2. What is Common Sense Education?
Common Sense is a national, non-profit organization that
provides free resources to educators and advice to
parents so that kids can harness the power of
technology for learning and life.
3. Why is digital citizenship important?
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
Working towards being a certified school
4. • Use resources from
Common Sense Education
to engage parents and
empower students to
think critically, behave
safely, and participate
responsibly online
ONLINE RESOURCES
How schools can address
digital citizenship
6. Get Certified!
• Get trained
• Teach either a minimum of 3
hrs, 45 minutes (5 lessons) to
one classroom, OR a
minimum of 2 hours 15
minutes (3 lessons) across 2+
classes
• Engage families in multiple
ways
• Document efforts
• 50% of schools in
district must meet
Certified School Criteria
• Concrete plan to reach
100% in next two years
• Teach either a minimum
of 3 hours 45 minutes of
instruction (5 lessons) to
two grade levels OR 2
hrs 15 minutes of
instruction to at least
three grade levels
• Engage families school-
wide in multiple ways
• Document efforts
7. Students Parents &
Families
School
Culture
Community
Awareness
Why get certified?
Commitment to
teach students
to be safe,
responsible, and
respectful.
Commitment to
engaging and
educating
parents and
families to help
kids be safe and
smart online.
Create a
positive
school culture
and
expectations
around media
and
technology.
Community
awareness,
engagement,
and visibility.
Use Common Sense Digital Citizenship resources to lead digital citizenship instruction:
K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum: There are eight main curriculum categories that are covered. The K-12 curriculum includes 65 lessons—5 lessons (one unit) per grade level, per year. The units build on each other by reinforcing developmentally appropriate topics. You can use the units either sequentially by grade level or at any grade level within this band. (one lesson takes about 45 minutes to complete)
Digital Passport: Common Sense Education’s award-winning suite of engaging games that address key issues facing kids in today's digital world. Teach critical skills related to digital safety, respect, and community. Teachers receive robust reporting of individuals and groups’ gameplay. Each of the five games include videos, three levels of gameplay, collaborative offline activities, teacher wraparound materials, and aligned Digital Citizenship lessons. (one module w/ wrap around activity takes about 45 minutes to complete)
Digital Compass: Learn the fundamentals of digital citizenship through animated, choose-your-own-adventure interactive experiences. Invite students to explore digital dilemmas, make good (and not-so-good) decisions, and try out possible solutions through stories and mini-games – all without risking their real-world reputations. (one storyline, when students play through all decision options, takes about 45 minutes to compelte)
Digital Bytes: using the Digital Bytes website, teens choose a topic, or Byte, that resonates with their interests. They learn from real-world experiences of other who’ve encountered digital dilemmas that raise questions. (one byte takes an average of a little over 2 hours)
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Please visit https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/certification for full details
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