What does it mean to have digital citizenship? A set of lessons teach middle schoolers how to be safe and productive online. From sharing posts to creating secure passwords, learners discuss the importance of remaining diligent—and positive—on the Internet. 

Concepts

internet safety, online communication, cyberbullying, passwords, Social Media, Digital Citizenship

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a computer lab at the beginning of the year to emphasize the necessity of digital citizenship, both at school and at home
• Have class members complete the activities with parents to keep everyone on the same page regarding online safety

Classroom Considerations

• Contains five lessons, each of which is aligned to a video from Google's series on digital citizenship
• Videos require Internet access

Pros

• Teacher pages have a yellow background and student materials are white, making it easy to find the necessary worksheets to print, copy, and distribute
• Opens up a dialogue about online habits that most learners likely share but don't often discuss

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.1.a SL.6.2 SL.7.1.a SL.7.2 SL.8.1.a SL.8.2