CommonSense Media's - Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum - is a free online based curriculum focusing on helping students use the Internet safely, responsibly, and effectively.
Grades 9 - 12 | ||
Unit 1 | ||
9-12 | Digital Life 102 | Students test their knowledge of digital media and talk about the role media plays in their lives. |
9-12 | Oops! I Broad- cast It on the Internet | Students are introduced to the benefits of sharing information online and the potential risks of sharing inappropriate information. |
9-12 | Copyrights and Wrongs | Students explore the legal and ethical dimensions of respecting creative work. |
9-12 | Feeling On Display | Students reflect on the different pressures teens face when it comes to editing, posting, and commenting on photos online. |
9-12 | Turn Down the Dial on Cyber- bullying & Online Cruelty | Students learn that cruelty can escalate quickly online because people are often anonymous and posts spread quickly. |
Unit 2 | ||
9-12 | My Online Code | Students discuss their understanding of ethical behavior and are introduced to the concept of online ethics. |
9-12 | Who Are You Online? | Students explore how they and others represent themselves online, and the relationship between online and offline selves. |
9-12 | Building Comm- unity Online | Students examine websites that foster positive community. |
9-12 | Overexposed: Sexting & Rel- ationships | Students explore the risks and responsibilities of carrying out romantic relationships in the digital world. |
9-12 | Risky Online Relationships | Students think critically about developing relationships with people online. |
Unit 3 | ||
9-12 | Rights, Remixes, and Respect | Students reflect on the differences between taking inspiration from the creative work of others and appropriating that work without permission. |
9-12 | Taking Perspec- tives on Cyber- bullying | Students learn about the dynamics of online cruelty and how it affects all of the people involved. |
9-12 | What's the Big Deal about Internet Privacy? | Students explore the concept of privacy in their everyday lives, and as it relates to using the Internet. |
9-12 | Becoming a Web Celeb | Students explore the upsides and downsides of becoming famous online, and reflect on whether the experience can differ for boys and girls. |
9-12 | College Bound | Students learn that everything they or anyone else posts about them online becomes part of a public online presence known as a digital footprint. |
Unit 4 | ||
9-12 | Private Today, Public Tomorrow | Students reflect on their responsibility to protect the privacy of others when posting information about them online. |
9-12 | Does it Matter Who Has Your Data? | Students consider the ways websites and companies collect data online and utilize it to personalize content for their users, as well as consider companies’ motives in doing so. |
9-12 | Breaking Down Hate Speech | Students learn the definition of hate speech and understand how it affects individuals, groups, and communities. |
9-12 | Retouching Reality | Students think critically about the different purposes and contexts of digital image editing. |
9-12 | Collective Intell- igence | Students consider both the benefits and drawbacks of using collective intelligence in different contexts. |
Privacy & Security - Students learn strategies for managing their online information and keeping it secure from online risks such as identity thieves and phishing.
Digital Footprint& reputation - Students learn to protecttheir own privacy and respect others’ privacy.
Self-image & identity - These lessons are designed to help students explore their own digital lives, focusing on their online versus their offline identity.
Relationships& Communication - Students reflect on how they can
use intrapersonal and
interpersonal skills to build and strengthen
positive online communication and
communities.
Creative Credit & Copyright - Living in a “copy/paste” culture, students need to reflect on their responsibilities and rights as creators in the online spaces where they consume, create, and share information.
Cyberbullying - Students learn what to do if they are involved in a cyberbullying situation.
Information Literacy - Information literacy includes the ability to identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively.
Internet Safety - Students explore how the Internet offers an amazing way to collaborate with others worldwide, while staying safe through employing strategies such as distinguishing between inappropriate contact and positive connections.
Jasper Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan
Video - Clicking With Caution - A educational video created by kids for kids, to raise awareness of internet risks and teach preventive measures. See attached pdf for topic start and end times.
NY-Times - Wired Campus - How Social Networking Affects the Student Life Cycle — From Applicant to Graduate.