Popplet is a student-collaboration and mind-mapping tool that's great for blended learning and BYOD classrooms. In this video, learn how you can use Popplet to support active viewing when students watch videos. Learn more about Popplet...

What are the 4Cs? Learn how critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are essential 21st-century skills for today's students. To learn more about the 4Cs, see The 4Cs Research Series by the Partnership for 21st...

Using video in the classroom is as easy as pressing play, right? Check out step-by-step instructions on how you can use video effectively in your teaching, and encourage your students to be active viewers rather than passive couch...

Unlock the full potential of formative assessment in your classroom! Check out these tips for how to use formative assessment apps and games such as Kahoot, Socrative, Plickers, and Poll Everywhere to check for understanding and...

Powtoon is an easy-to-use, animated video-creation tool. Learn how your students can create polished-looking videos in no time. Learn more about Powtoon and get ideas for lesson plans. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching...

Watch Dr. Ruben Puentedura, creator of the SAMR Model, explain how teachers can apply the model's concepts to reflect on how they're using educational technology in their teaching. Go here for a version of the video without music:...

Nza-Ari Khepra speaks with Common Sense about Wear Orange and the ways social media can be a catalyst for positive social change.

You've made the decision to go 1:1. Now what? Without a comprehensive strategy, your school will risk wasting precious time and resources. That's where Common Sense Media's new 1-to-1 Essentials Program comes in. This free, interactive,...

What is the role that media and technology play in children's development? If used safely and wisely, media and technology can support a child's growth. Apps, games, and websites can help kids with problem-solving, cooperation, handling...

In Digital Compass, students learn the fundamentals of digital citizenship through animated, choose-your-own-adventure interactive experiences, designed for grades 6-9. Invite students to explore digital dilemmas, make good (and...

Students learn that the information that they put online leaves a digital footprint or "trail." This trail can be big or small, helpful or hurtful, depending on how they manage it. This video works in collaboration with our Digital...

Learn why it’s important to address the 21st century skill of digital citizenship, in which students connect, collaborate, and communicate responsibly and safely.

How can you get parents involved in digital citizenship? Hear about the ways one district shared our parent education materials and reached out to parents.

How can you integrate our digital citizenship curriculum into your program? Educators share different models that will spark your thinking about how you can implement the program in your school or district.

Why are our curriculum videos so popular? Hear how one educator is using videos effectively to enhance student learning about digital citizenship.

Educators love our curriculum because it’s free, but it’s so much more! Hear from teachers and administrators about why they would recommend our innovative, engaging curriculum.

Students learn about copyright, fair use, and public domain of images by role-play advertising executives. Teach the lesson: Copyrights and Wrongs (9-12) [link to http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/copyrights-and-wrongs-9-12]

Elementary students learn the difference between writing a formal email to a teacher, and an informal email to a friend.

One teacher shows how modeling using a digital media creation tool sets students up for success in their own creations.

See how one teacher uses a screen writing app when addressing the sensitive subject of sexting.

Learn various ways districts can support teachers in implementing Common Sense Media’s Digital Citizenship curriculum.

Students meet ELA Common Core State Standards by making inferences about whether playing with identity online is harmful or harmless. Students learn to read a text closely, analyze details of how characters interact in a text, and draw...

Students meet ELA Common Core State Standards by analyzing video remixes to judge whether or not they fall under fair use. Students learn complex concepts to evaluate visual content and present supporting evidence. Key Standard:...

Students meet ELA Common Core State Standards by analyzing case studies to determine whether cyberbullying is taking place. They learn skills including evaluating a speaker’s point of view and reasoning, and presenting information...