work, identity or property.
Educate
- Digital communication: With so many communication options available, users need to learn how to make appropriate decisions.
- Digital literacy: We need to teach students how to learn in a digital society.
- Digital commerce: As users make more purchases online, they must understand how to be effective consumers in a digital economy.
Protect
- Digital rights and responsibilities: We must inform people of their basic digital rights to privacy, freedom of speech, etc.
- Digital safety and security: Digital citizens need to know how to protect their information from outside forces that might cause harm.
- Digital health and wellness: From physical issues, such as repetitive stress syndrome, to psychological issues, such as internet addiction, users should understand the health risks of technology.
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