Digital Citizenship

Family Resources:

Teens today may seem like experts at using technology, but the digital world requires all kinds of skills and habits that kids don’t just pick up as they go. Digital citizenship helps them learn those skills.

WHAT CCPS WILL DO

CCPS will use the Digital Citizenship curriculum provided by Common Sense Media. This award-winning curriculum, designed and developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, provides everything you need to teach digital citizenship. Learn more here.

The Common Sense lessons help students:

Grades K-2 develop healthy media habits and learn how to be safe online.
Grades 3-5 focus on screen time and online safety. Older kids also learn about how to recognize cyberbullying, what is and isn’t OK to share online, and how to find credible news and information.
Grades 6-8 reflect on their tech use and make thoughtful choices about how and when they use it. Kids also learn about how to stand up to cyberbullying, use social media carefully, and look critically at the news.

Grades 9-12 reflect on their tech use and look at how media is designed to hook them. They also learn about online hate speech, how what they post online affects their future, and ways to spot hoaxes and misinformation.

WHAT FAMILIES CAN DO

Common Sense Education provides resources to help you support your child's learning. We have linked the resources below by topic that will be covered each month. For every topic and broken down by grade levels, there are "Family Tips" which provides digital citizenship tips and advice, and there are "Family Activities" which provide discussion questions and short family activities.

Digital Citizenship Themes and Resources

November Topic: Media Balance and Well-Being

How can I use media in healthy ways that give meaning and add value to my life?

In the classroom, students will have the opportunity to reflect on their media use , and students will get the tools they need to think critically about how digital media affects their lives and relationships as well as how it affects our communities and society. For more information click here. Please use the links below for resources on discussing and learning media balance and well-being with your child.

Family Tips:

Grades K-5 Family Tips Grades 6-12 Family Tips

Family Activities:

Grade K: English | Spanish Grade 1: English | Spanish Grade 2: English | Spanish

Grades 3-5: English | Spanish Grades 6- 8: English | Spanish Grades 9-12: English | Spanish

December Topic: Privacy & Security

How can I keep my private data safe and secure?

In the classroom students will use real-life scenarios to introduce students to the idea of online privacy and the risks & rewards associated with sharing information so that students can be safe & secure when online. For more information click here. Please use the links below for resources on discussing and learning media balance and well-being with your child.

Family Tips:

Grades K-5 Family Tips Grades 6-12 Family Tips

Family Activities:

Grade K: English | Spanish Grade 1: English | Spanish Grade 2: English | Spanish

Grades 3: English | Spanish Grades 4: English | Spanish Grades 5: English | Spanish

Grades 6- 8: English | Spanish Grades 9-12: English | Spanish

January Topic: Digital Footprint & Identity

How can I cultivate my digital identity in ways that are responsible and empowering?

In the classroom students will consider the effects , both positive and negative, of what information they share online. For more information click here. Please use the links below for resources on discussing and learning media balance and well-being with your child.

Family Tips:

Grades K-5 Family Tips Grades 6-12 Family Tips

Family Activities:

Grade K: English | Spanish Grade 1: English | Spanish Grade 2: English | Spanish

Grades 3-5: English | Spanish Grades 6- 8: English | Spanish Grades 9-12: English | Spanish

February Topic: Relationships & Communication

How can I communicate effectively and positively to build relationships?

In the classroom students will develop their online collaboration and communication skills based on real-life scenarios and students learn about the potentially unhealthy behaviors that can result from online relationships. For more information click here. Please use the links below for resources on discussing and learning media balance and well-being with your child.

Family Tips:

Grades K-5 Family Tips Grades 6-12 Family Tips

Family Activities:

Grade K: English | Spanish Grade 1: English | Spanish Grade 2: English | Spanish

Grades 3-5: English | Spanish Grades 6- 8: English | Spanish Grades 9-12: English | Spanish

March Topic: Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech

How can I connect positively, treat others respectfully, and create a culture of kindness?

In the classroom students learn the effects of digital drama, cyberbullying, and hate speech on both themselves and others, and how they can be an online force of good standing against the negative online interactions. For more information click here. Please use the links below for resources on discussing and learning media balance and well-being with your child.

Family Tips:

Grades K-5 Family Tips Grades 6-12 Family Tips

Family Activities:

Grade K: English | Spanish Grade 1: English | Spanish Grade 2: English | Spanish

Grades 3-5: English | Spanish Grades 6- 8: English | Spanish Grades 9-12: English | Spanish

April Topic: News & Media Literacy

How can I be a critical consumer and creator of news and media?

In the classroom students think critically about the news and media they consume and create. They will recognize how individuals and society are influenced by the media and the misrepresentations and stereotypes they sometimes promote. For more information click here. Please use the links below for resources on discussing and learning media balance and well-being with your child.

Family Tips:

Grades K-5 Family Tips Grades 6-12 Family Tips

Family Activities:

Grade K: English | Spanish Grade 1: English | Spanish Grade 2: English | Spanish

Grades 3-5: English | Spanish Grades 6- 8: English | Spanish Grades 9-12: English | Spanish